An Unusual Pediatric Case of Seronegative Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presented With Acute Abdominal Pain and Gross Hematuria.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:QTc interval is significant because prolongation may lead to ventricular dysrhythmia. Computerized electrocardiogram machines typically measure QT interval length and, using an algorithm assessment of multiple leads, calculate a QTc value. Manual measurement of the QT interval used to calculate the QTc value...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Hoffman RJ,Alansari K

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Timely delivery of β-agonists and steroids to patients with acute recurrent wheezing is a key component of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommended emergency department (ED) asthma care. We conducted an ED improvement initiative to standardize asthma care and improve time to treatments. METH...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： McIver M,Stoudemire W,Smith-Ramsey C,Panigrahi M,Walsh-Kelly C,Rutman LE

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although retropharyngeal infection (RPI) may present with voice change, drooling, fever, and a toxic appearance, diagnosis based on symptoms alone is unreliable. As incidence is increasing in children and drug-resistant bacterial strains such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are becoming more...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Sao Pedro T,Scolnik D,Traubici J,Stephens D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is a rare cause of small intestinal obstruction in pediatric patients. Children with intellectual disabilities are a challenging patient population in which to make this diagnosis. The goal of this study was to determine the frequency, presenting symptoms, and outco...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Geskey JM,Erdman HJ,Bramley HP,Williams RJ,Shaffer ML

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric trauma is a significant public health problem in resource-constrained settings; however, the epidemiology of injuries is poorly defined in Rwanda. This study describes the characteristics of pediatric trauma patients transported to the emergency department (ED) of the Centre Hospitalier Universitai...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Aluisio AR,Umuhire OF,Mbanjumucyo G,George N,Kearney A,Karim N,Nyinawankusi JD,Uwitonze E,Enumah S,Scott JW,Mutabazi Z,Ntakiyiruta G,Jayaraman S,Riviello R,Byiringiro JC,Levine AC

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined whether the withdrawal of over-the-counter cough and cold medication labeled for use in children younger than 2 years in October 2007 and the warning against use of the products in children younger than 4 years in October 2008 affected cough and cold medication ingestions by young children...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Forrester MB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The study evaluates whether facial landmarks can be used to estimate an appropriate laryngoscope blade length for oral endotracheal intubation in children. We tested the hypothesis that the laryngoscope blade measuring 10 mm or less distal or proximal to the angle of the mandible (when the flat portion of th...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mellick LB,Edholm T,Corbett SW

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of albuterol abuse by a pediatric patient with the development of hypokalemia with electrocardiographic changes is presented. The hypokalemic effects of beta2-agonists are discussed in regard to the production of significant cardiac symptoms. Additionally, guidance regarding the evaluation of similar patients p...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Rakhmanina NY,Kearns GL,Farrar HC 3rd

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penetrating middle ear injury may cause hearing loss, vertigo, or facial nerve injury, although facial nerve paralysis followed by head trauma is a rare condition. In this study, we report a case of a 3-year-old patient with delayed facial palsy on the left side that developed 4 days after an accidental tympanic membr...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Han K,Roh HG,Shin JE,Kim CH

更新日期：2019-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The report of an acute illness involving a large number of clustered children will undoubtedly provoke an urgent emergency care response or, in some instances, a mass casualty or disaster response. While responding to the perceived needs of those involved, the professionals caring for these children must consider epid...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Krug SE

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of an unrestrained driver with achondroplastic dwarfism who suffered a fatal anterior neck injury when her airbag deployed as she rear-ended another vehicle at 30-40 mph. Her short stature and short limbs required her to sit within a handbreadth of the steering wheel, which probably allowed the airb...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Roberts D,Pexa C,Clarkowski B,Morey M,Murphy M

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop the infrastructure and demonstrate the feasibility of conducting microarray-based RNA transcriptional profile analyses for the diagnosis of serious bacterial infections in febrile infants 60 days and younger in a multicenter pediatric emergency research network. METHODS:We designed a prospective ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mahajan P,Kuppermann N,Suarez N,Mejias A,Casper C,Dean JM,Ramilo O,Febrile Infant Working Group for the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN).

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency department (ED) overcrowding has been a serious issue on the national agenda for the past 2 decades and is rapidly becoming an increasingly significant problem for children. The goal of this report is to focus on the issues of overcrowding that directly impact children. Our findings reveal that although over...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Hostetler MA,Mace S,Brown K,Finkler J,Hernandez D,Krug SE,Schamban N,Subcommittee on Emergency Department Overcrowding and Children, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians.

