Byline: Shilpa Patel

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 […]

In the spirit of World AIDS day, the AOTW this week is a reminder to offer opt-out HIV screening to all adolescent patients 13 years old and up. A recent study published in JAMA found that initiation of ART “beyond 12 months of seroconversion diminishes the likelihood of restoring immunologic health in HIV-1-infected individuals.”  Therefore […]

This ECG learning module was created by Priya Gopwani, Shilpa Patel, Anne Greene, and Jennifer Chapman. This 10 minute interactive learning module deals with important pediatric ECG patterns encountered in the Emergency Department. They will be relevant to lessons on Syncope and Toxicology.   Reference: Gopwani P, Patel S, Greene E, Chapman J. A Module-Based […]

By Shilpa Patel For this week, I chose an interview of Lundy Braun on her book Breathing Race into the Machine. This book explores the history behind ‘race correction’ in the assessment of lung function. It is a reminder of how our social environment informs our hypotheses and how we interpret data. How Racism Creeps […]