2018
Pediatric Bilateral Facial Paralysis: An Unusual Presentation of Lyme Disease
Wong K, Sequeira S, Bechtel K. Pediatric Bilateral Facial Paralysis: An Unusual Presentation of Lyme Disease. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, Publish Ahead of Print: 1. PMID: 30365410, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral facial nerve paralysisFacial nerve paralysisLyme diseaseUnusual presentationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCommon infectious etiologiesBrain stem encephalitisComplaints of headacheGuillain-Barre syndromeImmunodeficiency virus infectionHistory of rashSerious systemic conditionsErythema chronicum migransRecent tick exposureLyme disease endemic areaDisease-endemic areasInfectious etiologyNerve paralysisPediatric populationEmergency departmentCase reportDiagnostic challengeRare conditionSystemic conditionsDifferential diagnosisSimulation-based research to improve infant health outcomes: Using the infant simulator to prevent infant shaking
Bechtel K, Bhatnagar A, Auerbach M. Simulation-based research to improve infant health outcomes: Using the infant simulator to prevent infant shaking. Infant Behavior And Development 2018, 56: 101263. PMID: 29903429, DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2018.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Management Of Headache In The Pediatric Emergency Department.
Alfonzo MJ, Bechtel K, Babineau S. Management Of Headache In The Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice 2013, 10: 1-25. PMID: 26505695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentLife-threatening conditionSpectrum of pathologyManagement of headacheBroad differentialPediatric populationComplex patientsEmergency cliniciansCommon complaintAppropriate treatmentSecondary headachesCurrent evidenceEmergency careHeadacheHealthcare providersSchool absencePatientsHealthcare ResearchOne-thirdBest current practicePoor academic achievementChildrenLives of childrenCurrent practice