Psychogenic cough: a diagnosis of exclusion.

Cough is the most common respiratory symptom and a common reason for consultation in both primary care and emergency departments, as a result of family concerns. We report an 11-year-old girl who complains of constant cough episode for 4 hours without any rest. After sequential treatment with nebulized salbutamol and budesonide, dexamethasone, codeine, and midazolam, the patient showed transient improvement, with cough disappearing altogether, but 10 minutes later, it started over with the same intensity from the beginning.

Application of Pediatric Appendicitis Score on the emergency department of a secondary level hospital.

Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency during childhood. Accurate early diagnosis is important to avoid complications and unnecessary interventions. In 2002, Samuel developed the Pediatric Appendicitis Score (PAS) based on a series of data obtained from anamnesis, physical examination, and laboratory tests.

Predictive factors of low risk for bacteremia in infants with urinary tract infection.

We studied 140 febrile infants between 30 and 90 days of age who had a positive urine culture to analyze the risk for complications. Patients with a healthy appearance and C-reactive protein blood value less than 40 mg/L had a very small probability of complications.