Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2016

Cardiogenic Shock: Act Use point-of-care cardiac ultrasound : Good Squeeze? It’s seen easily enough on point of care ultrasound. Tamponade: if any sign of shock, pericardiocentesis, preferentially ultrasound-guided. Children with sepsis come in two varieties: warm shock and cold shock. Pericardial Effusion? Pediatrics.

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Northwestern EM Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This data shows us that angiotensin II can make the blood pressure better but I would never let it distract you from the things we know matter in sepsis resuscitation. In my personal practice, I make sure to optimize these and start vasopressin shortly after the initiation of norepinephrine.

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Shock Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis 52

Taming the SRU

MAY 1, 2023

Midline Ludwig’s angina Dermoid cyst Thyroglossal duct cyst Thyroid mass Thyroid goiter Lateral Sialadenitis Branchial cleft cyst Kawasaki’s Lymphoma Diagnosis: Thyroglossal Duct cyst with a superimposed strep throat infection without typical symptoms of pharyngitis Test of choice: Ultrasound Thyroglossal Duct cyst Most common pediatric cervical congenital (..)

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Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Seizures Emergency Department 52

EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: Hypotension should be treated with isotonic fluids and, as usual, anaphylaxis should be treated with the usual cocktail of antihistamines and epinephrine at first IM and then via infusion if refractory. Note that antivenom will NOT reverse anaphylaxis on its own. Regardless, the treatment is the same – epinephrine.

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Emergency Department Poisoning Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions 40

Broome Docs

JANUARY 27, 2025

Adrenaline Auto-Injectors for Preventing Fatal Anaphylaxis. Diagnosis of acute aortic syndromes with ultrasound and D-dimer: the PROFUNDUS study. Biomarker-Guided Antibiotic Duration for Hospitalized Patients With Suspected Sepsis: The ADAPT-Sepsis Randomized Clinical Trial. Clin Exp Allergy. 2024 Oct 9. doi: 10.1111/cea.14565.

Sepsis 101

Sepsis Anaphylaxis Hospitals Ultrasounds 101