Failure to Thrive
Children have very few responsibilities and even fewer jobs (just ask my kids). The one job young children have is growing....
Category: Endo/Met/Tox
Rickets Presentations in the ED
In the Emergency Department, we are constantly juggling large lists of differential diagnoses. We become facile at sorting through the vast...
Hamman’s Syndrome and DKA
Certainly there are many issues to consider while diagnosing and managing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), like the possibility of cerebral edema. Often,...
Galactosemia
Humans are complex creatures and caring for them is challenging (to say the least). In order to provide superior care for...
Hypocalcemia and Neonates
Unquestionably, a lot of electrolyte panel laboratory studies get ordered reflexively and have little true clinical utility. The healthy kid (or...
Diabetes Insipidus
Recently, @EMHighAK (Alex Koyfman) asked about any “teaching points” with respect to Pediatric DKA and Cerebral Edema. In addition to referencing...
Liquid Nicotine
Tobacco smoke is a health hazard for children (and us children of all ages). We know this. So it seems like...
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