Jury Still Out on the Benefits of Surgery for OMEJury Still Out on the Benefits of Surgery for OME
More studies regarding various surgical treatments for otitis media with effusion are needed to give clinicians the tools to make informed treatment decisions. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - January 6, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
What Are the Complications of Measles?
Discussion
Measles was first described in the 9th century by an Arab physician. In 1757, Francis Home, a Scottish physician showed that measles was an infectious disease found in patient’s blood. The virus was isolated by Drs. John Enders and Thomas Peebles in Boston in 1954. In 1963, the first live virus vaccine for measles was licensed in the US.
Measles is caused by a paramyxovirus that replicates in the oral pharynx and lungs and is spread by respiratory secretions. The incubation period is 8-12 days. Clinically measles causes erythematous macules and papules that first appears on the lateral and posterior neck,...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 6, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
What Causes Muscle Weakness?
Discussion
Muscle tone is the slight tension that is felt in a muscle when it is voluntarily relaxed. It can be assessed by asking the patient to relax and then taking the muscles through a range of motion such as moving the wrists, forearm and upper arm. Muscle strength is the muscle’s force against active resistance. Impaired strength is called weakness or paresis. There are 5 levels of muscle strength.
0 = No muscle contraction detected
1 = Barely detected flicker of contraction
2 = Active movement with gravity eliminated
3 = Active movement against gravity
4 = Active movement against gravity and some resistance
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Source: PediatricEducation.org - December 9, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Nonprotective Responses to Vaccines in Otitis Prone ChildrenNonprotective Responses to Vaccines in Otitis Prone Children
Do children who suffer from recurrent acute otitis media also fail to develop antibody to routine pediatric vaccinations? The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Journal Article Source Type: news
Drop in Visits for Otitis Media Coincides With Intro of PCV-13Drop in Visits for Otitis Media Coincides With Intro of PCV-13
Healthcare visits for otitis media (OM) decreased between 2004 and 2011, and a significant drop in infants and toddlers coincided with the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-13) in 2010. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
UTMB researchers find ear infections down, thanks to vaccine
(University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered that, during recent years, several interventions have been introduced aiming to decrease the otitis media burden -- and they've been successful. The researchers found there was a downward trend in visits from 2004 to 2011, with a significant drop in children younger than 2 years that coincided with the advent of the 13-valent vaccine, or PCV-13, in 2010. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 25, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Media in ChildrenAntibiotics for Acute Otitis Media in Children
New guidelines provide 3 principles that maximize the benefits of antibiotic therapy in acute otitis media. CDC Expert Commentary (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - November 20, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Recurrent Acute Otitis Media After Completion of AntibioticRecurrent Acute Otitis Media After Completion of Antibiotic
Is recurrent acute otitis media occurring within 30 days of amoxicillin/clavulanate treatment caused by bacterial relapse or new pathogens? The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Journal Article Source Type: news
Commentary – Spectral gradient acoustic reflectometry aids diagnosis of acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion
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Commentary – Spectral gradient acoustic reflectometry aids diagnosis of acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion (Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories)
Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories - November 18, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Smartphone technology could enable remote otitis media diagnosis
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Smartphone technology could enable remote otitis media diagnosis (Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories)
Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories - November 11, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
ID Consult: Improving diagnosis of otitis media
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ID Consult: Improving diagnosis of otitis media (Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories)
Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories - October 18, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Vitamin D Cuts Kids' Recurrent Ear Infection (CME/CE)
DENVER (MedPage Today) -- Children with low levels of vitamin D and recurrent ear infections had a reduced risk for acute otitis media with vitamin D supplementation, researchers reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - September 14, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Vertigo in children and adolescents : Part 1: Epidemiology and diagnosis of peripheral vestibular disorders - Langhagen T, Lehnen N, Krause E, Jahn K.
Migraine equivalents are the most common cause of vertigo in children and adolescents. Vertigo and balance disorders occur frequently in children during the course of otitis media, middle ear effusion and viral infections. If otitis media is associated wit... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 4, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Ear Infections: Treat All Kids (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- All children younger than 2 with acute otitis media diagnosed according to current American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines should receive antibiotics, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - September 3, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Multiple factors linked to recurrent infant AOM, treatment failure
Researchers from Egypt have identified several clinical factors that significantly increase the risk for recurrent acute otitis media in infants. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - August 27, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
