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Case Summary
Pediatrics is often overlooked in SP testing programs because of
the difficulty in standardizing children. However the importance
of a good history from the parents can sometimes mean the
difference between a cold and a deadly infection such as spinal
meningitis. Our pediatric CPX committee member took this case on
and we ended up with a very simple and solid case of a mom
bringing in her 1-month-old child because she was fussy and had
a fever. The case is very straightforward and easy to cast
because we have a wide age range (25-40) to work with and we
have lots of mom aged women in our pool of SP’s. The mom also
does not have to be any shape, size or color. After testing with
this case, it was obvious that the students who did not pass,
(10 this year) missed the diagnoses because they took such a
poor history and they assumed it was a virus. During this Case
Webinar I will share with you all the case, checklist, guide to
the checklist, how our student population did on the exam, and
some of the things I would do differently next time.
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