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Iron deficiency anemia can be seen in toddlers that have switched to cow’s milk (typically at age 1 yr) from formula. If the child’s diet is nearly exclusively cow’s milk, a severe anemia can slowly develop due to iron deficiency… Continue Reading →
(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!) You are caring for a 12 year old known diabetic who presents in diabetic ketoacidosis. Temperature is 37.5, HR 100, RR 24, BP 96/36, O2… Continue Reading →
(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!) An 18 month old with history of pseudohypoaldosteronism presents with a K+ level of 9.0 and peaked T waves with mild QRS widening on the… Continue Reading →
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(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!) You have diagnosed a 14 year old boy with likely nephrolithiasis, as evidenced by his colicky flank pain, hematuria, and ultrasound showing mild hydronephrosis.
(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!) You are seeing a 4 week old brought in for vomiting with every feed. The vomitus is non-bilious, non-projectile, and non-bloody. The baby is making… Continue Reading →
(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!) You are seeing a 16 year old obese teen with no previous history of diabetes who presents with recent viral URI symptoms and increasing altered… Continue Reading →
It’s July, so good time to review the basics. For pediatric resuscitations of any type, the mnemonic ABCDEFG is great – Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Don’t Ever Forget Glucose. Children have lower reserves and become hypoglycemic more easily than adults when… Continue Reading →
(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!) D5 ¼ NS is no longer recommended for maintenance fluids in hospitalized young infants. Why not?
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