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Chest Pain in Children: ReBaked Morsel

Pediatric EM Morsels

Add the risk assessment for sudden cardiac death into your workflow Have you ever fainted or had a seizure without warning, during exercise or in response to a loud noise? Ultrasound diagnosis of occult pneumothorax. 2005 Jun;33(6):1231-8. Ultrasound J. Have you ever had chest pain or shortness of breath in exercise?

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The Higher Tech Kid in the ED

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

2005; 29: 493–500. Vagus nerve stimulation for partial seizures. Ultrasound-guided refilling of an intrathecal baclofen pump—a case report. Vagal nerve stimulation: a review of its applications and potential mechanisms that mediate its clinical effects. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 2015; 4, Art. Pediatr Neurosurg.

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Emergencies of the Third Trimester

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Keep your ultrasound handy. HELLP Syndrome [pdf] Sara Paul MD Intrauterine Fetal Demise [ppt] Irene Hwang, MD Obesity in Pregnancy [pdf] Rafael Garabis, MD Seizures in Pregnancy [ppt] Sherifia Heron , MD Substance Abuse in Pregnancy [ppt] Sophia Y. Here, then, are some links for Third Trimester Emergencies. M., & Healy, D.

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MI in Children

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

The child with seizure disorder and chest pain: anti-epileptics Some anti-epileptic agents, such as carbamazepine, promote a poor lipid profile, leading to atherosclerosis and early MI. Cardiovasculr Ultrasound. 2005; 237(1):75-82. Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From the Main Pulmonary Artery in Adults.

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Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

EMDocs

Headache red-flag characteristics include neurological symptoms, thunderclap nature, syncope, trauma, immunocompromised, coagulopathy, fever, rash, seizure, nuchal rigidity, altered mental status, pregnancy, temporal tenderness, jaw claudication, and cancer history. Evaluation by ultrasound of traumatic rib fractures missed by radiography.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

First: Are you sure it was syncope, and not SEIZURE? Conversely , frequently syncope has a short episode of tonic-clonic activity that mimics seizure. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of older adults (age ≥60 years) who presented with syncope or near syncope to one of 3 emergency departments (EDs) between 2002 and 2005.

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CT Angiography Head and Neck: Indications and Limitations

EMDocs

Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2017, 38 (4), 345-356. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2005, 185 (3), 772-783. Am Fam Physician 2005, 72 (8), 1492-1500. CTA head/neck is absolutely indicated if suspicion is high for this condition. 46 All of these states are some gradation of consciousness impairment. DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.023173 Tenenbaum, M.

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