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Join pediatric nurse practitioner and educator Dr. Becky Carson on The Peds NP, a podcast that turns evidence-based practice into practical, real-world strategies for caring for kids. Each episode blends the latest pediatric literature with conversational insights, helping you connect research to bedside decisions with confidence. Becky brings her experience as a dual-certified PNP in acute and primary care and faculty member at Duke University School of Nursing to guide you through cases, concepts, and clinical pearls that matter most. You’ll gain tools to improve outcomes, sharpen your thinking, and feel empowered in those tricky situations where judgment counts. Tune in, learn, and transform the way you practice—and remember, you’re doing it for the kids.
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Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Whatever your social life looks like when you go home, I want you to know how important your work in pediatrics is to so many children! Fever is common, the presentation is simple, and this episode reinforces the management of simple febrile seizures according to the 2011 AAP guidelines.
References:
(AAP), Subcommittee on Febrile Seizures, American Academy of Pediatrics. (2011). Neurodiagnostic evaluation of the child with a simple febrile seizure. Pediatrics, 127(2), 389-394.
Abolfazl, N.-Z., Francois, D., Valerie, H., Pruvost, I., Bennour, A., & Martinot, A. (2013). Risk of bacterial meningitis in young children with a first seizure in the context of fever: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one, 8(1), 55270. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055270
Natsume, J., Hamano, S.-I., Iyoda, K., Kanemura, H., Kubota, M., Mimaki, M., . . . Sugie, H. (2017). New guidelines for management of febrile seizures in Japan. Brain & development, 39(1), 2-9. doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.braindev.2016.06.003
Seattle Children’s Hospital. (2019). Febrile seizure: Acute presentation v2.0. Retrieved online from https://www.seattlechildrens.org/pdf/febrile-seizures-pathway.pdf.
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