Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2016

Distributive Shock The most common cause of distributive shock is sepsis, followed by anaphylactic, toxicologic, adrenal, and neurogenic causes. Children with sepsis come in two varieties: warm shock and cold shock. Is this in an infarction, an infection, a poisoning? Now , we look at contractility. Treat with epinephrine.

Shock 40

Shock Sepsis Pediatrics Ultrasounds 40

Taming the SRU

MAY 1, 2023

Subsequent exposure results in a T-cell mediated response (Type IV hypersensitivity reaction) Plants: Toxicodendron species (poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac) Also present in foods, including pistachio, cashew, and mango.

Poisoning 52

Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Seizures Emergency Department 52

EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Nachi: And don’t forget our peer reviewers this month, Dr. Daniel Sessions, a medical toxicologist working at the South Texas Poison Center, and our very own editor-in-chief, Dr. Andy Jagoda, who is also Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Note that antivenom will NOT reverse anaphylaxis on its own.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Poisoning Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions 40

Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

to divert the plane).

Sepsis 96

Sepsis Fractures Documentation/Coding Administration 96