Stat Consult: Foreign Body Aspiration
This review provides a concise overview of the epidemiology, etiology, history, diagnostic criteria, and management of foreign body aspiration.
Pediatrics
Cardiac Outcomes Good for Children With COVID-19-Related MIS-C
All deformation parameters on echocardiogram recovered within first week, including LV global longitudinal strain, peak left atrial strain.
Parents of Children With IBD May Have Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Years Into Their Child’s Disease Course
Investigators assessed rates of symptoms of distress in parents of children with inflammatory bowel diseases and how the rates change over the child’s disease course.
Pediatric Onset of Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases Associated With Increased Rates of Certain Psychiatric Disorders
Investigators assessed rates of psychiatric comorbidities and suicide, as well as their risk factors, in patients with childhood-onset immune-mediated inflammatory diseases.
Top November & December 2021 FDA Approvals
November and December 2021 FDA drug approvals include treatments for hepatitis B, achondroplasia, cancer, and polycythemia vera.
Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Transmission From Infants vs Young Children
Researchers conducted a study that assessed SARS-CoV-2 viral loads and transmission risk among infants compared with young children.
Opioid-Sparing Effects Comparable Between Oral and IV Acetaminophen After Pediatric Tonsillectomy, Adenoidectomy
Researchers compared opioid-sparing effects between intravenous acetaminophen and oral acetaminophen in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Booster Authorized for 16- and 17-Year-Olds
Individuals in this age group should only receive this vaccine as their booster.
Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for COVID-19 Authorized for Children
The expanded authorization was based on data from the phase 2/3 BLAZE-1 trial.
COVID-19 Hospital Admission Up for Children With Uncontrolled Asthma
Increased risk for those with previous hospital admission or 2 or more courses of oral corticosteroids.
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