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Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Paediatrics

Mind The Bleep

Common stressors in children and adolescents include: Infections: urinary tract infections, gastroenteritis, pneumonias, Poor compliance to insulin therapy, Dehydration, Fasting state, Heatstroke Trauma. or HCO3 10-15 mmol/L: mild DKA (5% dehydration) pH < 7.2 or HCO3 5-10 mmol/L: moderate DKA (5% dehydration) pH < 7.1

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Maintenance Fluids in Critical Illness

Don't Forget the Bubbles

She had septic shock on presentation and was resuscitated with 60ml/kg of balanced crystalloid solution and escalating vasoactive medications. If the fractional excretion of sodium is <1%, you agree with your consultant that you will also ask the nurses to account for the replacement of 5% dehydration (900ml) over 48h (≈ 19ml/h).

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emDOCs Revamp – Acute Chest Syndrome

EMDocs

2018 Aug;46(3):144-151. Epub 2018 Oct 17. 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 0.4 2022 Jul 5;328(1):57-68.

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Sickle Cell Disease Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

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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What is strange about this paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in an otherwise healthy patient? And what happened after giving ibutilide?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

We designed a step-up protocol in which shocks at 50, 100, 200, 300, and 360 J were used for transthoracic cardioversion. For more on SSS — See My Comment at the bottom of the page in the July 5, 2018 post in Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog.

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Cholera: ED presentation, evaluation, and management

EMDocs

The clinical picture of this patient was consistent with hypovolemic shock secondary to acute cholera infection. 10 In non-endemic regions, suspicion arises in patients with severe dehydration or death from acute watery diarrhea. 11 The presentation of cholera on physical examination depends on the patient’s level of dehydration.

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

I’m Jeff Nusbaum, and I’m back with my co-host, Nachi Gupta and we’ll be taking you through the August 2018 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice. Jeff: There are a shocking 22 million past-month users of marijuana in the US, followed by pain relievers at 3.8 million, and cocaine at 1.9 Jeff: Let’s get started with the pathophysiology.