Lets be honest: whether you like it or not, it’s a rare day working in the ED when you don’t guaiac someone. To “guaiac them” is of course slang for performing a point of care fecal occult blood test. Its a valuable tool and can yield useful clinical information when used appropriately. But do you […]
‘Brief Resolved Unexplained Events’ to replace term ALTE
Posted onThe American Academy of Pediatrics has recently released new guidelines attempting to replace the term apparent-life threatening event (ALTE) with brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE). The term ALTE was somewhat subjectively defined and represented an event scary to an observer usually involving apparent apnea of an infant. BRUE is defined as an event occurring in […]