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by David C. Brousseau, M.D., M.S. - Medical College of Wisconsin; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Milwaukee, WI; Marc H. Gorelick, M.D., M.S.C.E., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.E.P. - Medical College of Wisconsin; Professor of Pediatrics and Population Health; Jon E. Vice Chair, Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Mark D. Joffe, M.D., F.A.A.P. - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Community Pediatric Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; John M. Loiselle, M.D., F.A.A.P. - Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Department of Emergency Medicine and the Urgent Care Center, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE; and Richard J. Scarfone, M.D., F.A.A.P. - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Medical Director, Emergency Preparedness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA. |
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OVERALL OBJECTIVES:The overall objective is to provide the participant with practical and clinically relevant information. Upon completion of this CME activity, the physician or healthcare provider should be able to describe the current approach to formulating differential diagnoses, diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive management of the various disciplines presented.
| SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR EACH TOPIC
| | TOPIC 1 | Management of the Critically Ill Neonate - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Recognize the signs of distress in a neonate.
| | 2. | Discuss the differential diagnosis of the critically ill neonate.
| | 3. | Design a treatment plan for the initial stabilization of a critically ill neonate.
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| | TOPIC 2 | Approach to Febrile Infants and Toddlers - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Assess the risks of various management strategies of febrile infants less than 2 months of age.
| | 2. | Summarize recent data concerning the clinical approach to febrile young infants.
| | 3. | Differentiate the approach to febrile 3-24 month old children with a known source of infection from those with fever and no identifiable focus of infection.
| | 4. | Summarize data concerning the diagnostic evaluation of febrile children 3-24 months of age.
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| | TOPIC 3 | Abdominal Emergencies in Children - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Formulate a differential diagnosis for the child with abdominal pain.
| | 2. | Identify common and life-threatening causes of abdominal pain in children.
| | 3. | Compare different diagnostic imaging options for children with abdominal pain.
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| | TOPIC 4 | Office Management of Mild to Moderate Asthma - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | State the benefits and drawbacks of using nebulizers or metered-dose inhalers with spacers to deliver beta2-agonists.
| | 2. | Summarize the evidence supporting the use of ipratropium bromide for moderately ill asthmatic children.
| | 3. | Outline the appropriate use of corticosteroids in this setting, including Dr. Scarfone’s research on the use of oral prednisone and nebulized dexamethasone.
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| | TOPIC 5 | Acute Gynecologic Problems in Children and Adolescents - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Identify common gynecologic problems that present in childhood and adolescence.
| | 2. | Plan the evaluation and management of the adolescent with sexually transmitted infections.
| | 3. | Plan the evaluation and management of the adolescent with abnormal uterine bleeding.
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| | TOPIC 6 | Fever and Rash: When to Worry - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Discuss the initial approach to a febrile child with petechiae.
| | 2. | Identify distinguishing characteristics of rashes in the child with fever.
| | 3. | Enumerate historical clues that are helpful in evaluating difficult to identify rashes.
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| | TOPIC 7 | Toxicology: Accidental and Intentional Ingestions - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Differentiate toxic and non-toxic ingestions.
| | 2. | Manage common pediatric accidental ingestions.
| | 3. | Describe the diagnosis and management of newer drugs being used by children.
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