Bailey, B., Bergeron, S., Gravel, J., Bussières, J. F., & Bensoussan, A. (2007). Annals of emergency medicine. Abstract Conclusions: The use of morphine in children with a presumptive diagnosis of appendicitis did not delay the surgical decision. In our group of patients, however, morphine at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg was not more effective than […]
Early Analgesia for Children With Acute Abdominal Pain
Green, R., Bulloch, B., Kabani, A., Hancock, B. J., & Tenenbein, M. (2005). Pediatrics. Abstract Conclusions: Our data show that morphine effectively reduces the intensity of pain among children with acute abdominal pain and morphine does not seem to impede the diagnosis of appendicitis.
Epinephrine and Dexamethasone in Children with Bronchiolitis
Plint, A. C., Johnson, D. W., Patel, H., Wiebe, N., Correll, R., Brant, R., … & Klassen, T. P. (2009). New England Journal of Medicine. Abstract Conclusions: Among infants with bronchiolitis treated in the emergency department, combined therapy with dexamethasone and epinephrine may significantly reduce hospital admissions.
A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Dexamethasone for Bronchiolitis
Corneli, H. M., Zorc, J. J., Mahajan, P., Shaw, K. N., Holubkov, R., Reeves, S. D., … & Kuppermann, N. (2007). New England Journal of Medicine. Abstract Conclusions: “In infants with acute moderate-to-severe bronchiolitis who were treated in the emergency department, a single dose of 1 mg of oral dexamethasone per kilogram did not significantly […]
ECGs: Heart block and Sick Sinus
This ECG learning module on Heart block and sick sinus syndrome was created by Priya Gopwani, Shilpa Patel, Anne Greene, and Jennifer Chapman. This 12 minute interactive learning module deals with important pediatric ECG patterns encountered in the Emergency Department. Reference: Gopwani P, Patel S, Greene E, Chapman J. A Module-Based Pediatric ECG […]