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Pediatric Diarrhea with Dr. Jay Larmon

Downeast Emergency Medicine

OVERVIEW Diarrhea is a common complaint for our pediatric patients in the emergency department. Just like other patients in the emergency department, the child should be recognized as “sick” or “not sick.” In these patients, consider intra-abdominal emergencies (appendicitis, incarceration, etc). Pubmed ]

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The Pediatric Surgical Abdomen

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Abdominal pain is common; so are strongly held myths and legends about what is concerning, and what is not. One of our largest responsibilities in the Emergency Department is sorting out benign from surgical or medical causes of abdominal pain. J Emerg Med. 2012; 43(1):49-51. BMJ 2012; 345:e5521.