Respiratory
1. Bronchiolitis
 Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Bronchiolitis.
Pediatrics. 2006;118:1774-1793.
2. Respiratory Distress
 Newborn respiratory problems: When the grunting and flaring won’t go
away.
Crownover, BK. Contemporary Pediatrics.2004. internet copy.
3. MDI vs. Nebulizer
 The conversion to metered-dose inhaler with valved holding chamber to
administer inhaled albuterol: a pediatric hospital experience.
Salyer et al. Respiratory Care. 2008;53:338-345.
4. Anticholinergics in asthma
 Anticholinergics in the treatment of children and adults with acute
asthma: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Rodrigo GJ and Castro-Rodriguez JA. Thorax.2005;60:740-746.
5. Diagnosis and Management of Asthma
 Selected tables from NHLBI Guidelines for the Diagnosis and
Management of Asthma. 2007.
Gastroenterology
1. Constipation
 Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation and treatment of constipation in
infants and children: Recommendations of the north american society for
pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition.
J Ped Gastr Nutr. 2006;43:e1-e13.
Infectious Disease
1. MRSA incidence in UIC
2. Meningitis
 Effect of antibiotic pretreatment on cerebrospinal fluid profiles of
children with bacterial meningitis.
Nigrovic et al. Pediatrics. 2008;122:726-730.
3. Suggested initial inpatient antibiotics for possible sepsis and meningitis in
children without pre-existing conditions. UIC Peds ID Division.
4. Fever without source
 Fever without source in children 0 to 36 months of age.
Paul Ishimine. PCNA.2006;53:167-194.
 Cinicinnati Children’s website
 Yale observation scale for prediction of bacteremia in febrile children.
Bang and Chaturvedi. Ind J Ped.2009;76:599-604.
5. HSV Infection in Neonates
 In defense of empric acyclovir therapy in neonates.
Sarah Long. J Ped.2008;153:157-158.
 The prevalence of neonatal herpes simplex virus infection compared with
serious bacterial illness in hospitalized neonates.
Caviness et al. J Ped.2008;153:164-169.
 Why should you initiate acyclovir therapy in a neonate?
Kimberlin. J Ped.2008;153:155-156.
 Clinical and laboratory features of neonatal herpes simplex virus
infection. A case-control study.
Caviness et al. Ped Infect Dis J. 2008;27:425-430.
6. Pneumonia
 Community-acquired pneumonia: A review and recent advances.
Stein and Marostica. Pediatr Pulmonl. 2007;42:1095-1103.
 Pneumonia
Durbin and Stille. Pediatr Rev. 2008;29:147-160.
Hematology/Oncology
1. Sickle Cell Syndromes
 Handout on hemoglobin electrophoresis
 Handout out on blood group antigens
2. Transfusion issues
 Handout from Dr. Seeler
3. Anemia
 Microcytic anemia
Richardson. Peds in Rev. 2007;28:5-14.
Neurology
1. Febrile Seizures
 Utility of lumbar puncture for first simple febrile seizure among children 6
to 18 months of age.
Kimia et al. Pediatrics. 2009;123:6-12.
 Practice parameter: evaluating a first nonfebrile seizure in children
Hirtz et al. Neurology. 2000 Sep 12;55(5):616-23
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Neurology%22[Jour]+A
ND+55[volume]+AND+616[page]+AND+2000[pdat]
 Practice parameter: treatment of the child with the first unprovoked
seizure
Riviello et al. Neurology. 2006;67:1542-1550
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/reprint/60/2/166.pdf
 Practice parameter: Diagnostic assessment of the child with status
epilepticus (an evidence –based review)
Hirtz et al. Neurology. 2003;60:166-175
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/reprint/67/9/1542.pdf
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Recommendations for the management of “febrile seizures” Ad hoc
Task Force of LICE Guidelines Commission
Capovilla et al. Epilepsia. 2009;50:2-6
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgibin/fulltext/121606735/PDFSTART
Clinical Practice Guideline: Febrile Seizures: Clinical Practice Guideline
for the Long-term Management of the Child With Simple Febrile
Seizures
Pediatrics. 2008;121: 1281-1286
Epileptic syndromes in infancy and childhood.
