How will the new guideline for managing otitis media work in your practice?
June 1st 2004The first round of recommendations from two expert groups illuminates several areas: diagnostic criteria, pain management, observational management, and the use-or withholding-of initial antibiotics. Here is a sweeping review of what the guideline might mean for the kind of care you give.
Newborn respiratory problems: When the grunting and flaring won't go away
June 1st 2004Respiratory signs and symptoms in newborns may reflect a problem that requires treatment or referral. A systems-based approach will help you recognize true respiratory distress and keep evaluation and management on track.
Irritability, leg pain, and more in a long month of a boy's short life
June 1st 2004His records convey that it's been a long and difficult four weeks of "decreased ambulation and increased irritability" for your new patient, a 3-year-old boy, that has led to his referral to the general pediatric service of your hospital for evaluation.