Pediatrics

• Acute Management in Pediatric Congestive Heart Failure

  Image Credit: Wikimedia This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Author: Alfred Morrobel, M.D Universidad Iberoamericana Epidemiology Congestive heart failure (CHF) in children is diverse due to the myriad underlying etiologies that can occur from birth to adolescence. In the United States, CHF is estimated to affect 12,000 to 35,000 children below the age […]
• Did You Know? Broselow Pediatric Emergency Tape

  Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Author: Jenna Erickson, MD Phoenix Children’s Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center Originally Published: Modern Resident August/September 2015 In a pediatric trauma, one of the initial treatment steps is determination of a child’s “color.” This is referencing the Broselow Pediatric Emergency Tape, an old but widely accepted method of estimating a child’s weight based […]
• Maybe Grandma Was Right: Dilute Apple Juice for Pediatric Oral Rehydration

  Image Credit: Pixabay Author: Ashley Grigsby, DO PGY-3 Indiana University Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics Residency This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Acute gastroenteritis is a common diagnosis for pediatric patients in emergency departments across the country. Although the cause is usually viral, successful treatment consists of adequate fluid hydration and supportive care through the course […]
• BRUE, The New ALTE

  Image: Flickr Author: Danielle Goodrich, MD PGY-3 Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine In May, the American Academy of Pediatrics published new clinical guidelines to replace ALTE (Apparent Life-Threatening Events) with BRUE, Brief Resolved Unexplained Event. The new guidelines, in addition to defining BRUE, offer an approach to evaluation based on risk of repeat event or serious underlying […]
• Tips for Tackling the Pediatric Trauma

  Image: Bigstock Author: Shyam Sivasankar, MD Emergency Medicine Resident Stanford-Kaiser Emergency Medicine AAEM/RSA Publications Committee Member This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. I am very fortunate to train at a facility with a child life specialist present in the emergency department. Their presence has helped me learn a lot about running pediatric trauma […]
• Why Will This Baby Not Stop Crying?

  Image Credit: Flickr, Photo by Tatiana Vdb Author: Josh Bowers, DO Emergency Medicine Resident Adena Regional Medical Center This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. It is 3:00 am and a mother brings in her crying infant. The mother seems to be at a loss and states: “Nothing I do will make him stop […]
• Treatment of Diphenhydramine Cardiotoxicity

  Source: Flickr Author: Teng Lu, MDEmergency Medicine ResidentStanford-Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. CaseA 16 year old girl was brought in by family for ingestion of an unknown amount of diphenhydramine (Benadryl®) in a suicide attempt. Initial vitals were remarkable for sinus tachycardia at a rate of 120. Her […]

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