Tag: Kids: Misc.
Skin Prick, sIgE Have Moderate Agreement for Allergic Disease
Skin prick test has higher specificity than sIgE for asthma, hay fever, but similar specificity
Mite-Proof Mattress Covers Could Reduce Severity of Asthma Flares
Simple measure may reduce asthmatic exacerbations that lead to ER visits, hospitalization
QI Project Ups Jet Injection of Lidocaine in IV Placements
Over seven months, increase in JIL use with IV placement to 54 percent in emergency department
Nonclinical Factors Drive Antibiotic Choice in Pediatric CAP
Age, previous antibiotic receipt, private insurance up odds of macrolide versus amoxicillin receipt
AAAAI: Obese Girls Appear to Be More Prone to Atopic Disease
But same is not true for obese boys, researchers find
Quality Improvement Project Can Reduce Pediatric Head CT Use
Reduction in CT use from 29.2 at baseline to 17.4 percent during postintervention period
AAAAI: Low Vitamin E in Mothers Can Up Asthma Risk in Offspring
Association strongest for the vitamin E isoform α-tocopherol, found in safflower, sunflower oils
AAAAI: Asthma More Likely to Prove Fatal in Black Children
This group has six times the odds of dying from the illness compared to whites, Hispanics
SIR: Children With Migraine Can Benefit From Nasal Nerve Block
Local anesthetic is administered to the sphenopalatine ganglion via nasal catheters
Insecticides Linked to Behavioral Issues in Children
Behavioral disorders seen in 6-year-old children exposed in utero to pyrethroid insecticides
