Apparent Life-Threatening Event
Apparent Life-Threatening Event (ALTE) Being specialists of emergencies we are facile with managing events that have the potential to threaten a...
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Cholelithiasis
Pediatric Cholelithiasis After feeling the synapses in my brain start to misfire while contemplating the multitude of potential medical problems and...
Pediatric Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia in the Pediatric Patient in your ED. I would confidently announce that we, generally, order less reflexive blood work in...
Hydration and Status Asthmaticus
We are all proficient at the management of asthma exacerbations. Regardless of the season, there are always innumerable triggers of reactive...
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Pediatric EM can be quite difficult. We have discussed how it requires vigilance to see through the mountains of patients presenting...
Pediatric Obesity – just when you thought your job was difficult enough…
We all realize that obesity plays a tremendous role in the health of adults (associated with more comorbidities, more complications,...
Gross Growth Estimates
One of the most unique aspects of pediatrics is growth and development… and how these impact your evaluation. Even in the...
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