Journal of Medical Sciences at NEOMED (Vol3Issue3)

BACKGROUND: Since the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020, anecdotally many pediatric endocrinologists felt there had been a shift in the age of diagnosis of new onset type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) to younger children, however there is limited data…

BACKGROUND: Adolescent depression is a prevalent psychiatric illness, with recent data showing that 16.4% of youth ages 12-17 in the United States experienced at least one episode of major depressive disorder (MDD) in 20226. MDD in adolescents is…

BACKGROUND: 11-month-old vaccinated male directly admitted by his primary physician for multifocal pneumonia and pleural effusion in the setting of recurrent infection and weight loss. His infectious history was notable for chronic cough, acute…

BACKGROUND: Approximately 64% of the US population has been exposed to at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE) before age 18.1,2 Youth exposed to ACEs are at greater risk for increased suicidal ideation (SI) and non-suicidal self-injury…

BACKGROUND: Lumbar punctures (LP) in infants are a common procedure in the emergency department. Research has shown that LPs performed without ultrasound guidance have lower rates of success than those performed with ultrasound. A critical step for…

BACKGROUND: Pediatric residents require more in-depth training in general ambulatory pediatrics. Creating a curriculum to help address common scenarios, patient visits, procedures and requirements necessary in the ambulatory setting will help…

INTRODUCTION: Over the past two decades, healthcare spending has increased, with a third of it on low-value care practices. Prior studies on resource utilization in the diagnostic work-up and management of febrile infants

BACKGROUND: 15-year-old female presented with bilateral severe thigh pain for 3 days. She described the pain as “squeezing,” unresponsive to over-the-counter pain medication, with no precipitating or relieving factors. No history of fever, headache,…