Pediatric Penetrating Neck Injury
A child’s neck, naturally, is a special region of their body. It has numerous vital and delicate structures crammed in closely...
Category: Critical Care
Thromboelastagram and Trauma
Trauma and accidental injuries keep us all quite busy in the Emergency Departments across the country. Unfortunately, despite advances in prevention,...
Ludwig’s Angina in Children
Pediatric head and neck infections are encountered commonly in the Emergency Department. While most often these will be relatively simple (although...
Central Line and Fever
Yes. It is indubitable. Children will present for evaluation of fever. Many, if not most, will be well and likely have...
Major Traumatic Brain Injury
While the weird, wild, and unusual conditions that affect our pediatric patients deserve our attention, traumatic injuries unquestionably demand much of...
Pulmonary Hypertensive Crisis
Caring for children can be rather challenging. Yes, there is a fair amount of finding ways to avoid saying “It’s Just...
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,...
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