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Acute Transverse Myelitis in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

(Tavasoli 2018, Wolf 2012) More common in adults; children comprise 20% of total cases (Pidcock 2007, Wang 2019) Bimodal age distribution (Absoud 2016) Children < 5 years Children > 10 years Symptoms evolve over 2-4 days and peak at 5-6 days (Absoud 2016) ATM may occur alone OR as part of another disorders (e.g.

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Podcast 186.0: Hypocalcemia

Core EM

Pfenning CL, Slovis CM: Electrolyte Disorders; in Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al (eds): Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, ed 8. 2016, January 27). J Intensive Care Med 2013; 28:166. Louis, Mosby, Inc., 2014, (Ch) 125: p 1636-53. Swaminathan, A. Hypocalcemia. Regulation of calcium homeostasis.

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Morel-Lavallée Lesion in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment.

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SGEM#418: I Ain’t Missing You – Spinal Epidural Abscess

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: October 20, 2023 Reference: Cai et al. Date: October 20, 2023 Reference: Cai et al. Reference: Cai et al. Population: Adults attending at continuously-staffed EDs in a health network covering 15 states, 2016-19. Implementation of a Clinical Management Tool for Spinal Epidural Abscess Early Diagnosis.

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Imported Malaria

Pediatric EM Morsels

PMID: 34748988 Conroy AL, Hawkes M, Elphinstone RE, Morgan C, Hermann L, Barker KR, Namasopo S, Opoka RO, John CC, Liles WC, Kain KC. PMID: 27186577 Conroy AL, Opoka RO, Bangirana P, Idro R, Ssenkusu JM, Datta D, Hodges JS, Morgan C, John CC. 2016 Apr; 32(4): 227–231. vivax , P. malariae , and the less common P. knowlesi and P.

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Traveling Ticks: Tickborne Illnesses and International Travel

Pediatric EM Morsels

Climate change and changes in land usage have contributed to an expanded range of ticks (Beard 2016). PMID: 15546086 Luce-Fedrow Al, Lehman ML, Kelly DJ, Mllins K, Maina AN, Stewart RL, Ge H, St. John H, Jian J, RIchards AL. 2016 Apr 26;315(16):1767-77. Thanks for checking out my Tick-Talk! References Beard, C.B.,

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Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury Risk Stratification: Rebaked Morsel

Pediatric EM Morsels

Baumann F, Ernstberger T, Neumann C, et al. 2016; Published June 20, 2016. Leonard JC, Harding M, Cook LJ, et al. Leonard JC, Kuppermann N, Olsen C, et al. 2014;133(5) Mathews JD, Forsythe AV, Brady Z, et al. Nigrovic LE, Rogers AJ, Adelgais KM, et al. Slaar A, Fockens MM, Wang J, et al.

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