Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Total RBC count (<500 RBCs in last tube), as well as clearance by the last tube (decrease in RBC count by at least 70% by the last tube), can be used to differentiate between traumatic taps and a SAH. If assessing for SAH, xanthochromia may not appear until 12 hours after onset, though may appear after 2-4 hours.

Pediatrics 75

Pediatrics Ultrasounds Fractures Wellness 75

Pediatric Education

APRIL 28, 2024

“I’m happy that she is continuing to progress and the physical therapist thinks she will do very well. The pediatrician asked if the parent had any questions about the cerebral palsy diagnosis and the mother said that she had thought she had a problem, but the neonatologist had confirmed it.

Seizures 40

Seizures Pediatrics Dislocations Stroke 40

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MAY 14, 2017

." Some epileptic seizures will be heralded by a loud inspiratory "cri du epilepsie" as the diaphragm contracts in spasm and by the strong negative pressure against a partially closed larynx (in the form of a Müller maneuver or "reverse Valsalva maneuver") similar to that made by a partially-obstructing laryngospasm.

Dislocations 40

Dislocations Emergency Nursing Seizures Fractures 40

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 25, 2023

wrist in extension clavicle tibial pediatric forearm Most likely injuries to need an x-ray? bicarb <18mEq/L) ketosis (preferably serum beta-hydroxybutyrate >3mmol/L) Risk factors SGLT2 inhibitor use fasting state ketogenic diet intra-abdominal pathology (AGE, pancreatitis, etc.) to 1 mcg/kg/hour procedural sedation loading dose: 0.5-1

Seizures 75

Seizures Fractures EKG/ECG Resuscitation 75