So many great pearls in this edition of Pediatric Emergency Digest! Learn about differences in the management of shock in adults, the PROPPR trial, TXA, changing definitions of sepsis and review management of elevated ICP in critically ill children.
This episode of PEM Currents is all about anaphylaxis and admissions to the hospital. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Tim Dribin and asking him about his recent paper in PLUS ONE and how we might one day reduce the number of kids we admitted to the hospital.
Anaphylaxis is a common diagnosis in the Pediatric Emergency Department. We know that the risk of biphasic reaction exists, and that it can occur as far out as 72 -hours after the initial reaction. Many will observe children for up to 4 to 6 hours [...]
With the record temperatures outside now is as good a time as any to revisit this episode of PEM Currents.
Hyperkalemia is more than just peaked T-waves on an EKG. Learn why an elevated serum potassium level can put patients in the danger zone and how to acutely manage patients in a goal directed manner. Listen to the podcast right here: Or [...]
This episode of PEM Currents, featuring Preston Dean, a senior Pediatric Resident at Cincinnati Children's, is about all things Rapid Sequence Intubation. You'll learn about equipment, techniques, drugs and more!
Listen to this episode of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast and learn more about the management of elevated intracranial pressure.
This edition of Why We Do What We Do focuses on the use of hypertonic saline to treat elevated intracranial pressure in children.
Should we think twice about discharging tachycardic children home from the ED? Check out this article from Annals of Emergency Medicine to see what one study tells us.
Choosy kids choosing dilute apple juice instead of specially formulated electrolyte solutions in gastroenteritis? Surely the electrolyte solutions are superior? Right?