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Infectious Diseases

The Unvaccinated Child with Fever

This episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast focuses on the approach to unvaccinated or undervaccinated children aged 3–36 months presenting to the ED with fever. Host Brad Sobolewski reviews differences in immune response, risk for serious and invasive bacterial infections, and outlines evaluation strategies including labs, imaging, and empiric antibiotics. He highlights data showing […]

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Infectious Diseases

Acetaminophen versus Ibuprofen

This edition of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast, reviews the safety and comparative efficacy of acetaminophen and ibuprofen. If you work in a Pediatric Emergency Department you’ll certainly have broken a sweat over this hot debate time and time again. http://media.blubrry.com/pem_currents/www.pemcincinnati.com/podcasts/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Acetaminophen-Ibuprofen.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:36 — 16.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | […]