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ToxCard: Iron

EMDocs

In 1997, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated unit-dose packaging for all iron-containing products with more than 30 milligrams of elemental iron. 6 Can see subsequent electrolyte disturbances and dehydration related to severity of GI symptoms. Published 2012 Jul 1. 2012 Aug;39(8):719-24. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.159.6.557.

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Neonatal Jaundice

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

They may get a little dehydrated, especially if mother’s milk is late to come in. Also, newborns have a double-whammy administrative load. Home care The neonate who is safe to go home is well appearing, and not dehydrated. Most babies with hyperbilirubinemia are dehydrated, which just exacerbates the problem. Pediatrics.

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Grand Rounds Recap 3.15.23

Taming the SRU

Charon, Academic Med 2012) embracing fear in emergency medicine WITH dr. arlene chung What is fear? Narratives trigger changes of many kinds in both the teller and the listener, yielding meanings that are reciprocally produced by each teller-listener dyad.”

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

Also, be aware that there are various formulations of cannabis that allow for different routes of administration. Basically, any way you can imagine, it seems like a route of administration has been explored. On the longer end, rectal cannabis administration can take up to 8 hours to reach peak plasma concentrations.

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

EMDocs

For patients who are elderly, orthostasis is an unreliable clinical finding and may be present in the absence of dehydration. 36-37 There is little evidence regarding oral rehydration in adults with gastroenteritis, though it seems reasonable that adults with mild dehydration could be safely hydrated orally. Modified from: Pringle, K.,