Loperamide Abuse and Overuse
There are many conditions to consider when dealing with a patient who presents with altered mental status. Is there a significant...
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Horner Syndrome in Children
Despite what some may think, medical school wasn’t that long ago for me (stop laughing people!). I remember learning by making...
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...
Failure to Thrive
Children have very few responsibilities and even fewer jobs (just ask my kids). The one job young children have is growing....
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...
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