BRIEF RESOLVED UNEXPLAINED EVENT

Course overview

IN 2016, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TERM APPARENT LIFE-THREATENING EVENT (ALTE) WITH BRIEF RESOLVED UNEXPLAINED EVENT (BRUE) TO BETTER REFLECT THE NON LIFE-THREATENING, TRANSIENT NATURE OF THESE EVENTS. A BRUE IS A TRANSIENT EVENT WITH NO CLEAR CAUSE THAT IS FRIGHTENING TO THE OBSERVER AND CONSISTS OF A COMBINATION OF APNEA, COLOR CHANGE, MUSCLE TONE CHANGE, AND CHOKING, OR GAGGING IN AN INFANT. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE BRIEF RESOLVED EVENT AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT AND FOLLOW-UP OF THESE PATIENTS.