Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2018

In the Journal of Pediatric Radiology, Servaes et al catalogued the ultrasound findings in children with surgically confirmed torsion over a 12 year period. Epub 2007 Mar 15. Other things you may see on ultrasound include focal tenderness with the probe, or the whirlpool sign – this is a twisted vascular pedicle. Pediatr Emerg Care.

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Mind The Bleep

AUGUST 5, 2023

Management It is useful to be aware of Bell’s modified staging for NEC for deciding on treatment. Below is a simplified version. 1, 3-4, 7-8, 12) Medical Management : Nil by mouth (NBM) to rest the bowel. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 13 Mar 2023) [link]. Jones J, Shah V, Botz B, et al. Pneumoperitoneum.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

2007; 2:2-11. 2007; 5(3):172-176. Summary Acute MI is a challenging presentation in children: Easily missed: uncommon and atypical Varied etiology Respect vague symptoms with a non-reassuring H&P Try to detect it: CATH IT! References Congenital AboulHosn JA et al. Fontan Operation and the Single Ventricle. Congenit Heart Dis.

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EB Medicine

JUNE 6, 2019

CT is good but you really should learn ultrasound, and lastly, sick patients need prompt consultation and resuscitation, not rapid trips to radiology. Unstable patients do not belong in a radiology suite - they belong in the ED resus bay to be resuscitated first. Nachi: All valid points, but let’s dive in too some actual detail.

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EMDocs

JUNE 21, 2023

If thinking TA, share your concern with radiology, which improves sensitivity. 2007 Aug;21(7):442-3. A 2013 study found a sensitivity of ~47% for TA of the knee using plain radiographs. Based on the data, a normal x-ray couldn’t rule it out. 2020 Sep;29(9):1869-1875. PMID: 32444316. Keese GR, et al. J Orthop Trauma. PMID: 17762473.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Pediatric radiology , 48 , pp.735-744. Indian Journal of Urology: IJU: Journal of the Urological Society of India , 38 (2), p.135. Bandarkar, A.N. and Blask, A.R., Testicular torsion with preserved flow: key sonographic features and value-added approach to diagnosis. Barbosa, J.A., de Freitas, P.F.S., Carvalho, S.A.D., Coelho, A.Q.,

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PulmCCM

MARCH 7, 2025

Ranganathan et al reviewed the outcomes for 429,691 patients undergoing commonly performed surgeries on Friday or Monday (or Tuesday after a holiday weekend) in multiple hospitals in Ontario, Canada, from 2007 to 2019. interventional radiology, cardiac catheterization, imaging, and laboratory testing).

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Diagnosis is based on Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) in the blood, radiologic findings, and biopsy results. Most PTLD cases occur within the first year after transplant , during the period of intensive T-cell immunosuppression. Management involves reducing the immunosuppressive regimen and starting specific treatments. and Hirsch, H.H., Peruzzi, L.,

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