Pediatric EM Morsels

JUNE 2, 2023

Patients with FPIES can have marked dehydration due to vomiting and diarrhea, even to the point of hypotension! – As always, treat symptoms and dehydration based on severity. 2017 Jun 27;10:197-207. It may sound silly (“FPIES”), but it can be serious! Volume Status?! J Asthma Allergy. doi: 10.2147/JAA.S100379.

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Dehydration Shock Pediatrics Emergency Department 189

Northwestern EM Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Emergency doctors know intuitively what trajectory patients are on, a chronically ill elderly patient presenting with shock requiring pressors have an extremely high mortality risk and we should be clear with families about that. UpToDate, www.uptodate.com/contents/discussing-goals-of-care Ganta, Niharika, et al. SGIM Forum, vol.

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Dehydration Shock Hospitals Wellness 52

EB Medicine

MARCH 4, 2020

No 1996 AAP guidelines, 2016 ACG guidelines, and 2017 IDSA guidelines all note diarrhea illness but may be vomiting predominant. Laboratory Testing and Imaging: Dehydration is the biggest contributor to mortality, especially in the very young and elderly. Lab evaluation for dehydration is recommended in these populations.

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

2017 Dec 1;30(4):191-201. smoke, high ozone levels, smog) Asthma/reactive airway disease (RAD) Diagnostic criteria 7,8 Respiratory symptoms +/- fever (at least 38.0 C or 100.4 2 mcg/kg, max 100 mcg) while obtaining IV access 20 IV/IM ketorolac (1 mg/kg, max 15 mg) Morphine (05-0.1 mg/kg, max 4 mg per dose q20-30min) or hydromorphone (0.01-0.02

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Pediatrics Dehydration EMS Hospitals 75

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Symptoms may be non-specific in the beginning with patients quickly developing septic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Infections, fever, acidosis, hypoxia, dehydration and exposure to extreme temperatures can trigger VOC even though often no cause is identified. Rotavirus gastroenteritis and dehydration C.

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Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

3,950 children were recruited between September 2014 to May 2017. These were presented as hazard ratios and included fever at presentation, previous transfusion ever, haemoglobinuria, malaria, sickle cell disease on enrolment, HIV, evidence of sepsis, malnutrition, shock, hypothermia, and dehydration. Do you believe the results?

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Blood Transfusions Outcomes Research Hospitals 78

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Nachi: Taken all together, the rising rates of obesity and the rising success and availability of bariatric procedures has led to an increased number of bariatric procedures, with 228,000 performed in the US in 2017. In 2017, these were performed 60%, 18%, and 3% of the time. Finally, there is the roux-en-y gastric bypass.

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Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40