BACKGROUND Print Section Listen The care of children with medical complexity (CMC) is an increasingly central component of pediatric hospital medicine. While there is no consensus definition for this population,…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Bites and envenomations account for 3% of phone calls to poison control centers.1 In North America, venomous animals vary by specific region and include varied terrestrial…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen In the United States, hypothermia should be a preventable disease, yet between 1999 and 2011, an average of 1301 people per year die of excessive natural…
LEAD Print Section Listen Lead is a highly toxic metal, and exposure to it can produce a wide range of adverse health effects.1,2 It is a soft, pliable metal that…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Heat disorders such as heat exhaustion and heatstroke result from a failure of the body’s regulatory mechanisms to maintain a constant body temperature. Individuals at the…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Fire-related injuries constitute a major health hazard in the United States. It is estimated there is a civilian fire death every 175 minutes, and a civilian…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Drug withdrawal is a physiologic response to an effectively lowered drug concentration in a patient tolerant to the drug in question. Withdrawal results in a predictable…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Young children are frequently poisoned by agents that are attractive and readily available to them. The combination of curiosity, desire to mimic parental behavior (such as…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Drugs of abuse continue to have a significant impact on healthcare utilization in the pediatric population. The pediatric hospitalist should consider drugs of abuse in the…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen The household medicine cabinet is filled with products that are potentially toxic, many of which have been obtained over the counter. According to the 2011 American…
