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AHA, AAP update neonatal resuscitation guidelines
The updated guidelines state that use of a T-piece resuscitator to deliver PPV is preferred to the use of a self-inflating bag.
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New guidelines for determining brain death released
For the first time, the guidance clarifies that clinicians don’t need to obtain consent before performing a brain death evaluation, unless...
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AHA updates CPR guidelines on cardiac arrest after poisoning
The update reflects treatment advances and new knowledge, including the use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) for...
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AAP’s hearing test clinical update is the first since 2009
Guidance updates developmental milestones and screening recommendations and changes terminology to eliminate references such as “failed” and “...
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First guidelines developed for childhood eosinophilic GI disorders beyond eosinophilic esophagitis
“Our ability to say: ‘Here are the established treatments,’ is lacking, though. We need research studies to verify that our recommended approaches...
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What’s new in the new jaundice guidelines?
The neurotoxic risk factors and corresponding thresholds are important.
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Systemic JIA and AOSD are the same disease, EULAR says
New recommendations state that the ultimate goal of treatment should be drug-free remission.
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Guidelines for children with obesity: Family and treatment are key
The goal was to “help patients make changes in lifestyle, behaviors, or environment in a sustainable way and also to involve families in decision-...
Commentary
What to expect in the new concussion guidelines
“Right now, at least at the concussion conference I went to and in the upcoming consensus statement, they will not comment on a specific sport.”...
From the Journals
New AHA statement on pediatric primary hypertension issued
“Primary hypertension is now recognized as the most common type of hypertension in childhood.”
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Risk of infections low among kids receiving systemic meds for psoriasis, study finds
The analysis included 2,338 patients with psoriasis aged 17 years and younger who started new treatment with ustekinumab, etanercept, or...