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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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The Broselow-Luten System

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Initially tested in Johannesburg, South Africa: 1 month old to 12 years old Broselow predicted within 10% of weight in 63.6% Bowen 2016] Moral of the Morsel: Weight Matters! link] Lubitz DS, Seidel JS, Chameides L, Luten RC, Zaritsky AL, Campbell FW. 2007-2902 Wells M, Coovadia A, Kramer E, Goldstein L. Broselow does not.

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Traveling Ticks: Tickborne Illnesses and International Travel

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Climate change and changes in land usage have contributed to an expanded range of ticks (Beard 2016). Time from tick bite to onset of symptoms generally ranges from 1 week to 4 weeks but can start within 2 days (CDC 2022) Tick-Borne Encephalitis can also be transmitted in unpasturized dairy. These resolve within 1 week.

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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.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 110: Primary Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

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Commonly a monomicrobial infection with gram-negative bacteria like E. Paracentesis is a safe procedure with a low complication rate (< 1%). For the remaining fluid inject 1 mL into a purple top EDTA blood tube for cell count; send 2-3 mL for Gram stain in a red-top tube or sterile urine container. coli (50-90% of cases).

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Episode 146 Celiac Disease: Rootin tootin gluten

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Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology| ACG , 118 (1), pp.59-76. Annals of internal medicine , 172 (1), pp.ITC1-ITC16. Caio, Giacomo, et al. ” BMC medicine 17 (2019): 1-20. . ” BMC medicine 17 (2019): 1-20. Cenit, María Carmen, et al. Gastroenterology , 160 (1), pp.63-75.

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PEM POCUS Series: Pediatric Lung Ultrasound

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Technique Positioning and Probe Figure 1: Younger children can sit in their parent’s lap and give a hug for lateral and posterior lung scanning. The patient should be in a position of comfort: supine, sitting, or in parent’s lap (Figure 1). Identify anatomical landmarks on ultrasound (Figure 3, Video 1). Balk et al.,

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