Pediatric EM Morsels

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Considering HUS and treating dehydration early has been shown to help keep the dialysis machine away! Timing and utility of ultrasound in diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: 7-year experience of a large tertiary care hospital. 2021 May;232:200-206.e4. Epub 2021 Jan 5. Protect the Kidneys! doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.12.077.

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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. 2021) Morel-Lavallee lesion , Orthobullets. PMID: 30190632; PMCID: PMC6126206. Arch Gen Med.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 17, 2024

2021 A plain abdominal X-ray shows multiple dilated loops of bo wel. Other symptoms, such as constipation, abdominal pain and dehydration, were also be seen. Abdominal ultrasound, used in 34 cases, was able to visualize a rounded intraluminal image corresponding to a bead in 28 patients. Image adapted from Mullens et al.,

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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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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

2021 Apr;28(4):444-454. Epub 2021 Jan 2. Evaluation by ultrasound of traumatic rib fractures missed by radiography. 2021 Feb;60(2):165-174. 2021 Feb;60(2):165-174. Effects of hydration and dehydration on blood rheology in sickle cell trait carriers during exercise. Sep 2015;66(3):222-229.e1. Acad Emerg Med.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 1, 2024

Data collected from 2002 to 2021 revealed a 72% decline in IPD incidence among children (<18 years), with continued reductions after the transition from PCV7 to PCV13. During the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021), the incidence of IPD reached its lowest level in 20 years. You will find the list is broken down into four sections: 1.Reviews

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

For patients who are elderly, orthostasis is an unreliable clinical finding and may be present in the absence of dehydration. For links to FOAM-ED ultrasound content, see the section after take-home points.) (For links to FOAM-ED ultrasound content, see the section after take-home points.) 11 A study by Stephan et al.

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