Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Mar 2019
Review Case ReportsA Mild Laryngeal Cleft Causes Severe Symptoms.
Diagnosis and treatment of laryngeal clefts (LCs) particularly type I pose a challenge. Although rare, type I LCs are becoming increasingly identified in recent years, and this is perhaps due to both an increased awareness and better diagnostic modalities. We report a young infant presenting with feeding difficulty and respiratory distress related to LC. The pertinent literature is also reviewed.
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Pediatric emergency care · Mar 2019
Review Case ReportsTransient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood: A Review for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician.
Transient erythroblastopenia of childhood is a form of pure red cell aplasia that is self-limited and occurs in children 4 years old and younger. It is characterized by an absence or a significantly reduced quantity of erythroblasts in the bone marrow without underlying congenital red blood cell abnormalities. ⋯ Management is mainly supportive, although some children may require blood transfusions for symptomatic anemia. Most patients demonstrate a return of hematopoiesis within two weeks of diagnosis and normalization of blood counts within two months.
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Pediatric emergency care · Mar 2019
Review Case ReportsPoint-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify the Source of Dyspnea in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Point-of-care ultrasound can be used to help identify the source of dyspnea in patients presenting to the emergency department. We present a case of an adolescent girl with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus presenting to the emergency department with chest pain and dyspnea and found to have both pleural and pericardial effusions on point-of-care ultrasound.