Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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Failure to diagnose infection causes toddler death and yields verdict of $1.72 million
Plaintiffs’ 3-month-old daughter was taken to the hospital with a high fever and elevated pulse rate. The ED physician diagnosed an ear infection and discharged the infant with a prescription for antibiotics. Days later she was diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis, hypoxic brain injury, and hydrocephalus. She lived for 20 more months. Plaintiffs sued the hospital and the ED physician, and they won a verdict of joint and several liability for $1.7 million.
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Overview and Instructions
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Medications Used In The Newborn
Coverage of Medications Used In The Newborn, part of Emergency Management of Congenital Anomalies. -
Congenital Anomalies: Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Coverage of Gastrointestinal Emergencies, part of Emergency Management of Congenital Anomalies. -
Congenital Anomalies: Respiratory Emergencies
Coverage of Respiratory Emergencies, part of Emergency Management of Congenital Anomalies -
Congenital Anomalies: Congenital Heart Disease
Coverage of Congenital Heart Disease, part of Emergency Management of Congenital Anomalies. -
Congenital Anomalies: Neurologic Emergencies
Coverage of Neurologic Emergencies, part of Emergency Management of Congenital Anomalies. -
Congenital Anomalies: HEENT Emergencies
Coverage of HEENT Emergencies, part of Emergency Management of Congenital Anomalies. -
Emergent Delivery of Infant
The management of the female who presents to the emergency department (ED) in active labor is stressful and overwhelming. -
Overview and Instructions
Read each of the following sections. CME Questions are presented inline with links to begin the CME Post-Test.