Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 18, 2023

Jackson 2016) Ciprofloxacin was the first fluoroquinolone approved by the FDA in the 1980’s as a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Jackson 2016) It can also be used in UTIs , but is typically reserved for special cases where the infectious bacteria is found to be multidrug resistant or in complicated UTIs. Arthropathy was seen in 13.7%

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Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Seizures Hospitals 130

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

1) However, it wasn’t until the 1890s that purposeful, successful, and safe attempts to access this fluid were documented (2). C., & ESCMID Study Group for Infections of the Brain (ESGIB) (2016). As may be seen in the table below, there are several themes as well a range of stringency. Glennie, L., Gaillemin, O., Wyncoll, D.,

Infectious Diseases 97

Infectious Diseases Seizures Ultrasounds Sepsis 97

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

AUGUST 2, 2016

All efforts to identify the decedent by hospital staff, law enforcement agencies or social service agencies should be well documented in the medical records. This includes subdural hematomas, comas, paraplegia, quadriplegia, fractures and seizure disorders, regardless of the time interval between the injury and death. April 6, 2016.

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Documentation/Coding Forensics CDC Fractures 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 26, 2023

Some families have unexplained deaths during sporting events, an unusual number of car accidents, seizures in someone without a formal diagnosis of epilepsy. In 2016 the American Academy of Paediatrics issued a clinical guideline on brief unresolved unexplained events (BRUEs) which had previously been known as ALTEs.

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EKG/ECG Hospitals Shock Documentation/Coding 98

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

The best documented cormorbidity is sickle cell disease, although other pro-thrombotic conditions also put the child at risk. The child with seizure disorder and chest pain: anti-epileptics Some anti-epileptic agents, such as carbamazepine, promote a poor lipid profile, leading to atherosclerosis and early MI. 2016; 203:138-140.

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Pediatrics EKG/ECG Wellness Seizures 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2016

S – seizure or shock – most commonly septic, but can be any type: cardiogenic, bstructive, hypovolemic, distributive. 2016; 417: 54–56. for the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents. Difficult to interpret lactates when a patient is on an epinephrine drip. Am J Cardiol.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Sepsis Shock Outcomes 52

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Jeff: Medicinally, cannabinoids are currently used in the treatment of chronic pain syndromes, complications of multiple sclerosis and paraplegia, weight loss due to appetite suppression in HIV/aids, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, seizures, and many other neuropsychiatric disorders. 2015;313(24):2456-2473. Subst Abus.

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Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40