Pediatric EM Morsels

JUNE 16, 2023

Sometimes this can be used to our advantage, like when we need to give subcutaneous fluids to a dehydrated patient without an IV, or when we need to give SQ medications for things like Sulfonylurea overdose , Hereditary Angioedema , or DVTs. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment.

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Soft Tissue Injuries Dehydration Fractures Operations 152

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2022

Early presentation from 3 to 5 weeks of age: projectile vomiting Later presentation up to 12 weeks: dehydration, failure to thrive, possibly the elusive olive Labs may show hypOchloremic, hypOkalemic metabOlic acidosis: “ all the Os ” Watch out for hyperbilirubinemia, the “icteropyloric syndrome”: unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia from dehydration.

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Dehydration Pediatrics Ultrasounds 52

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., Brown, J.A.

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Pediatrics Poisoning Ultrasounds Dehydration 111

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 17, 2023

Reviews and opinion articles Point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric nephrology. 2023 Jun 14;46:8-23 One-year survival and outcomes of infants born at 22 and 23 weeks of gestation in Sweden 2004-2007, 2014-2016 and 2017-2019. You will find the list is broken down into four sections: 1.Reviews Sethi SK, et al. Pediatr Nephrol.

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Outcomes Fractures 98

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

While it was < 15% in 1990, by 2016 it reached 40%. Consider IV access and early IV fluids in those at risk for dehydration and intra-abdominal infections. Jeff: Tachycardic patients should make you concerned for hypovolemia 2/2 dehydration, sepsis, leaks, and blood loss. Jeff: Next up is ultrasound. million adults!!

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Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 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. Subst Abus.

Seizures 40

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Evaluation by ultrasound of traumatic rib fractures missed by radiography. doi:10.1136/tsaco-2016-000064 Zink KA, Mayberry JC, Peck EG, Schreiber MA. CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain–United States, 2016. Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Inhaled Rib Somatic Dysfunction. 2020;120(10):696-697.

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Emergency Department Fractures Burns EMS 98