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Pediatric Nurses Provide Unique Perspectives on PFC Rounds
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: What are the benefits and barriers to participating in patient-and-family-centered (PFC) rounds from a pediatric nursing perspective? BACKGROUND: Interprofessional PFC rounding...
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BRUE Prediction Rules Outperform the AAP Higher-Risk Criteria in Estimating Risk for Serious Underlying Diagnosis
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: Do the recently derived clinical prediction rules for brief resolved unexplained events (BRUE) perform better than the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) higher-risk criteria in...
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Dexamethasone Non-Inferior to Prednisone or Prednisolone for Treatment of Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: How does dexamethasone compare to prednisone or prednisolone when used to treat pediatric asthma exacerbations? BACKGROUND: Historically, the standard of care steroid choice for...
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Pediatric Catatonia’s Medical Turn: Increasing Incidence and Intensifying Treatment
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: Has the incidence, etiology, evaluation, and management of pediatric catatonia changed over time, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic? BACKGROUND: Pediatric catatonia is a...
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Nirsevimab Effectively Reduces RSV Infection and Hospitalizations
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: How effective is nirsevimab at preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD), hospitalizations related to RSV, and any RSV...
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Limited Diagnostic Yield from Specialty Consultation and Testing Following BRUE
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: Among infants who experience brief resolved unexplained events (BRUE) (irrespective of their American Academy of Pediatrics risk stratification), how often do specialty...
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Less May Be More: Rethinking Antibiotic Use in Tracheostomized Children
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: Among hospitalized children with tracheostomies who develop respiratory symptoms (tracheobronchitis and nonspecific respiratory episodes), what is the pattern of antibiotic use,...
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A Quality Improvement Initiative Significantly Improves Critical-Care Billing on a Pediatric Hospital Medicine Service
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: How can pediatric hospitalists improve critical-care billing and documentation for hospitalized pediatric patients? BACKGROUND: Appropriate billing significantly impacts hospital...
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Circadian Rhythms in Night Shift Medical Staff
December 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Night shift work exposes medical personnel to a range of physiological and psycho-cognitive health risks. Are there evidence-based strategies that can help mitigate these...
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Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for Ventricular Tachycardia
December 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Among patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachycardia, is catheter ablation or antiarrhythmic drug therapy a more effective initial strategy BACKGROUND:...