Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2016

Well, it turns out, what is old is new again. The idea is not to tape on the growing mound itself, because the mound may pull at the anchored skin and set a nuclear chain reaction of annoyance and restlessness – and potentially a failed procedure. A 25-gauge butterfly or 24-gauge angiocatheter works well from an infant to an elder.

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Mind The Bleep

JULY 15, 2023

Steroid resistance Failure to achieve complete remission after 8 weeks of prednisolone at 60mg/m2/day Differentials Heart failure – would present with oedema, shortness of breath, cyanosis Allergic reaction – presents with facial oedema, pruritus. This causes a positive feedback mechanism with the liver producing more albumin.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Background: Diphenhydramine, a first-generation antihistamine, is the most common pharmacologic agent used to treat acute allergic reactions. Diphenhydramine versus nonsedating antihistamines for acute allergic reactions: a literature review. 2007 Jul-Aug;28(4):418-26. Resources: Banerji A, Long AA, Camargo CA Jr.

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