In this webinar, Emily Montgomery, MD, MHPE, FAAP will discuss Acute gastroenteritis, the most common discharge diagnosis for children who present to urgent care with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
In this 1-hour webinar moderated by Chrysa Charno, PA-C, MBA, FCUCM, Dr. Montgomery will discuss; The signs and symptoms that indicate a case of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in a pediatric patient versus a more serious illness that may require transfer to the emergency department. Indications for laboratory testing in pediatric patients with AGE. The appropriate use of antiemetics to increase the chance that oral rehydration will be successful. Evidence-based recommendations for diet and fluid intake for patients who are discharged home, including the latest evidence on the use of probiotics and prebiotics in the treatment of AGE
Audience Q&A is also addressed within this webinar.
Dr. Montgomery is the Director of Education for Children's Mercy's Division of Urgent Care at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. In this role, she oversees the educational activities of pediatric urgent care clinicians and learners in various stages of their medical training. Dr. Montgomery also plans continuing medical education on a national level through for the Society for Pediatric Urgent Care and the American Academy of Pediatrics Provisional Section of Urgent Care Medicine.
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