Urgent Care Ultrasounds

MAY 15, 2018

Well, maybe. There was no chest tenderness at the site of the pain to indicate a rib fracture and no clinically detectable signs of pneumothorax. Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. 1) Small pneumothoraces are more ellusive. 2016; 23(10):1170-1175.

Ultrasounds 40

Ultrasounds Academics Fractures Wellness 40

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

MARCH 1, 2016

He sustained a femur fracture, splenic laceration, and blunt head trauma – the so-called Waddell’s triad. Adults tolerate hypotension relatively well, and is sufficient until we send them to the OR or interventional radiology suite. Rib fractures on CXR predict pulmonary contusions. He decompensates and needs blood.

Resuscitation 40

Resuscitation Pediatrics Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Operations 40

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. A 2011 meta-analysis in the journal of Academic Emergency Medicine found ESR, CRP, and PCT were not acutely useful in the diagnosis of septic arthritis due to wildly varying sensitivities and specificities between studies. Cleve Clin J Med.

Infectious Diseases 89

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 2, 2023

We know that fractures are the precipitating event in about 5–14% of cases and surgical procedures in 10–15%. Children and their families should undergo a psychological assessment to understand and properly address possible individual, familial, social or academic issues. More recently, Mesaroli et al. References Bayle-Iniguez X.,

Psychiatric 98

Psychiatric Pediatrics Outcomes Academics 98

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

2019) argue against a minimum NIHSS score to trigger the use of CTA, instead purporting that clinical suspicion of acute ischemic stroke presenting within 24 hours of the last known well was sufficient evidence to order the study. 23 BCVI should be suspected with any high-energy trauma or any fractures of the maxilla or mandible.

Stroke 103

Stroke Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 103

Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9, then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9, then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9,

Documentation/Coding 64

Documentation/Coding Seizures Psychiatric Wellness 64

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In this issue of the Archives , we read a large retrospective study about gastric acid suppression in infancy and the increased risk of fractures. The intriguing finding of this study was the fact that non-fracture injuries increased, which could suggest that another factor (the temperament of the child rather than gastrin or VitB metabolism?)

Pediatrics 111

Pediatrics Fractures Outcomes Research 111

Pediatric Education

JANUARY 12, 2025

Patient Presentation A 9-year-old male came to clinic for his well child examination. Obesity screening labs were also added to the routine lipid screening for this visit as well. Polycystic ovarian syndrome in girls has some overlap too with general obesity and metabolic syndrome as well as Cushing syndrome.

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Academics Fractures Wellness 40