Feb 23, 2021
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Differential Diagnosis: non-accidental trauma, febrile seizure, meningitis, hyponatremia, epilepsy
- Convulsions with gastroenteritis is a known entity to cause seizures in infancy
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- Predominantly occurs in ages 6 months to 3 years
- Occur with diarrheal episodes
- No...
Feb 22, 2021
Contributor: Nick Tsipis, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Epinephrine: alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, and beta 2 agonist - used in cardiac arrest with positive effects on ROSC in prehospital and peri-hopsital setting
- Norepinephrine: alpha-1 and beta-1 agonist - used in septic shock to increase cardiac output and...
Feb 16, 2021
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Small capsule pacemaker (2.5 cm, 1 ml volume) resides in the heart without any associated wires or leads like a traditional pacemaker
- The new version has a 6 year battery life, after which it can be deactivated and a traditional pacemaker put in place
- Cost is around 2-4...
Feb 15, 2021
Contributor: Peter Bakes , MD
Educational Pearls:
- Pediatric Fever + Rash Differential: scarlet fever, measles, rubella, chicken pox, fifth’s disease, HHV-6, adenovirus, anaphylaxis, Kawasaki’s disease
- Kawasaki’s is diagnosed clinically with prolonged fever (>7 days fever in <6 months > 5 days of fever >6 months...
Feb 12, 2021
Contributor: Rachael Duncan, PharmD BCPS
Educational Pearls:
- According to the Department of Public Health and Environment who puts out a weekly report on the influenza virus in Colorado, there appears to be less influenza in Colorado than previous years
- A milder influenza outbreak is likely due to mask wearing and...