Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports articles from May 2004

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports archives from May 2004

Advances in pediatric ultrasound: Part 2: focused applications for cardiac, abdominal, and renal complaints.
May 1, 2004... Ultrasound (US) continues to evolve as a valuable adjunct to the clinical care of patients in the emergency department (ED). US has emerged as a safe, portable modality for the diagnosis or exclusion of many significant disease processes in...

Physician CME questions.
May 1, 2004... (41.) A 7-year-old male presents with three episodes of vomiting, abdominal pain, and fever during the past 24 hours. He has right lower quadrant tenderness. The genital exam is unremarkable. A right lower quadrant ultrasound is performed....

Pediatric controversies: diagnosis and management of traumatic brain injuries.
May 1, 2004... Pediatric head injuries are common occurrences with the potential for serious morbidity or mortality. Fortunately, the incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been declining, mainly because of the development of effective prevention...

CE/CME questions.
May 1, 2004... 1. Which of the following is true regarding a child younger than 2 years who sustains a head injury? A. The younger the child, the higher the risk for traumatic brain injury. B. The incidence of brain injury in a child younger than 2...