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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS): Rebaked Morsel

Pediatric EM Morsels

Considering HUS and treating dehydration early has been shown to help keep the dialysis machine away! Timing and utility of ultrasound in diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: 7-year experience of a large tertiary care hospital. Protect the Kidneys! References: Glatstein M, Miller E, Garcia-Bournissen F, Scolnik D.

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

It was peer-reviewed by Joseph Habboushe, assistant professor at NYU and Nadia Maria Shaukat, director of the emergency and critical care ultrasound at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Jeff: This DEA designation limits the ability to do research and obtain federal funding for such research.

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Bubble Wrap PLUS – July ’23

Don't Forget the Bubbles

We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research. Reviews and opinion articles Point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric nephrology. You will find the list is broken down into four sections: 1.Reviews Sethi SK, et al.

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Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

EMDocs

Evaluation by ultrasound of traumatic rib fractures missed by radiography. Neuropathic pain: redefinition and a grading system for clinical and research purposes. Effects of hydration and dehydration on blood rheology in sickle cell trait carriers during exercise. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. 2020;120(10):696-697.

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Bubble Wrap PLUS – January 2024

Don't Forget the Bubbles

We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research. Reviews and opinion articles Use of POCUS for the assessment of dehydration in pediatric patients-a narrative review. Musolino AM, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2023 Dec 22.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). Also consider non-hemorrhagic volume depletion, dehydration : orthostatic vitals may uncover this [see Mendu et al. (3)].

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

EMDocs

For patients who are elderly, orthostasis is an unreliable clinical finding and may be present in the absence of dehydration. For links to FOAM-ED ultrasound content, see the section after take-home points.) (For links to FOAM-ED ultrasound content, see the section after take-home points.) 11 A study by Stephan et al.