Description
You are working at Clerkship General when you hear an EMS call: “Clerkship General, we are bringing you a young female in respiratory distress. ETA 2 minutes”
Initial Vitals:
HR: 123
BP: 142/78
Temp: Unknown
RR: 36
O2: 97% (NonRebreather)
Critical Actions:
* Give Albuterol, Steroids, and Magnesium
* Give either Epinephrine or Terbutaline
* Post Intubation Checklist: Sedation, Tubes, and Xray
* Choosing Appropriate Vent Settings
* Allow permissive hypercapnia
You are working at Clerkship General when one of the nurses comes and grabs you. “Hey doc, we need you in bed 10. I think this patient is having a stroke.”
Initial Vitals:
HR: 51
BP: 201/98
Temp: 98.0F
RR: 18
O2: 99% (Room Air)
Critical...
Published 05/01/24
* Common during the first year of life as well as during puberty
* Presents with nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, and/or testicular pain
* ALWAYS examine a child for signs of torsion who presents with abdominal pain (especially lower abdominal pain)
* Look for tenderness,...
Published 04/16/24