In 2012, the American Board of Internal Medicine launched a nationwide [Smart Choice] campaign to identify medical examinations and treatments that are not necessary or beneficial to patients. More than 50 medical professional groups participated in the campaign. The following is the list of smart choices from the American Academy of Pediatrics: 1. Antibacterial drugs should not be used for definite viral infectious respiratory diseases (sinusitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis); 2. Cough and cold medicines should not be prescribed or recommended for respiratory diseases of children under 4 years old; 3. CT scanning is not necessary for the immediate evaluation of mild head trauma, and whether imaging examination is needed should be determined according to the Clinical Observation/Pediatric Emergency Nursing Applied Research Read More …