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...
Category: Critical Care
Hyperkalemia
We all can take things for granted. Certainly I do all of the time: like Gravity, or that a post-menarche female...
Propofol Infusion Syndrome in Children
Keeping children calm and cooperative is part of our job and often leads us to using fancy medicines like Ketamine and Nitrous...
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....
Pleural Effusion and ReExpansion Pulmonary Edema
Respiratory Distress is a common emergent complaint encountered when caring for children. Whether it is Out of Control Asthma or Pneumonia, or Severe Croup...
Hypothyroidism and Myxedema Coma
When managing critically ill adults or even adults with “odd complaints,” we often think of the thyroid gland and its potential...
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