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Morel-Lavallée Lesion in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

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. 2022) Morel-lavallee lesions – diagnosis and practical management of these troublesome injuries!

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 100: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 1

EMDocs

Other causes of sickling: acidosis, dehydration, inflammation, infection, fever, and blood stasis Sickling leads to vascular occlusion, end-organ ischemia, and decreased RBC lifespan, which, in turn, leads to pain crisis, acute anemia, sequestration, infection, and acute chest syndrome (ACS.) 2022 Aug;58:235-244. Epub 2022 Jun 11.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 101: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 2

EMDocs

Other causes of sickling: acidosis, dehydration, inflammation, infection, fever, and blood stasis. Ultrasound Sensitivity 88-100%, specificity 68-94% LR+ of 14.6 (95% Fluid management Goal is euvolemia Dehydration – needs IV fluid resuscitation. 2022 Aug;58:235-244. Epub 2022 Jun 11. times maintenance.

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Bubble Wrap PLUS – January 2024

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Data from the Nurse-Family Partnership program involving 60,171 families were analysed across four cohorts, including pre-pandemic and three pandemic cohorts (from July 2022 to October 2023). Reviews and opinion articles Use of POCUS for the assessment of dehydration in pediatric patients-a narrative review. Musolino AM, et al.

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EM@3AM: Suppurative Parotitis

EMDocs

Transoral Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Salivary Gland Pathologies. Ultrasound Med Biol. Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association; 2022. Other bacterial causes include anaerobic oral flora, Strep viridans, E. Other bacterial causes include anaerobic oral flora, Strep viridans, E. Wilson M, Pandey S. doi:10.1097/01.SMJ.0000140830.66461.12

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Don’t Forget the Orbeez!

Don't Forget the Bubbles

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. A case of ingested water beads diagnosed with point-of-care ultrasound. Zamora et al., and Lee, S.H.,

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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

Her bedside cardiac ultrasound was normal We decided to cardiovert her since the time of onset was very recent. 25, 2022 ). But when you see this, you should suspect that the AV node is not well. I signed her out to one of my partners. He decided to give ibutilide 1 mg over 10 minutes.

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