9 results
Asthma management- what is the evidence? 

MDI vs. Nebulization of Beta agonist 
 - Has been
Asthma management ... hospitalization or relapse rates ... #asthma #management ... #ebm #pulmonary ... #peds #pediatrics
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
on patient, Crash ... Turn rate to 30bpm ... above intrinsic rate ... seconds until pacing rate ... #differential #management
Clinical Trial of Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Kupperman et al. NEJM 2018

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1716816
Study
Fluid Infusion Rates ... NEJM 2018 https ... TessaRDavis #EBM ... VisualAbstract #Peds ... #NEJM
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... elbow dislocation, scaphoid ... fracture • ED Management ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... hypoxemia) or rales ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... Marfans, EDS ... Control heart rate ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Sedimentation rate ... (ESR or sed rate ... in literature (NEJM ... (Cornelia NEJM ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
Sedation: know RASS ... BMs (know last BM ... / TUBES: know gauges ... #CriticalCare #Management
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
smallpox) - Rash ... similar; monkeypox rash ... - Case-fatality ... rate: Historically ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management