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COVID-19: The Impact on Pediatric Emergency Care

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Episode 44

Date: 6/15/2020 | Length: 48:27

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Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) with COVID-19: An Interview with Dr. Ilene Claudius and Dr. Mohsen Saidinejad.

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What is it and when did we discover it as an entity?
Have either of you treated anyone with the disease?
Discussion of different cohorts of patients with MIS-C.
Definition of MIS-C.
Shock: cardiogenic and distributive shock presentations.
Fever, is 4 days required?
Discussion of where in the COVID-19 illness MIS-C occurs.
Is clinical shock a requirement?
Screening criteria (labs) and the Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia pathway.
What is available as treatment?
- A discussion of IVIG
- Steroids
- Cytokine blockers
- Remdesivir
Why IVIG?
Complications of the disease.
Why are there more cases in New York?
How has MIS-C changed your practice of testing children?
Is there utility in testing for COVID-19 infection or antibodies in these cases?

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Clinical Pathway for MIS-C.

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