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Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
assessment and management ... of coma in pediatric ... Scale Exposure - e.g ... Assessment #Coma #Pediatrics ... #Peds #ABCs #CriticalCare
Naloxone for Clonidine Overdose
Indication: Altered mental status, CNS depression or respiratory depression due to clonidine overdose
Dosing:
Pediatrics: 10 mg ... strongly supported in pediatric ... cases. ... Clonidine #Overdose #toxicology ... #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
objective assessment“ (e.g ... there is no clear cause ... Management ● Early ... the underlying cause ... #CriticalCare
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... respiratory tract (e.g ... has potential to cause ... • Airway Management ... workup #pulmonary #criticalcare
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... adult, 10 ml.kg-1 paediatric ... team. ❼ Consider causes ... (eg steroid dependency ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
Causes of exacerbation ... . egg - Contact ... - What causes exacerbation ... condition and its management ... primarycare #peds #pediatrics
ECMO circuit chatter - rhythmic pulsations in the drainage catheter/tubing leading to the pump
CHATTER occurs when
Untreated it can cause ... venous return (e.g ... chatter #clinical #video ... #criticalcare #
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
Naloxone - Toxicology ... opioid-dependent patients Pediatric ... search for other causes ... Naloxone #Narcan #Toxicology ... #Management #Pharmacology
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... 1 gm/hour • Pediatric ... /min • Pediatric ... 1b (lidocaine)- case ... TorsadesdePointes #TDP #Management
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... early & document (e.g ... should be drawn in pediatric ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare ... #Management