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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Who Doesn’t Like a Nice Rosé?

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Iron toxicity treated with deferoxamine Background Deferoxamine is the treatment for severe iron toxicity [1]. Deferoxamine 1] Initial dosing starts at 5 mg/kg/hr intravenously. 1, 3, 4] Hypotension is generally the rate-limiting factor for the infusion rate. McGraw-Hill Education; 2019 Madiwale T, Liebelt E. 2023 May 22.

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Travel-Related Illnesses in Children

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In the 1950’s travel accounted for 25 million international tourists. A study of swiss tourists found they compromised 53.4% Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF) should be suspected in a returning traveler from an endemic area within 21 days especially if there are bleeding manifestations on exam including petechial rashes.

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PEM POCUS Series: Pediatric Renal and Bladder Ultrasound

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Ultrasound probes from left to right: linear (nenoates), phased array (infants/younger children), and curvilinear (older children/adolescents) Pro tips for performing renal/bladder POCUS on a child [1] Addressing potential anxiety leads to a more efficient and comfortable examination. Estimated volume = 39.2

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Episode 146 Celiac Disease: Rootin tootin gluten

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2014): 6-7. Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology| ACG , 118 (1), pp.59-76. Annals of internal medicine , 172 (1), pp.ITC1-ITC16. ” BMC medicine 17 (2019): 1-20. Gastroenterology , 160 (1), pp.63-75. ” Internal and emergency medicine 9 (2014): 249-256. Kelly, C.P.,

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The PROPHY-VAP Trial: Ceftriaxone to Prevent VAP in Patients with Acute Brain Injury

REBEL EM

1, 2 Its occurrence often portends worse outcomes in intubated patients, whose projected hospital course was already tenuous. 1, 4, 6 The overall incidence of VAP is somewhere around 5%-40% of all intubated patients, depending on the study and country from which it is reported. 4, 8 Paper: Dahyot-Fizelier, C.,

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PEM POCUS Series: Soft Tissue Ultrasound

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Her symptoms started 1 week ago as a scratch which progressively got more red and painful. Pediatric Soft Tissue POCUS Ultrasound Technique Figure 1. Cellulitis with cobblestoning Video 1. Abscess with irregular borders and surrounding cellulitis E. Superficial abscess with well-circumscribed borders Table 1.

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Ep 127 Bhopal: The 1984 Union Carbide Disaster

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2005): 1-6. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society , 25 (1), pp.37-45. “Insecticide toxicology, mammalian toxicity of 1-naphthyl-N-methylcarbamate (Sevin insecticide).” Stewart, Nelson E., “Acute toxicity of the insecticide Sevin® and its hydrolytic product 1-naphthol to some marine organisms.”

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