Upside Down Vagal Maneuver for SVT
Cardiac arrhythmias and conditions in children certainly warrant our concern. The entire clinical spectrum is challenging to evaluate and manage; from...
Category: Cardiology
Cardiac Tamponade in Children
We have discussed, previously, how the unique anatomic and physiologic differences kids have may make conditions more subtle and challenging to...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Children
Currently, in the Northern Hemisphere, it is cold (Yes, I know my cold intolerance has been worsening as my hair gets...
Hyperkalemia
We all can take things for granted. Certainly I do all of the time: like Gravity, or that a post-menarche female...
Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity and Lipid Emulsion Therapy
Managing injuries is all too common when caring for children. Whether it is a Fish Hook where it shouldn’t be or a...
Huffing Hydrocarbons: Inhalant Abuse
Substance abuse is not only an adult patient problem. Alcohol and illegal drug abuse, unfortunately, also afflicts our pediatric population too....
B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) use in Children
We doctors love to order tests, often only to confirm things we already know. Did that lactate level for the child...
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