Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 9, 2024

Neonates presenting to the Emergency Department often cause a lot of uncertainty. Let’s review how Congenital Syphilis may present to our Emergency Departments: Congenital Syphilis : Basics Occurs when the spirochete Treponema pallidum is transmitted from mother to fetus. Is this scalp swelling normal?

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ACEP Now

APRIL 5, 2024

2 TTP often presents abruptly, and most patients that develop it first visit the emergency department (ED) as their symptoms worsen. It is thus imperative that emergency physicians be able to recognize and properly treat this disease, especially in the absence of its classical presentation. 1 Dr. J Emerg Med.

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Frozen Plasma Plasma Emergency Department FFP 40

ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

An 18-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Quantification of hypoglycin A and methylenecyclopropylglycine in human plasma by HPLC-MS/MS. Updated 03/05/2024. Accessed March 23, 2024. Accessed March 23, 2024.

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Plasma ALS Emergency Department ED 40

FOAMfrat

AUGUST 15, 2024

Moreover, LTOWB also allows us to administer platelets and plasma, in addition to red cells, to promote clotting and homeostasis. If you don't have access to LTOWB and are administering component therapies such as PRBCs or plasma, this is still incredible and I highly encourage it! Like I said, some blood is better than no blood!

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Published Online First: 24 June 2024. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-327224 Six-year-old Rhaenyra is brought into the emergency department after being hit by a car. Major haemorrhage protocols typically include a mixture of packed red blood cells (pRBCs), platelets, and fresh frozen plasma (FFP).

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FOAMfrat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Along with inducing coagulopathy, venom toxins may contribute to local and/or systemic hemorrhage and plasma extravasation by means of basement membrane degradation within the vasculature. Accessed 10 July 2024. Rattlesnake Envenomation Treatment & Management: Prehospital Care, Emergency Department Care, Consultations.”

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A 33-year-old male with a history of drug use presented to the emergency department (ED) for extreme agitation after receiving two doses of 2 mg naloxone by EMS for respiratory depression. link] Accessed December 4, 2024. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2019;76(23):1915-1925. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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