To continue the theme of allergies (one of the recent AOTWs was about decreasing peanut allergy by introducing peanuts early) – the latest Pediatrics has an interesting study entitled “Allergy in Children in Hand Versus Machine Dishwashing”. In a nutshell: risk of allergic disease was reduced in kids where hand washing (not machine dishwashing) was […]
Author: Katie Donnelly MD
Katie's research interests include medical education, trauma and injury prevention. Outside of the ED, Katie enjoys live sporting events, the National Zoo, and all the free museums here in DC!
AOTW: Smokin’ Weed
Given the recent legalization of marijuana in DC, I thought it might be pertinent/helpful to review the AAP’s stance on this. The link below will help answer the following questions … (and give you some interesting cocktail party/water cooler material!) …have recent laws legalizing medical and/or recreational use of pot increased its use among adolescents? […]
EM/HM Conference: UTI Take Home Points
by Katie Donnelly (EM) and Jamie Librizzi (HM), Children’s National UTI take home points: Definitions: – UTI= detection of significant bacteria in the urine with associated signs/symptoms – Cystitis= inflammation of the bladder (may or may not include upper urinary tract infection – Pyelonephritis= diffuse pyogenic infection of pelvis and parenchyma of kidney – UTI with systemic signs including […]
AOTW: Why I Jump
Dear all, Start by reading this: “Imagine a daily life in which your faculty of speech is taken away, then the editor-in-residence who orders your thoughts walks out … A dam-burst of ideas, memories, impulses and thoughts is cascading over you, unstoppably… Now your mind is a room where twenty radios, all tuned to different […]
AOTW: Concussion
Many of you may have already seen/heard the recent RCT in Pediatrics last month on post concussion management. D. Thomas et al in Milwaukee recruited kids ages 11-22 presenting to the Peds ED within 24 hours of concussion and randomized them to “strict rest” vs “usual care” for 5 days (n = 88). Usual care was defined […]