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The Pediatric Surgical Abdomen

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

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Pediatric Diarrhea with Dr. Jay Larmon

Downeast Emergency Medicine

In these patients, consider intra-abdominal emergencies (appendicitis, incarceration, etc). They will often require intravenous fluids and empiric antibiotics in addition labs (including blood cultures) and abdominal imaging. Jones and Bartlett Publishers; 2010. Pediatr Emerg Med Pract 2018, 15(2):1-25.