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Evaluating the Proportion of Low-Value Blood Cultures Obtained in a Pediatric Emergency Department by Graham, John, Ahmad, Fahd A, Bram, Sarah, Srinivasan, Mythili

“…Existing literature suggests that for some pediatric conditions, blood cultures may be of low value in specific clinical circumstances. The goals of our study…”
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Cervical Spine Injury Risk Factors in Children With Blunt Trauma by Leonard, Julie C, Browne, Lorin R, Ahmad, Fahd A, Schwartz, Hamilton, Wallendorf, Michael, Leonard, Jeffrey R, Lerner, E Brooke, Kuppermann, Nathan

“…Adult prediction rules for cervical spine injury (CSI) exist; however, pediatric rules do not. Our objectives were to determine test accuracies of…”
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Initial Presentation of Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection by Curfman, Alison L., MD, Glissmeyer, Eric W., MD, Ahmad, Fahd A., MD, MSCI, Korgenski, E. Kent, MS, Blaschke, Anne J., MD, Byington, Carrie L., MD, Miller, Aaron S., MD, MSPH

“…Objective To inform the decision to test and empirically treat for herpes simplex virus (HSV) by describing the initial clinical presentation and laboratory…”
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Bacteremia in Patients With Fever and Acute Lower Extremity Pain in a Non-Lyme Endemic Region by Rudloff, James R, El Helou, Rachelle, Landschaft, Assaf, Harper, Marvin B, Ahmad, Fahd A, Kimia, Amir A

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The Use of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to Understand Facilitators and Barriers to Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening in Primary Care by Ahmad, Fahd A., Dickey, Viani, Tetteh, Emmanuel K., Foraker, Randi, McKay, Virginia R.

“…BackgroundAdolescents bear a disproportionate burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the sequelae of delayed treatment, yet STI screening is…”
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The Use of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to Understand Facilitators and Barriers to STI Screening in Primary Care by Ahmad, Fahd A., Dickey, Viani, Tetteh, Emmanuel K., Foraker, Randi, McKay, Virginia R.

“…Adolescents bear a disproportionate burden of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and the sequelae of delayed treatment, yet STI screening is infrequently…”
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Reduction of Computed Tomography Use for Pediatric Closed Head Injury Evaluation at a Nonpediatric Community Emergency Department by Puffenbarger, Melissa S., Ahmad, Fahd A., Argent, Michelle, Gu, Hongjie, Samson, Charles, Quayle, Kimberly S., Saito, Jacqueline M., Alpern, Elizabeth

“…Objective The purpose of this study was to determine if implementation of a Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)‐based Closed Head Injury…”
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Pediatric Emergency Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Confidential Adolescent Care by Gutman, Colleen K, Koyama, Atsuko, Pickett, Michelle, Holmstrom, Sara, Ahmad, Fahd A, Hoch, Ariel, Lehto, Elizabeth, Schneider, Kari, Stukus, Kristin S, Weber, Emily, Stich, Cassandra, Chernick, Lauren S

“…More than 19 million adolescents seek care in the emergency department (ED) annually. We aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to…”
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Using REDCap and Apple ResearchKit to integrate patient questionnaires and clinical decision support into the electronic health record to improve sexually transmitted infection testing in the emergency department by Ahmad, Fahd A, Payne, Philip R O, Lackey, Ian, Komeshak, Rachel, Kenney, Kenneth, Magnusen, Brianna, Metts, Christopher, Bailey, Thomas

“…Abstract Objective Audio-enhanced computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASIs) are useful adjuncts for clinical care but are rarely integrated into the…”
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Sex Without Contraceptives in a Multicenter Study of Adolescent Emergency Department Patients by Chernick, Lauren S., Chun, Thomas H., Richards, Rachel, Bromberg, Julie R., Ahmad, Fahd A., McAninch, Brett, Mull, Colette, Shenoi, Rohit, Suffoletto, Brian, Casper, Charlie, Linakis, James, Spirito, Anthony, Alpern, Elizabeth R.

“…Objectives In the United States, rates of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain exceptionally high, and racial and ethnic…”
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Prehospital Factors Associated With Cervical Spine Injury in Pediatric Blunt Trauma Patients by Browne, Lorin R., Ahmad, Fahd A., Schwartz, Hamilton, Wallendorf, Michael, Kuppermann, Nathan, Lerner, E. Brooke, Leonard, Julie C., Alpern, Elizabeth

“…Background The risk for cervical spine injury (CSI) must be assessed in children who sustain blunt trauma. The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research…”
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Impact of risk‐based sexually transmitted infection screening in the emergency department by Ahmad, Fahd A., Fischer, Kayleigh, Gu, Hongjie, Bailey, Thomas C., Jeffe, Donna B., Carpenter, Christopher R., Payne, Philip R. O.

