Paper Chase #5 - Video Games to Treat ADHD?!
From October 2020, ExhaustipatedA digital intervention with a video game like interface does seem to objectively help with some symptoms of inattention in kids with ADHD.
9min 20Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #4 - Transcutaneous Bilirubin Accuracy
From October 2020, ExhaustipatedThough not yet typically recommended, this study supports the use of transcutaneous bili measurements in babies under phototherapy by the use of a small patch of covered skin.
5min 53Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #3 - Outcomes of Picky Eaters
From October 2020, ExhaustipatedPicky eating in part reflects temperament, but controlling or policing eating behaviors in young children will likely make it worse.
6min 27Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #2 - Antibiotic Use in Pharyngitis
From October 2020, ExhaustipatedAll tests are imperfect; to understand what a positive test means you have to know both the accuracy characteristics of the test (the sensitivity and specificity) AND the prevalence of the disease in your community or likelihood of the disease in your patient.
12min 2Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #1 - Safety of Ibuprofen in Young Infants
From October 2020, ExhaustipatedOverall both ibuprofen and acetaminophen are safe at all ages, but adverse effects are a little more common in ibuprofen than acetaminophen in babies less than six months.
6min 8Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #5 - HPV vaccination- doses received and outcomes
From August 2020, Don't You Forget About MeEven one dose of HPV vaccine, given early, is effective at decreasing rates of later cervical precancerous lesions.
8min 41Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #4 - Continuous albuterol with and without preservatives
From August 2020, Don't You Forget About MeSimple formulary changes can have big effects. Preserved albuterol is a less effective bronchodilator than preservative-free, single-use vial albuterol.
6min 41Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #3 - Rhinitis and Asthma
From August 2020, Don't You Forget About MeMost children with asthma also have AR, and worse AR control predicts worse asthma control.
8min 32Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #2 - Antibiotics and community acquired pneumonia outcomes
From August 2020, Don't You Forget About MeThis study adds to the evidence that pediatric pneumonia is a viral disease that doesn't benefit from antibiotic therapy.
7min 30Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #1 - Screen Time and Language Development
From August 2020, Don't You Forget About MeScreen time can have an impact on language development, but it doesn't have to be negative -- simple steps can ameliorate the risk.
6min 32Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #5 - Risk factors for falling asleep during lectures
From January 2020, Year of the EyePeople fall asleep frequently in lectures. Speaker-related shortcomings, especially a monotonous tone, lead the way in identifiable risk factors.
6min 30Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #4 - Excluding bacteremia after 24 hrs of negative blood cultures
From January 2020, Year of the EyeThe growth of a genuine pathogen in a blood culture past 24 hours in a blood culture is very very rare.
5min 30Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #3 - Prevention of aspiration pneumonia in neuro impaired kids
From January 2020, Year of the EyeAspiration pneumonia in neurologically impaired children remains a challenge, though it's probably not caused by food aspiration. Improving dental hygiene may prevent recurrent pneumonia in this population.
7min 33Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #2 - HVP Vaccine for warts
From January 2020, Year of the EyeHPV vaccination as a treatment for ordinary cutaneous warts seems to work about as well as other common studied methods. •
5min 46Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #1 - Montelukast and nasal steroids for OSA
From January 2020, Year of the EyeTreatment with montelukast, with or without concurrent nasal steroids, is potentially helpful for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea, at least in the short term.
6min 2Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #5 | Does the Influenza Vaccine Make People Sick
From July 2018, Land of the Rising FontanelleThere is not an increased risk of influenza in the two weeks following influenza vaccination is an increased risk of other viral acute respiratory infections(ARI) in this same time period.
6min 17Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #4 | Effect of Parental Dieting Advice on Kids
From July 2018, Land of the Rising FontanelleParents encouraging their adolescents children to diet leads to unhealthy eating behaviors and those adolescents. These same adolescents when they became parents, provided similar bad advice to their children.
5min 18Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #3 | Prenatal Mutlivitamins and Autism
From July 2018, Land of the Rising FontanelleUse of prenatal vitamins were associated with lower rates of autism spectrum disorder with intellectual disability.
4min 31Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #1 | High Flow Oxygen in Bronchiolitis
From July 2018, Land of the Rising FontanelleHigh flow oxygen therapy by nasal cannula may prevent deterioration in bronchiolitis.
6min 27Roy Benaroch, MD and Geoffrey R. Simon, MD
Paper Chase #5 | Urinalysis in Young Febrile Infants
From June 2018, Dr Encyclopedia BrownA simple urinalysis is a reliable tool for UTI diagnosis, even in the youngest babies.
5min 16Geoffrey R. Simon, MD and Roy Benaroch, MD
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