Heather Burke, MD

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  • 2020–2024Active
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About

Heather Burke, MD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Between 2020 and 2024, Dr. Burke authored six articles published in Psychiatrist.com, focusing on child and adolescent psychiatry, autism spectrum disorders, delirium, COVID-related sedation management, and patient care challenges. Her work includes clinical management of autism spectrum disorder, pediatric delirium assessment, and issues related to sedation discontinuation during COVID-19. Frequent collaborators include Shixie Jiang, Theodore A. Stern, and Aldis H. Petriceks.

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Management of Autism in Clinical Settings
Rounds in the General Hospital

Management of Autism in Clinical Settings

March 5, 2024

This Rounds in the General Hospital article provides guidance on how best to support your patients with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in clinic or hospital settings.
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Delirium in Pediatric Patients
Rounds in the General Hospital

Delirium in Pediatric Patients

February 16, 2023

Delirium, particularly hypoactive delirium, is frequently underdiagnosed; therefore, routine screening is recommended in pediatric patients.
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Sertraline-Induced Urinary Retention in an Adolescent
Case Report

Sertraline-Induced Urinary Retention in an Adolescent

November 17, 2022

This case report is of a teenaged boy with impaired micturition brought on by the 5-HT2 activity of an SSRI that was reversed by the alpha-2 antagonist properties of...
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Challenging a Surrogate Decision-Maker
Rounds in the General Hospital

Challenging a Surrogate Decision-Maker

May 12, 2022

When a proxy medical decision-maker is not acting as the patient wished or in the best interest of the patient, the decision-making of the surrogate can be challenged. Read...
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Rounds in the General Hospital

Rounds in the General Hospital

December 16, 2021

There are multiple reasons why childhood sexual abuse can be difficult to diagnose; therefore, it often goes underreported. Read on to find out how to properly identify and report...
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Rounds in the General Hospital

Weaning From Exogenous Sedation in the Era of COVID-19

July 16, 2020

In this Rounds in the General Hospital article, the authors discuss commonly used sedative-analgesic agents and protocols and the management of acute withdrawal phenomenon that may arise when weaning...
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