Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 17, 2024

Forrester reported data from the Texas Poison Centers surrounding 110 cases of superabsorbent polymer bead ingestions between 2011 and 2016. Other symptoms, such as constipation, abdominal pain and dehydration, were also be seen. A case of ingested water beads diagnosed with point-of-care ultrasound. Zamora et al., Kim, Y.B.,

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Pediatrics Poisoning Ultrasounds Dehydration 111

PEMBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

2011 Mar;127(3):e573-80. Epub 2011 Feb 21. Clin Infect Dis 2011; 52:e18. If you think that there’s an abscess, you can diagnose it clinically by a localized area of induration or fluctuance or use an ultrasound. Randomized controlled trial of cephalexin versus clindamycin for uncomplicated pediatric skin infections.

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Wellness Pediatrics 59

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

Smith comment: This patient did not have a bedside ultrasound. Had one been done, it would have shown a feature that is apparent on this ultrasound (however, this patient's LV function would not be as good as in this clip): This is recorded with the LV on the right. In fact, bedside ultrasound might even find severe aortic stenosis.

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EKG/ECG Shock Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding 40

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

It was peer-reviewed by Joseph Habboushe, assistant professor at NYU and Nadia Maria Shaukat, director of the emergency and critical care ultrasound at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Jeff: The hyperemetic phase lasts 24-48 hours and can lead to dehydration, electrolyte abnormalities, and weight loss.

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Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

For patients who are elderly, orthostasis is an unreliable clinical finding and may be present in the absence of dehydration. the FEAST trial 29 from 2011 conducted in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, also showed significantly increased harms in the aggressive volume resuscitation group in children with sepsis and signs of shock.

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Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 40