Nabbout R, Dulac O. Curr Opin Neurol. 2008 Apr;21(2):161-6.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18317274?itool=EntrezSystem2.PE
ntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=25
Fluids & Electrolytes
1. Fluid management
 Management of fluid and electrolytes in newborn.
Dr. Raj powerpoint presentation
 Plain D5W or hypotonic saline solutions post-op could result in acute
hyponatremia and death in healthy children
ISMP. Aug. 13, 2009
 NICE Clinical Guideline. Diarrhea and vomiting in children.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. April 2009.
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG84
 Managing acute gastroenteritis among children.
MMWR. Nov 21, 2003. vol 52. No. RR-16.
 Fluid therapy for children: facts, fashions, and questions.
Holliday et al. Arch Dis Child. 2007;92:546-550.
 Hypotonic versus isotonic maintenance intravenous fluid therapy in
hospitalized children: A systematic review.
Beck. Clin Pediatr. 2007;46:764-770.
2. Failure to thrive
 Failure to thrive: A consequence of undernutrition.
Gahagan. Pediatr Rev. 2006;27:e1-e11.
 Anthropometric indices of failure to thrive
Raynor and Rudolf. Arch Dis Child. 2000;82:364-365.
3. Acid-Base
 Acidosis and Alkalosis
Schwaderer and Schwartz. Pediatr Rev. 2008. 25:350-357.
Trauma
1. Closed Head Injury
 Draft algorithm.
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ESMC
Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain
injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study.
Kuppermann et al. Lancet. 2009. …1-11.
Pain Management
1. Analgesic options
 Analgesics for the treatment of pain in children
Berde and Sethna. NEJM. 2002;347:1094-1103.
 Patient-controlled analgesia
Lehr and BeVier. Orthopaedic Nursing. 2003;22:298-304.
 AMA Module 6 Pain Management: Pediatric Pain Management
AMA Module. Sept 2007.
 Current trends in pediatric pain management: from preoperative to the
postoperative bedside and beyond.
Gold et al. Sem Anesth Periop Med Pain. 2006; 25:159-171.
Newborn
1. Hyperbilirubinemia
 Hyperbilirubinemia consensus.
UIC Neonatology.
Procedures
1. Lumbar Puncture
 Diagnostic lumbar puncture: minimizing complications
Williams et al. Int Med J. 2008;38:587-591.
 Instructions for junior doctors performing lumbar puncture.
Dept Paed Neurology. Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. May 2008. Inernet
source.
Patient Safety/Quality Improvement
1. Patient Safety
 10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals
AHRQ. 2001.
 What is “quality improvement” and how can it transform healthcare?
Batalden and Davidoff. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:2-3.
 Human error: models and management
James Reason. BMJ. 2000;320:768-770
 Graduate medical education and patient safety: A busy—and occasionally
hazardaous—intersection
Shojania et al. Ann Int Med. 2006;145:592-598.
Endocrinology
1. DKA Management
 ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2009 Compendium
Diabetic ketoacidosis in children and adolescents with diabetes
Pediatric Diabetes 2009(Suppl 12);10:118-133.
http://www.ispad.org/FileCenter/ISPAD%20Guidelines%202009%20%20DKA.pdf
 Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: A consensus
statement from the American Diabetes Association
Diabetes Care May 2006 29:1150-1159; doi:10.2337/dc06-9909
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/29/5/1150.full.pdf+html?sid=8
dba43d8-c1c5-4eed-877c-a6683d927453
2. Insulin Therapy
 A1c Calculator
http://professional.diabetes.org/GlucoseCalculator.aspx
 Different types of insulin
www.Endotext.org
http://www.endotext.org/diabetes/diabetes20/ch01s06.html
UTI
1. Diagnosis and Management
 http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/CG54fullguideline.pdf
2. Length of treatment
 Antibiotics for acute pyelonephritis in children
Hodson EM, Willis NS, Craig JC. Cochrane Database of Systematic
Reviews 2007, Issue 4.
 Short versus standard duration oral antibiotic therapy for acute urinary
tract infection in children.
Michael M, et al.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003