Remove 2014 Remove Dehydration Remove Emergency Department
article thumbnail

Travel-Related Illnesses in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

2014 Dec;31(6):678-87. Internationally Acquired Severe Systemic Infections in Febrile Pediatric Travelers Presenting to the Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. Pediatric patients with recent travel and fever of unknown origin should be considered for admission if malaria is a possible diagnosis.

article thumbnail

Bullous Skin Lesions, Meet Emergency Medicine

Taming the SRU

Mortality rates related to bullous skin lesions are typically related to disruption of the skin barrier and include subsequent dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, hypothermia, increased metabolic needs, and secondary infection leading to bacteremia and/or sepsis. What can you do from the Emergency Department if suspected?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Bubble Wrap PLUS – July ’23

Don't Forget the Bubbles

2023 Jun 1;76(6):731-736 The Association Between Media-Based Exposure to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Emergency Department Visits for Self-Harm. coli urine tract infections in children treated in primary care and emergency department. Baaleman DF, et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. Lee T, et al. 2023 Jun;62(6):656-664.

article thumbnail

Episode 30 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

EB Medicine

This month, we are sticking in the abdomen for another round of evidence-based medicine, focusing on Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Jeff: A 2014 study even showed an up to 80% reduction in the likelihood of developing DM2 postoperatively at the 7-year mark. At 6 to 8 mL/kg.

article thumbnail

Sickle Cell Disease Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Infections, fever, acidosis, hypoxia, dehydration and exposure to extreme temperatures can trigger VOC even though often no cause is identified. Home analgesia: Advise families at home to increase fluid intake to avoid dehydration (dehydration will prolong painful episodes). Rotavirus gastroenteritis and dehydration C.

article thumbnail

SGEM#228: Winds of Change – High Flow Nasal Oxygen for Acute Bronchiolitis?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Ben Lawton is a paediatric emergency physician in Brisbane Australia. He divides his time between a tertiary children’s hospital and a community hospital that is busy enough to have its own paediatric emergency department. She is not clinically dehydrated and has a temp of 38.2C

article thumbnail

emDOCs Revamp – Acute Chest Syndrome

EMDocs

2014 Feb;69(2):144-51. Intranasal fentanyl and discharge from the emergency department among children with sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive pain: A multicenter pediatric emergency medicine perspective. C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 4 mg per dose q20-30min) or hydromorphone (0.01-0.02 mg/kg, max 0.4 Epub 2013 Aug 7.