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PATIENT AGE >2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
Pediatric Blunt Head ... Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Algorithm ... #HeadTrauma #HeadCT ... #PECARN #ALiEM
PATIENT AGE <2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
Pediatric Blunt Head ... Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Algorithm ... #HeadTrauma #HeadCT ... #PECARN #ALiEM
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
: HR > 180bpm ECG ... , Monitors, Pads ... AP Stable? ... Signs of shock or heart ... Management #Algorithm #peds
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
depletion - Heart ... - Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Target Receptor, Heart ... Resistance, Main Uses ... 0.375-0.75 mcg/kg ... Vasopressors #Properties #Table
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
Causes of exacerbation ... . egg - Contact ... - Environment: heat ... - What causes exacerbation ... #primarycare #peds
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes ... Other: • Sepsis (e.g ... Meningitis • Head ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... with previously stable ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... or papilledema, heart
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... tissue disorder e.g ... Marfans, EDS ... opiates • Control heart ... blood pressure: e.g
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Stimulate glucose-dependent insulin release from the pancreas (GLP-1
Ozempic), or daily tablet ... atherosclerotic heart ... side effects (e.g ... . diarrhea, nausea ... not definitively cause