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Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES)

Pediatric EM Morsels

Admission to hospital depending on severity of symptoms and need for further hydration Moral of the Morsel Diseases, just like our patients, are unique and varied!

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Contrast Media Shortage of 2022 – Lessons Learned

EMDocs

9,13 3) Switch to a NCCT scan CECT has been long considered to outperform NCCT in acute trauma and acute abdominal emergencies and has thus been referred by ED physicians to rule out life-threatening emergencies. Direct methods used to reduce contrast media usage in CT imaging. 9 2) Use of alternative contrast agents Table 3.

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The Pediatric Surgical Abdomen

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

The Approach to Common Abdominal Diagnoses in Infants and Children. Essential Diagnosis of Abdominal Emergencies in the First Year of Life. Emerg Med Clin N Am. Abdominal surgical emergencies in infants and young children. Emerg Med Clin N Am. Pediatric Surgery Irish MS et al. Pedaitr Clin N Am.

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Pediatric Diarrhea with Dr. Jay Larmon

Downeast Emergency Medicine

In these patients, consider intra-abdominal emergencies (appendicitis, incarceration, etc). They will often require intravenous fluids and empiric antibiotics in addition labs (including blood cultures) and abdominal imaging.