Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Jun 2005
Nonemergent emergency room utilization for an inner-city pediatric population.
To identify patient reasons for accessing an urban Pediatric Emergency Room (PER) for primary care and to explore attitudes and practice regarding alternative sources for their medical home. ⋯ Efficiency and speed of health care delivery is of prime importance to this primarily Medicaid urban population. If strategies are to be implemented to attract these patients to a medical home that will strengthen their ties to their regular doctor, then the needs prioritized by the caregiver must be taken into consideration.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jun 2005
Case ReportsAtypical presentation of shock from acute adrenal insufficiency in an adolescent male.
To report an atypical presentation of shock and acute adrenal insufficiency in an adolescent male. ⋯ Acute adrenal insufficiency is an uncommon cause of shock in the adolescent population. We report a clinical presentation suggestive of shock secondary to acute adrenal insufficiency remarkable for an atypical clinical and laboratory presentation. We further provide information on the management of acute adrenal crisis.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jun 2005
Pediatric emergency medicine fellowships adopt a new application process.
The growth of the subspecialty of pediatric emergency medicine has created a subsequent growth in the demands of pediatric emergency medicine fellowship training. To facilitate the application process for both applicants and fellowship training programs, a uniform application and uniform deadlines have been adopted by the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director's Subcommittee. ⋯ A description of the new process and a description of theoretical benefits from this change are described. Pediatric emergency medicine fellowship applicants should be encouraged to investigate resources describing the new application process.