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Use of Bedside Ultrasound to Assess Degree of Dehydration in Children With Gastroenteritis by Chen, Lei, Hsiao, Allen, Langhan, Melissa, Riera, Antonio, Santucci, Karen A.

“…Objectives:  Prospectively identifying children with significant dehydration from gastroenteritis is difficult in acute care settings. Previous work by our…”
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Ethical Considerations in Pediatricians' Use of Social Media by Macauley, Robert, Elster, Nanette, Fanaroff, Jonathan M

“…Increasing use of social media by patients and clinicians creates opportunities as well as dilemmas for pediatricians, who must recognize the inherent ethical…”
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Understanding Liability Risks and Protections for Pediatric Providers During Disasters by Altman, Robin L, Santucci, Karen A, Anderson, Michael R, McDonnell, William M

“…Although most health care providers will go through their careers without experiencing a major disaster in their local communities, if one does occur, it can…”
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Understanding Liability Risks and Protections for Pediatric Providers During Disasters by Altman, Robin L, Santucci, Karen A, Anderson, Michael R, McDonnell, William M

“…Although most health care providers will go through their careers without experiencing a major disaster in their local communities, if one does occur, it can…”
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Detection of Hypoventilation by Capnography and Its Association With Hypoxia in Children Undergoing Sedation With Ketamine by Langhan, Melissa L, Chen, Lei, Marshall, Clement, Santucci, Karen A

“…OBJECTIVES:Hypopneic hypoventilation, a decrease in tidal volume without a change in respiratory rate, is not easily detected by standard monitoring practices…”
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Utility of Bedside Bladder Ultrasound Before Urethral Catheterization in Young Children by Chen, Lei, Hsiao, Allen L, Moore, Christopher L, Dziura, James D, Santucci, Karen A

“…Urethral catheterization is the method of choice for obtaining samples for urine culture and urine analysis in infants. Before the procedure, there is little…”
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Use of ultrasound measurement of the inferior vena cava diameter as an objective tool in the assessment of children with clinical dehydration by Chen, Lei, Kim, Yunie, Santucci, Karen A

“…Bedside ultrasonography (US) measurement of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and aorta (Ao) may be useful in objectively assessing children with dehydration. The…”
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A Randomized Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Point-of-Care Testing in Decreasing Length of Stay in a Pediatric Emergency Department by Hsiao, Allen L, Santucci, Karen A, Dziura, James, Baker, M Douglas

“…OBJECTIVES:To compare the effect of point-of-care (POC) testing versus traditional laboratory methods on length of stay in a pediatric emergency department…”
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Transitional Medicine: Will Emergency Medicine Physicians Be Ready for the Growing Population of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease? by Cross, Keith P, Santucci, Karen A

“…BACKGROUND:Currently, approximately 85% of children with significant congenital heart problems survive to adolescence and adulthood. This survival rate…”
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A recession's impact on pediatric emergency household spending and attitudes about health-care reform by Cicero, Mark X, Northrup, Veronika, Li, Fang-Yong, Santucci, Karen A

“…We assessed changes in household spending and opinions about health-care insurance reform among parents in the pediatric emergency department (PED) during the…”
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Pediatric fatality following ingestion of dinitrophenol: postmortem identification of a "dietary supplement" by Hsiao, Allen L, Santucci, Karen A, Seo-Mayer, Patricia, Mariappan, M Rajan, Hodsdon, Michael E, Banasiak, Kenneth J, Baum, Carl R

“…Dinitrophenol, a chemical currently used as an insecticide, is known to uncouple mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. A component of explosives, it has…”
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Emergency medicine training programs' educational requirements in the management of psychiatric emergencies: Current perspective by SANTUCCI, Karen A, SATHER, John, BAKER, M. Douglas

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of training in clinical psychiatry that is provided and/or required by emergency medicine (EM) residency…”
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Advances in clinical forensic medicine by Santucci, Karen A, Hsiao, Allen L

“…Clinical forensic medicine is the branch of medicine that deals specifically with cases involving both legal and medical aspects of patient care. A forensic…”
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Wood's Lamp Utility in the Identification of Semen by Santucci, Karen A, Nelson, David G, McQuillen, Kemedy K, Duffy, Susan J, Linakis, James G

“…The accurate detection of semen is critical to forensic, medical, and legal personnel. The Wood's lamp (WL) emits ultraviolet light (UVL) and has been…”
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Use of Ultrasound Measurement of the Inferior Vena Cava Diameter as an Objective Tool in the Assessment of Children with Clinical Dehydration by Chen, Lei, Kim, Yunie, Santucci, Karen A.

“…Objectives: Bedside ultrasonography (US) measurement of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and aorta (Ao) may be useful in objectively assessing children with…”
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An alternate light source to detect semen by Nelson, David G, Santucci, Karen A

“…The Wood's lamp (WL) has been used in sexual assault evaluations. Recent data have shown that semen does not fluoresce with a WL and that physicians are unable…”
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Understanding Liability Risks and Protections for Pediatric Providers During Disasters by Altman, Robin L, Santucci, Karen A, Anderson, Michael R, McDonnell, William M

“…Although most health care providers will go through their careers without experiencing a major disaster in their local communities, if one does occur, it can…”
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Expert Witness Participation in Civil and Criminal Proceedings by Narang, Sandeep K, Paul, Stephan R

“…The interests of the public and both the medical and legal professions are best served when scientifically sound and unbiased expert witness testimony is…”
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Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting in Girls by Young, Janine, Nour, Nawal M., Macauley, Robert C., Narang, Sandeep K., Johnson-Agbakwu, Crista, Suchdev, Parminder, Chan, Kevin J., Howard, Cynthia R., McGann, Patrick, St Clair, Nicole E., Yun, Katherine, Arnold, Linda D., Fanaroff, Jonathan M., Altman, Robin L., Bondi, Steven A., Oken, Richard L., Rusher, John W., Santucci, Karen A., Scibilia, James P., Scott, Susan M., Sigman, Laura J., Geis, Gina Marie, Laventhal, Naomi Tricot, Opel, Douglas John, Sexson, William R., Statter, Mindy B.

“…Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) involves medically unnecessary cutting of parts or all of the external female genitalia. It is outlawed in the…”
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Dealing With the Caretaker Whose Judgment Is Impaired by Alcohol or Drugs: Legal and Ethical Considerations by Bondi, Steven A, Scibilia, James

“…An estimated 8.7 million children live in a household with a substance-using parent or guardian. Substance-using caretakers may have impaired judgment that can…”
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