The Pediatric Airway: Pearls and Pitfalls
A great review of managing the pediatric airway with tips on initial assessment, physiology, and equipment.
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practice updates
Hypertensive Crisis in Kids
I think that we’d all agree that 144/89 is not a normal blood pressure, but it is one that those of us who have the pleasure of caring for adults will look at with almost a sense of comfort – because it isn’t 70/30 or 210/120. Unfortunately, however, this sense of reassurance cannot be had when dealing with children. Depending on the patient’s sex, age, and height, 144/89 may not only represent hypertension but may be associated with hypertensive crisis in kids!
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Posterior MI Recognition
Posterior MIs can be tricky…learn how to recognize this rare set of MIs through this post
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Discharge Strategies
Tips for ensuring the safety of discharged patients, from a newly minted attending physician
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EM Mindset: Mike Stone – Don’t Be A Lazy Jacka**
Continuing with our EM Mindset series, here is another great piece by Dr. Mike Stone to kick off your week. Enjoy!
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The Scary Airway Series Part II: Mastering Obesity, Peds, and Burns
We’ve all heard it at one point or another: “Man, I’d HATE to have to intubate THAT!” Typically, this sentence is used to describe a patient in an ominous, sphincter-tightening situation, or the patient with the obviously suboptimal airway.
You walk by the door to the Resuscitation Bay or Trauma Bay, see that the patient is in respiratory distress, and rapidly breeze through your airway mnemonics and ultimately come to the conclusion that this would be a scary airway. The airways of myths and legends, and where heroes are made.
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Cerebral Edema and Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Cerebral edema is the most feared emergent complication of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis. Fortunately, it is relatively rare, but the rarity can lead to some confusion when it comes to its management.
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Concussion in Sports: Sideline and Emergency Department Evaluation and Management
A review of concussion in sports: diagnosis, management, imaging indications, and disposition.
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EM Mindset: Zack Repanshek – Making a Difference in People’s Lives
Continuing with our EM Mindset series, here is another great piece by Dr. Zach Repanshek to kick off your week. Enjoy!
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EM Mindset: Rob Bryant – Seven rules that make me nicer to work with (when I remember them)
Continuing with our EM Mindset series, here is another great piece by Dr. Rob Bryant to kick off your week. Enjoy!