“…Objectives Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pose a significant health burden in…”
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A Research Agenda for Emergency Medicine–based Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health by Miller, Melissa K., Chernick, Lauren S., Goyal, Monika K., Reed, Jennifer L., Ahmad, Fahd A., Hoehn, Erin F., Pickett, Michelle S., Stukus, Kristin, Mollen, Cynthia J., Hiestand, Brian C.

“…Objective The objective was to identify key questions for emergency medicine (EM)‐based adolescent sexual and reproductive health and to develop an…”
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Evaluation of the Use of Ketamine in Prehospital Seizure Management: A Retrospective Review of the ESO Database by Finney, Joseph Daniel, Schuler, Paul D, Rudloff, James R, Agostin, Nicholas, Lobanov, Oleg V, Siegler, Jeffrey, Shah, Manish I, Guterman, Elan L, Chamberlain, James M, Ahmad, Fahd A

“…Benzodiazepines are the primary antiseizure medication used by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for seizures. Available literature in the United States and…”
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Intranasal fentanyl and discharge from the emergency department among children with sickle cell disease and vaso‐occlusive pain: A multicenter pediatric emergency medicine perspective by Rees, Chris A., Brousseau, David C., Ahmad, Fahd A., Bennett, Jonathan, Bhatt, Seema, Bogie, Amanda, Brown, Kathleen M., Casper, T. Charles, Chapman, Laura L., Chumpitazi, Corrie E., Cohen, Daniel M., Dampier, Carlton, Ellison, Angela M., Grasemann, Hartmut, Hatabah, Dunia, Hickey, Robert W., Hsu, Lewis L., Bakshi, Nitya, Leibovich, Sara, Patil, Prabhumallikarjun, Powell, Elizabeth C., Richards, Rachel, Sarnaik, Syana, Weiner, Debra L., Morris, Claudia R.

“…Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) commonly experience vaso‐occlusive pain episodes (VOE) due to sickling of erythrocytes, which often requires care in…”
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An assessment of residents' and fellows' personal finance literacy: an unmet medical education need by Ahmad, Fahd A, White, Andrew J, Hiller, Katherine M, Amini, Richard, Jeffe, Donna B

“…This study aimed to assess residents' and fellows' knowledge of finance principles that may affect their personal financial health. A cross-sectional,…”
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Adapting an Electronic STI Risk Assessment Program for Use in Pediatric Primary Care by Ahmad, Fahd A., Chan, Pamela, McGovern, Collin, Dickey, Viani, Foraker, Randi, McKay, Virginia

“…Objectives: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are an ongoing public health issue in adolescents. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and…”
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Computerized Self-Interviews Improve Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing Among Youth in the Emergency Department by Ahmad, Fahd A., MD, MSCI, Jeffe, Donna B., PhD, Plax, Katie, MD, Collins, Karen K., PhD, Schechtman, Kenneth B., PhD, Doerhoff, Dwight E., RN, MSN, Garbutt, Jane, MD, Jaffe, David M., MD

“…Study objective National guidelines recommend annual Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae screening for sexually active youth at risk for infection…”
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Adherence to NHLBI guidelines for the emergent management of vaso‐occlusive episodes in children with sickle cell disease: A multicenter perspective by Rees, Chris A., Brousseau, David C., Ahmad, Fahd A., Bennett, Jonathan, Bhatt, Seema, Bogie, Amanda, Brown, Kathleen M., Casper, T. Charles, Chapman, Laura L., Chumpitazi, Corrie E., Cohen, Daniel M., Dampier, Carlton, Ellison, Angela M., Grasemann, Hartmut, Hickey, Robert W., Hsu, Lewis L., Lane, Peter A., Bakshi, Nitya, Leibovich, Sara, Patil, Prabhumallikarjun, Powell, Elizabeth C., Richards, Rachel, Sarnaik, Syana, Weiner, Debra L., Morris, Claudia R.

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Emergency Information Forms for Children With Medical Complexity: A Qualitative Study by Copper, Tara Conway, Jeffe, Donna B, Ahmad, Fahd A, Abraham, George, Yu, Feliciano, Hickey, Brianna, Schnadower, David

“…OBJECTIVESChildren with medical complexity (CMC) are at risk for poor outcomes during medical emergencies. Emergency information forms (EIFs) provide essential…”
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