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IVC Distensibility Index vs Collapsibility Index: Using the Correct Index

RebelEM

just be careful with pelvic fractures or any femoral arterial punctures/ devices. Regarding caval indexes, the advent of artificial intelligence and advanced learning has become integrated into many ultrasound machines. Sep 2004; PMID: 15045170 Luecke T, et al “PEEP and cardiac output.” Ultrasound Med Biol.

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REBEL Cast Ep123: Reduced-Dose Systemic Peripheral Alteplase in Massive PE?

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Randomized, Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism. A prospective, Single-Arm Multicenter Trial of Ultrasound-Facilitated, Catheter-Directed, Low-Dose Fibrinolysis for Acute Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: The SEATTLE II Study. CHEST 2010.

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Hip Pain in Pediatrics

Northwestern EM Blog

Physical examination should always include an attempt to ambulate the child unless there is an obvious contraindication noted immediately (eg open fracture). The Kocher Criteria (originally developed in 1999 and validated in 2004) can be helpful in determining the likelihood of septic arthritis [6].

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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

Bacterial Meningitis: IDSA guidelines for 2004 report that a normal CRP value has a high negative predictive value for bacterial meningitis, but sensitivities and specificities vary between studies [35]. Instead, they strongly advocated for the use of lung ultrasound to diagnose bacterial CAP [45]. Cleve Clin J Med. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.75.8.557.

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Some are simple comfort measures such as splinting (fracture or sprain), applying cold (acute soft tissue injury) or heat (non-traumatic, non-specific pain), or other targeted non-pharmacology. mg/kg IV, up to 10 mg ) ( Brousseau 2004 ), often given with diphenhydramine (1 mg/kg PO or IV, up to 50 mg) and IV fluids. Ketoralac (0.5

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Bubble Wrap PLUS – July ’23

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Reviews and opinion articles Point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric nephrology. Original clinical studies Distribution and pattern of hand fractures in children and adolescents. 2023 Jun 14;46:8-23 One-year survival and outcomes of infants born at 22 and 23 weeks of gestation in Sweden 2004-2007, 2014-2016 and 2017-2019.