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Pediatric SIRS, Sepsis, and Septic Shock Criteria

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Defines the severity of sepsis and septic shock for pediatric patients.

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Joshua Beiner, MD, is an attending physician and assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine and pediatrics at NYU. A native New Yorker, Dr. Beiner moved to New Orleans to study at Tulane University before traveling to Israel where he received his medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. He returned to New York to complete residency training in pediatrics at Albert Einstein – Jacobi Medical Center. His research interests include pediatric sepsis, clinical decision rules, evidence-based medicine, and emergency ultrasound.

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The Pediatric SIRS, Sepsis, and Septic Shock Criteria defines the severity of sepsis and septic shock for pediatric patients.

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