Pediatrics, Febrile Seizures: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Pediatrics, Febrile Seizures: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: Febrile seizures are the most common type of seizures observed in the pediatric age group. Although described by the ancient Greeks, it was not until this century that febrile seizures were recognized as a distinct syndrome ...

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Febrile seizures are the most common type of seizures observed in the pediatric age group. Learn more. http://bit.ly/8p6Ixo

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Pediatrics, Kawasaki Disease: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Kawasaki disease (KD) (ie, Kawasaki syndrome [KS]) is a febrile illness of childhood. It is a self-limited acute vasculitic syndrome of unknown etiology, first described by Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967. At that time, he reported 50 ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Kawasaki disease (KD) (ie, Kawasaki syndrome [KS]) is a febrile illness of childhood whose cause is unknown. Learn more.http://bit.ly/cSlqjA

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Pediatrics, Status Epilepticus: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Status epilepticus is defined as recurrent or continuous seizure activity lasting longer than 30 minutes in which the patient does not regain baseline mental status.1 Pathophysiology Seizures result from rapid abnormal electrical discharges from cerebral ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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70% of children under the age of 1 diagnosed with epilepsy seek emergency attention for status epilepticus. Learn more. http://bit.ly/9U3Nga

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Pediatrics, Roseola Infantum: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Roseola infantum is the sixth of the traditional exanthems of childhood. The condition is an acute benign disease of childhood characterized by a history of a prodromal febrile illness lasting approximately 3 days, followed by defervescence ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Roseola infantum is the sixth of the traditional exanthems of childhood. Learn about causes and symptoms. http://bit.ly/9YCA3o

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Otitis Media: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) define acute otitis media as an infection of the middle ear with acute onset, presence of middle ear effusion (MEE), and signs ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Acute otitis media usually arises as a complication of a preceding viral upper respiratory infection. http://bit.ly/cvMKi2

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Status Epilepticus: eMedicine Pediatrics: Cardiac Disease and Critical Care Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Status epilepticus (SE) is defined as seizure activity that lasts more than 30 minutes, constituting a neurological emergency. Seizure activity may be continuous or intermittent without the patient recovering consciousness. Most of the literature deals with ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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