Pediatric patient with back pain? Those of us who take care of adults also know all too well the complaint of Back Pain and are comfortable looking for the Red Flags of serious etiologies of that complaint. Back pain in the pediatric ED is definitely not as prevalent as the adult ED, but actually warrants some additional concern.
Thanks to Sean M. Fox, MD (@PedEMMorsels) for this great post!
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Another tasty Ped EM Morsel to complement last week’s adult osteomyelitis post by Ben Cooper.
Thanks to Sean M. Fox, MD (@PedEMMorsels) for this great post!
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Being flexible and creative are important traits to have while working the ED. It is also vital to always keep the end result in mind. Pain control is always an important endpoint for us to constantly consider. While most of us would say that we strive alleviate our patients’ pain, there is evidence that we are not great at it.
Thanks to Sean M. Fox, MD (@PedEMMorsels) for this great post!
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Often the Ped EM Morsels discuss diagnoses that emphasize astute clinical skills and vigilance while minimizing the importance of laboratory testing. Appendicitis is a great example of this!
Thanks to Sean M. Fox, MD (@PedEMMorsels) for this great post!
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We see that, like in adults, an elevated lactate can help identify those patients who are potentially sicker than others, although not perfectly. It is only helpful if it alerts you to severe illness presenting subtly or helps direct your resuscitation efforts… which, again, require the astute clinician to determine.
Thanks to Sean M. Fox, MD (@PedEMMorsels) for this gem with significant clinical relevance.
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Join us 2/5/15 at 9 PM EST as we have our next AMA with Andy Sloas, DO, RDMS, FAAEM (@PEMEDpodcast) from PED ED Podcast (http://www.pemed.org/)
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Often, the dreaded complications that we are taught to look for don’t present to us in the Emergency Department, but develop and evolve during the hospitalization that began with the patient seeing us in the ED. Our skill can help the child in distress, but our vigilance can detect the evolving Acute Chest Syndrome and perhaps even prevent it.
Thanks to Sean M. Fox, MD (@PedEMMorsels) for this gem with significant clinical relevance.
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Rapid evaluation and management of the sick neonate is a required skill for the emergency physician. Here we present a brief but comprehensive strategy for resuscitating and stabilizing the critically ill neonate as well as some mnemonics for help remembering the differential diagnosis.
“The key to the ED evaluation of pediatric syncope is using the history, physical, and ECG to exclude serious pathology”
Great review of pediatric syncope from Zach Radwine, MD, including red flags, an extensive differential, and normal vs. abnormal peds ECG findings.
IO Placement: “Should be done without hesitation in a child who lacks easily obtainable IV access and signs of poor perfusion”
Placing an IV in a sick pediatric patient can be a real challenge. Fortunately, there are options! Thanks to Sean M. Fox, MD (@PedEMMorsels) for this gem with significant clinical relevance.
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