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Articles by Rupinder Sahsi, BSc, MD Evidence-Based Medicine Although diagnosing urinary tract infection (UTI) in a pediatric population can be challenging, pre-test probability can be guided by specific risk factors in the history and physical examination. Among low-risk children, further laboratory testing can be deferred in favor of a conservative approach.
The Setup You've spent your morning locked in administrative meetings. After being serenaded at length by the budgetary mantra to cut costs while maintaining high-quality patient care, the chaos of your subsequent afternoon ED shift is almost a welcome contrast. The next chart in the rack, though, brings back memories of the morning's subject matter...Evidence-Based Medicine  I was recently questioned by one of our residents as to whether there is sound evidence that crystalloids were better than colloid solutions in trauma resuscitation. I said, “yes, of course.” |
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