Pediatrics (all articles)
Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management
9 Aug, 2017 | 16:54h | UTCNew NICE Guideline: Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management (free)
Transition of adolescent and young persons with chronic digestive diseases from paediatric to adult care
9 Aug, 2017 | 15:39h | UTC
Tuberculosis in children
9 Aug, 2017 | 15:50h | UTCReview: Tuberculosis in children from diagnosis to decision to treat – Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (free)
Review of Pediatric Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
9 Aug, 2017 | 15:46h | UTCReview of Pediatric Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma – Frontiers in Pediatrics (free)
Advances in the diagnosis of pneumonia in children
7 Aug, 2017 | 22:13h | UTCState of The Art Review: Advances in the diagnosis of pneumonia in children – The BMJ (free)
Free Online Course: Global Adolescent Health
7 Aug, 2017 | 00:58h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Global Adolescent Health – University of Melbourne and Coursera (free)
Free Online Course: Childbirth: A Global Perspective
7 Aug, 2017 | 00:57h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Childbirth: A Global Perspective – Emory University and Coursera
Flame retardant exposure found to lower IQ in children
5 Aug, 2017 | 14:59h | UTCCommentary: Flame retardant exposure found to lower IQ in children – Medical Xpress (free)
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
4 Aug, 2017 | 17:54h | UTCHave Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? – The Atlantic (free)
Long read… very interesting.
Prescribing regular drugs to prevent febrile convulsions risks more harm than benefit
3 Aug, 2017 | 21:25h | UTCPrescribing regular drugs to prevent febrile convulsions risks more harm than benefit – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Prophylactic drug management for febrile seizures in children – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)
“Benefits of anti-epileptic medication for children who’ve had a convulsion while feverish, do not outweigh harms” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Effect of Oral Methylprednisolone on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With IgA Nephropathy:
3 Aug, 2017 | 19:57h | UTCEffect of Oral Methylprednisolone on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With IgA Nephropathy: The TESTING Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Steroid treatment for type of kidney disease associated with increased risk for serious infections – The JAMA Network (free)
Renal outcomes seemed to be less frequent in the group using methylprednisolone (5,9% vs 15,9%), but the trial was stopped early due to a significantly increased risk of serious adverse events with oral methylprednisolone vs placebo (14.7% vs 3.2%, primarily excess infections)
The global crackdown on parents who refuse vaccines for their kids has begun
3 Aug, 2017 | 19:37h | UTCThe global crackdown on parents who refuse vaccines for their kids has begun – VOX (free)
See more on mandatory vaccination in our May 29th (see #6) and July 12th (see #5) issues.
“Countries like Italy and Australia are tired of measles outbreaks — so they’re moving to fine anti-vaccine parents”.
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management of Kawasaki Disease
3 Aug, 2017 | 14:09h | UTC
New Issue: Iatrogenesis in Pediatrics – AMA Journal of Ethics
3 Aug, 2017 | 19:17h | UTCIatrogenesis in Pediatrics – AMA Journal of Ethics (free) (RT @JournalofEthics)
New issue with series of articles exploring strategies clinicians need to know to respond to adverse outcomes.
Guideline for the diagnosis, management, and followup of cryptorchidism
3 Aug, 2017 | 14:08h | UTC
Brazilian guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cystic fibrosis
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:51h | UTC
Resuscitation medicine – Singapore Guidelines
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:54h | UTCResuscitation medicine – Singapore Guidelines
– Basic Cardiac Life Support (free)
– Defibrillation (free)
– Advanced Cardiac Life Support (free)
– Paediatric Resuscitation (free)
– Neonatal Resuscitation (free)
– Post-resuscitation care (free)
– Therapeutic temperature management (TTM): post-resuscitation care for adult cardiac arrest (free)
– Bystander First Aid (free)
Access to Emergency Contraception
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:40h | UTCCommittee Opinion No 707: Access to Emergency Contraception – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)
Mental Health Disorders in Adolescents
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:38h | UTCCommittee Opinion No. 705: Mental Health Disorders in Adolescents – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)
Addendum guidelines for the prevention of peanut allergy in the United States
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:34h | UTC
International consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and management of food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:35h | UTC
Guideline: Management of undescended testes
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:29h | UTC
Opioid Use in Pregnancy, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and Childhood Outcomes
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:37h | UTC
Breastfeeding Week Reports – World Health Organization
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:44h | UTCBreastfeeding Week Reports: Tracking Progress for Breastfeeding Policies and Programmes: Global breastfeeding scorecard 2017 – World Health Organization, UNICEF (free PDF) AND Nurturing the Health and Wealth of Nations: The Investment Case for Breastfeeding – World Health Organization, UNICEF (free PDF)
See also: UNICEF page on breastfeeding (free)
News release: Babies and mothers worldwide failed by lack of investment in breastfeeding – World Health Organization (free)
“New analysis shows an investment of US$4.70 per newborn could generate US$300 billion in economic gains by 2025”.
Predicting Risk of Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Children in the Emergency Department
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:40h | UTCPredicting Risk of Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Children in the Emergency Department – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: UK researchers fine-tune diagnostic tool for serious bacterial infections – CIDRAP (free) AND Clinical and biomarker-based diagnostic model identifies serious bacterial infections – 2 Minute Medicine (free)