In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the January 2024 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article, Management of Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections in the Emergency Department, and the January 2024 Evidence Based Urgent Care article on Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Diagnosis and Management in the Urgent Care Setting.

UTI

Epidemiology and Nomenclature

Prehospital Care

ED History and Physical Exam

• Infants Age <2 Months
• Children Age 2 Months to 2 Years
• Children >2 Years
• Adolescents

Urinalysis

• Clean Catch Protocol
• Catheterization
• Suprapubic Aspiration

Blood Cultures and CSF

Biomarkers (CRP and ESR)

Treatment

Community Acquired Pneumonia

Distinguishing Viral vs Bacterial Pneumonia

Imaging

Antibiotic Treatment

Vaccination

Steroids

Atypical Presentations

Check out the clinical pathways at https://www.ebmedicine.net/pathways