Going Viral: Respiratory virus panels and their utility in febrile children
Is That a Thing?
English - June 22, 2021 19:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness emergency medicine critical care resuscitation trauma research clinical medicine Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, we take a deep dive into the utility of respiratory viral panels. Are respiratory viral panels (RVP) a sure-fire way to find out what ails a febrile child? How accurate are these tests and what does it really mean if a febrile child has a positive RVP? Here we explore the diagnostic biases that these tests can create and discuss the evidence behind them and their place in the Emergency care setting.