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Escitalopram is rarely associated with prolongation of the QTc interval; however, there are no reported cases of QRS complex widening associated with escitalopram overdose. We report a case of a patient who presented with both QRS complex widening and QTc interval prolongation after an escitalopram overdos...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Schreffler SM,Marraffa JM,Stork CM,Mackey J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an unusual case of a toddler diagnosed with an idiopathic seizure disorder that later was proved to be caused by deliberate administration of amitriptyline by his custodian. In spite of seizures associated with widened electrocardiographic wave (QRS) and right axis deviation on the electrocardiogram (EKG),...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mullins ME,Cristofani CB,Warden CR,Cleary JF

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inadvertent knotting of urethral catheters and enteric feeding tubes is a rare complication in pediatric patients. If a small flexible tube is used and advanced too far, upon withdrawal, the catheter may knot in the bladder. Surgical intervention for retrieval is required in most cases. We present a case of a 26-day-o...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Terentiev V,Khentsinsky O,Dickman E,Cortis C,Arroyo A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case involving accidental ingestion of a marble that was detected by point-of-care ultrasonography of the abdomen with the patient in the upright and slightly forward tilting position, which we term the "bowing position." Using this position for abdominal ultrasonography may be more useful than the usual s...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Yamamoto M,Koyama T,Agata M,Ouchi K,Kotoku T,Mizuno Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:National guidelines for routine pediatric acute asthma care recommend providing corticosteroids, and discourage routinely obtaining chest radiographs (CXRs) and using antibiotics. We examined rates of adherence to all 3 of these aspects during emergency department (ED) visits and compared performance between...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Hudgins JD,Neuman MI,Monuteaux MC,Porter J,Nelson KA

更新日期：2019-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to assess physician comfort, knowledge, and implementation barriers regarding the use of intranasal fentanyl (INF) for pain management in patients with long-bone fractures in a pediatric emergency department (ED) with an INF pain pathway. METHODS:A retrospective chart review was conducted o...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Arnautovic T,Sommese K,Mullan PC,Frazier SB,Vazifedan T,Ramirez DE

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the source of acquisition of infant walkers and attitudes regarding the continuing use of walkers following an injury to an infant in order to design preventive strategies. DESIGN:Descriptive and retrospective. SETTING:Emergency department of a children's hospital involved in primary, secondary ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Morrison CD,Stanwick RS,Tenenbein M

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an extremely rare case of homicidal lithium battery ingestion in a neonate hitherto unreported in the medical literature. Although a definitive diagnosis was initially missed in the baby, the patient survived with no complications whatsoever even after retention of the said foreign body for 10 days. ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Sahni JK,Singh GB,Verma R,Dhanda SK

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local anesthetic infiltration of wounds causes pain which distresses children. A painless topical anesthetic solution containing tetracaine, adrenaline, and cocaine (TAC) may reduce this distress. We hypothesized that the use of TAC for anesthesia may reduce the utilization of sedation for laceration repair. We perfor...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Pierluisi GJ,Terndrup TE

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constipation is a common cause of pediatric abdominal pain seen in pediatric emergency departments (EDs). We present the case of an 11-year-old boy with a 4-month history of chronic constipation and abdominal pain who presented to the children's ED. He was found to have a large abdominal mass that was determined to be...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Hightower JL Jr,Dire DJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Enterocolitis remains the most significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Hirschsprung disease (HD). It could progress into toxic megacolon (TM)-acute dilatation of the colon as accompanying toxic complication of Hirschsprung enterocolitis. It is a devastating complication, especially in infants with so...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Khasanov R,Schaible T,Wessel LM,Hagl CI

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To increase the evidence base by characterizing various features of pediatric sports-related abdominal injuries. DESIGN:A review of the trauma database at The Children's Hospital at Westmead was undertaken for all abdominal injuries presenting to the emergency department between 2001 and 2006. SETTING:The C...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Noaman F,Lam LT,Soundappan SV,Browne GJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presented is a selective review of the toxicities of various plants, decorations, and miscellaneous items popularly used during the holiday season. Particularly hazardous agents include mistletoe, holly, bubble lights, fireplace flame colors, alkaline batteries, and mothballs. Specific questions regarding management o...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Baker MD

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was carried out to determine the influence of telemedicine on management of facial lacerations in children. Proforma was designed, and information was collected retrospectively over a 4-month period. Of the 2524 telemedicine referrals, 27% (693/2524) were pediatric referrals. One hundred forty-five of these we...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Farook SA,Davis AK,Sadiq Z,Dua R,Newman L

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasal passage contributes up to 50% of total resistance in normal breathing especially in neonates who are obligatory nose breathers. Any further increase in airway resistance may lead to severe respiratory distress. Dacryocystoceles are a rare cause of nasal obstruction in neonates. We present the case of a full-term...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Klotz D,Schönlaub J,Hackenberg S,Wirbelauer J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to assess the adherence of Austrian physicians to International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes guidelines 2009 concerning treatment in diabetic ketoacidosis and whether there is a difference between specialty (endocrinologists or intensivists) or clinical experience. ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Weinberger K,Seick Barbarini D,Simma B

更新日期：2018-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Viral gastroenteritis with dehydration is one of the most frequent reasons for visits to pediatric emergency departments (ED). Parental intervention before presentation to the ED can make a significant difference in the course of a child's illness. There is a discrepancy between medical knowledge of dehydr...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Graham JM,Fitzpatrick EA,Black KJ

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00