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Rebaked Morsel: Pediatric Buckle and Greenstick Forearm Fractures

Pediatric EM Morsels

Trauma season is at hand and like all other pediatric emergency departments in the country, we find our ED breaking ( pun intended ) at the seams with orthopedic injuries. Pediatric patients have unique bony anatomy and physiology compared to the skeletally mature. J Pediatr Orthop. Pediatr Emerg Care. Pediatrics.

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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning. When is it useful and what does it tell us? Fun fact for animal lovers!-

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Cerebral Edema and Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Rebaked

Pediatric EM Morsels

Cerebral edema is the most feared emergent complication of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis. Pediatr Diabetes. Population-based study of incidence and risk factors for cerebral edema in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis. The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Commitee. 2001 Jan 25;344(4):264-9.

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Fluoroquinolone Use In Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Jackson 2016) A systematic review of safety data for over 16000 pediatric patients did show MAEs were the most frequently reported event. 451 pediatric patients were included. From 2001 to 2009, in a pediatric hospital gram negative culture showed a drop in sensitivity to ciprofloxacin from 96% to 93%. Pediatrics.

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Vegan Diets in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Adults are one thing, but how does that translate to our growing, developing pediatric patients? Lemale J, Mas E, Jung C, Bellaiche M, Tounian P; French-speaking Pediatric Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition Group (GFHGNP). Arch Pediatr. The post Vegan Diets in Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels.

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SGEM#378: Keepin’ It REaL when Treating Pediatric Migraine Patients

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Disparities in the emergency department management of pediatric migraine by race, ethnicity, and language preference. She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and is a pulmonary embolism […] The post SGEM#378: Keepin’ It REaL when Treating Pediatric Migraine Patients first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Clinical Conundrums: Should You Give the First Dose of Antibiotics IV Before Discharging Home on Oral Antibiotics?

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2001; 111(5):367-74. PMID: 17090560 Castro-Guardiola A et al. Efficacy and safety of oral and early-switch therapy for community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized controlled trial. The American journal of medicine. PMID: 11583639 Vogel F, Lode H. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 1991; 28 Suppl C:81-6.