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PATIENT AGE >2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
PATIENT AGE >2 Years ... Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Algorithm ... HeadCT #PECARN #ALiEM
PATIENT AGE <2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
PATIENT AGE <2 Years ... Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Algorithm ... HeadCT #PECARN #ALiEM
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
Conjugate Vaccines (PCV ... Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Workup #Algorithm ... #PCV #PneumococcalConjugateVaccines ... #NoUTI #ALiEM
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
SVT - Management Algorithm ... , Monitors, Pads ... 2 J/kg - Dr. ... tachycardia #Management #Algorithm ... #peds #Pediatric
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
anterior chest 2. ... diaphragm #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #PICU #POCUS ... Technique #Zones #ALiEM
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
between them PEDS ... Lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg ... → Benzo Dose 2 ... Anti-epileptic #2 ... management #treatment #algorithm
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
Heart Rate 2. ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #Hypotensive ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Iron Deficiency (Eg ... Alpha-Thalassemia 2- ... Other • e.g ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
2. ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Cataract Plan for Meds
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm ... (cell) volume (MCV ... of substrate (e.g ... reticulocyte index above 2% ... If under 2%, then