Appendicitis: Utility of Tests
For those of you with short attention spans… here is the synopsis of our Appendicitis PEMcast. For the full version, see Appendicitis: Improving Diagnostic Accuracy
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Appendicitis is the most common surgical condition in children, and an important condition not to miss. Can we use clinical features, scoring systems, blood tests or radiological investigations to...
View ArticlePediatric UTI Controversies
So, you thought it was straightforward: suspect UTI, diagnose UTI, treat UTI… And let someone else worry about the follow-up. Unfortunately, we work in a fragmented system, where we need to kick-start...
View ArticleAppendicitis tests in children
It seems that this one slipped under the radar, when we originally published it… Because I followed it with a tongue-in-cheek summary post about the (lack of) utility of tests for appendicitis, and...
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