Pediatric EM Morsels

JUNE 16, 2023

Sometimes this can be used to our advantage, like when we need to give subcutaneous fluids to a dehydrated patient without an IV, or when we need to give SQ medications for things like Sulfonylurea overdose , Hereditary Angioedema , or DVTs. The subcutaneous space is a vast region of potential space where things can collect.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

MAY 1, 2017

They may get a little dehydrated, especially if mother’s milk is late to come in. Pediatrics. Pediatrics. Home care The neonate who is safe to go home is well appearing, and not dehydrated. Most babies with hyperbilirubinemia are dehydrated, which just exacerbates the problem. Their livers are immature.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

in Pediatric Emergency Care. Think about poor feeding, irritability, dehydration – in that case, just go with your gut and call it pyelonephritis, and admit. 2006 Jan;13(1):76-81. Pearl : the enhanced urinalysis is the addition of a gram stain. When can I just call it pyelonephritis? What is the age cut-off for a urine culture?

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

2006 Jun;26(6):684-90. Eosinophils and mast cells as therapeutic targets in pediatric functional dyspepsia. Effects of hydration and dehydration on blood rheology in sickle cell trait carriers during exercise. Apr 1995;25(4):464-9. doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(95)70259-8 Goldstein JN, Camargo CA Jr, Pelletier AJ, Edlow JA.

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2006 Jul;134(1):109-15. smoke, high ozone levels, smog) Asthma/reactive airway disease (RAD) Diagnostic criteria 7,8 Respiratory symptoms +/- fever (at least 38.0 C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 4 mg per dose q20-30min) or hydromorphone (0.01-0.02 mg/kg, max 0.4 C or 100.4

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

For patients who are elderly, orthostasis is an unreliable clinical finding and may be present in the absence of dehydration. 36-37 There is little evidence regarding oral rehydration in adults with gastroenteritis, though it seems reasonable that adults with mild dehydration could be safely hydrated orally. Modified from: Pringle, K.,

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Inadequate fluid consumption, combined with factors like hot weather or strenuous physical activity, can lead to gradual dehydration with cumulative effects. Differential Diagnosis of Acute Issues Dehydration Every child will have a minimum daily fluid intake goal to achieve. Pediatric nephrology , 22 (9), pp.1243-1250.

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