Paper Chase #5 | Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope
From May 2018, Better Put A Ring On ItIn this retrospective study of more than 1.5 million patients, pulmonary embolism was identified in less than 1% of patients presenting with syncope.
4min 33Nate Finnerty, MD and Brett Ebeling, MD
Paper Chase #1 | Azithromycin does not help viral wheezing
From December 2017, Lucy In The Sky With DiamondsBottom Line: Â Azithromycin neither reduced duration of respiratory symptoms nor time to respiratory exacerbation in the following six months after treatment among wheezing preschool children presenting to the ED.
5min 22Nate Finnerty, MD and Brett Ebeling, MD
Paper Chase #2 | Symptoms of Pertussis in Adults vs Children
From December 2017, Lucy In The Sky With DiamondsBottom Line: In adult patients, the presence of whooping or posttussive vomiting can rule in a possible diagnosis of pertussis, whereas the lack of a paroxysmal cough or the presence of fever should rule it out. In children, posttussive vomiting is less helpful.
4min 14Nate Finnerty, MD and Brett Ebeling, MD
Paper Chase #3 | Chronic Cough Suggest Pulmonary Pathology
From December 2017, Lucy In The Sky With DiamondsBottom Line: Cough duration for most children is <7 days, however, when the cough duration exceeds 28 days, a new and serious chronic lung disease was diagnosed in 31% of kids.
3min 53Nate Finnerty, MD and Brett Ebeling, MD