EBM Conference–Pediatrics
Expedited Partner Treatment vs. Standard Partner Referral
Article: Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Oct;37(10):602-7. Expedited partner therapy: a robust intervention. Reviewer: Dr. Meghann Houck…
Melatonin for insomnia in children
Article: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2003 Nov;42(11):1286-93. Melatonin improves health status and sleep in children with idiopathic chronic sleep-onset insomnia:…
Oral steroid dosage for outpatient asthma exacerbation
Article:Chest. 2002 Aug;122(2):624-8. Adverse behavioral effects of treatment for acute exacerbation of asthma in children: a comparison of two doses of oral…
Procalcitonin for diagnosing severe bacterial infections
Article: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2007 Aug;26(8):672-7. Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as diagnostic markers of severe bacterial infections in febrile infants and…
Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or both for fever in children?
Article: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Feb;160(2):197-202. Antipyretic treatment in young children with fever: acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or both alternating in a randomized,…
Rice cereal thickening to treat GERD in infants
Article: Pediatrics. 2008 Dec;122(6):e1268-77. Epub 2008 Nov 10. The effect of thickened-feed interventions on gastroesophageal reflux in infants: systematic review and meta-analysis…
Heart murmur – innocent or not?
Article:Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996 Feb;150(2):169-74. Cardinal clinical signs in the differentiation of heart murmurs in children Reviewer: Dr. Clayton Butcher…
Dose response of influenza vaccine
Article: Pediatrics. 2011 Aug;128(2):e276-89. Epub 2011 Jul 18. Randomized controlled trial of dose response to influenza vaccine in children aged 6 to…
Action plans for children with asthma
Article: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Feb;162(2):157-63. Systematic review of randomized controlled trials examining written action plans in children: what is the…
Lumbar puncture for complex febrile seizure
Article: Pediatrics. 2010 Jul;126(1):62-9. Epub 2010 Jun 21 Yield of lumbar puncture among children who present with their first complex febrile seizure….