Tag pulmonary edema

Pleural Effusion and ReExpansion Pulmonary Edema

Pediatric 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 or Aspirated Foreign Bodies, or Bronchiolitis or Heart Failure, or Spontaneous Pneumothorax or Traumatic Pneumothorax … (goodness, that is a…

Jellyfish Envenomation

Jellyfish Envenomation

Summer is officially in full swing and we all love it! Well, my kids do get tired of hearing about all of the potential hazards that lurk around every corner, but I just have a hard time turning that part…

Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema and Croup

Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema and Croup

Caring for patients is very humbling. I once described the EM Mindset as being one that requires Humble Arrogance (See EMDocs.net) – requiring humility to know you can’t know it all and arrogance to believe that your skills can make a…