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Jan 2024
46m 47s

Pediatric UTI and Pneumonia

EB Medicine
About this episode

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the January 2024 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article, Management of Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections in the Emergency Department, and the January 2024 Evidence Based Urgent Care article on Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Diagnosis and Management in the Urgent Care Setting.


UTI


Epidemiology and Nomenclature


Prehospital Care


ED History and Physical Exam

  • Infants Age <2 Months
  • Children Age 2 Months to 2 Years
  • Children >2 Years
  • Adolescents


Urinalysis

  • Clean Catch Protocol
  • Catheterization
  • Suprapubic Aspiration


Blood Cultures and CSF


Biomarkers (CRP and ESR)


Treatment


Community Acquired Pneumonia


Distinguishing Viral vs Bacterial Pneumonia


Imaging


Antibiotic Treatment


Vaccination


Steroids


Atypical Presentations


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