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Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Algorithm No Fever ... - Normal CXR ... Bronchiolitis - CXR ... - CXR Shows Diffuse ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
PocketPEM - CPR - Compressions, Cycle #Management #Peds #EM #PICU #CPR #Neonate #Infant #PocketCard #PocketPEM
PocketPEM - CPR ... Compressions, Cycle #Management ... #Peds #EM #PICU ... #CPR #Neonate #
Prone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (P-CPR)
 - Confirm cardiac arrest
 - Shout for help
 - Commence prone CPR
Resuscitation (P-CPR ... Commence prone CPR ... - Effective CPR ... Prone #Arrest #CPR ... #management #criticalcare
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... specificity 2) Pneumonia ... diagnosed with CXR ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of organizing pneumonia ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... - Imaging: • CXR ... ANA, RF, CCP, CPK ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... : • 80% have fever ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Intervention: - Fevers
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
detected on CT or CXR ... Management ● Early ... ● Supportive management ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... #CriticalCare
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
CXR Repeatedly ... questions "Never ... Response #Team #RRT #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Labs o Review Meds ... o Review Cxr ... Checklist #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... get an EKG and CXR ... bedside echo is never ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare