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Appendicitis - St. Louis Children's Hospital

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CT Use Declines in Children with Appendicitis, Abdominal Pain : Hospitalist News

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CT use decreasing, ultrasound increasing in ER for kids w abdominal pain, appendicitis. Doug Brunk reports. http://bit.ly/iWRkrV

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Chemotherapy drug shortage threatens leukemia treatment in children - latimes.com

latimes.com — “A shortage of the chemotherapy drug cytarabine is threatening the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in children around the country, with some hospitals rationing supplies of the drug and others turning away new patients. Cytarabine is a key ingredient in the drug cocktails given to such children. "Without it, most patients die," Louis J. DeGennaro, chief mission officer of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, told Bloomberg News . "There's really no substitute for cytarabiView full resource at latimes.com

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Study Findings Affect Kids with Appendicitis - Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

lebonheur.org — “For children with a perforated appendix, early appendectomy appears to reduce the time away from normal activities and has fewer adverse events as compared to another common option, the interval appendectomy, which is performed several weeks after diagnosis.View full resource at lebonheur.org

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Children more likely to suffer from appendicitis in areas with few pediatricians

news-medical.net — “Children who live in areas with fewer pediatricians are more likely to suffer life-threatening ruptures of the appendix than those in areas with more pediatricians, even when accounting for other factors such as the number of hospitals, imaging technology, insurance coverage and the number of surgeons in an area, according to a study from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.View full resource at news-medical.net

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A Urine Test for Appendicitis

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Test could help detect appendicitis in children - Related Stories - AAP SmartBrief

smartbrief.com — “Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston are working on a diagnostic test that could rapidly diagnose appendicitis in children. The test uses Thermo Fisher Scientific's mass spectrometer to isolate and analyze proteins linked to the condition in the child's urine sample. <a href='/servlet/aaRedirecView full resource at smartbrief.com

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Protein in urine may lead to test for appendicitis | Reuters

reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - A protein in urine could be used as a simple way to diagnose appendicitis, the most common emergency in childhood, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. A team at Children's Hospital BostonView full resource at reuters.com

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A Urine Test for Appendicitis?

newswise.com — “Emergency medicine physicians and proteomics researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have identified a urine protein that might serve as a "biomarker" for appendicitis, the most accurate one known to date.View full resource at newswise.com

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A urine test for appendicitis?

eurekalert.org — “Appendicitis is the most common childhood surgical emergency, but can be hard to diagnose, often leading to either unnecessary surgery or serious complications when the condition is missed. Now, emergency physicians and proteomics researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have identified a urine protein that might serve as a "biomarker" for appendicitis, the most accurate one known to date.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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