Chapter 22 Renal Emergencies Sandra J. Cunningham and Beatrice Goilav Acute Glomerulonephritis Acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) is a clinical syndrome caused by an immune-mediated injury to the glomerulus. Clinical features are…
Chapter 21 Radiology James A. Meltzer , Robert Acosta , Dan Barlev , and C. Anthoney Lim Pediatric Emergency Bedside Ultrasound Over the past 20 years, bedside ultrasound (BUS) has…
Chapter 20 Pulmonary Emergencies Sergey Kunkov and Sandra J. Cunningham Asthma Asthma is characterized by reversible hyperresponsiveness, obstruction, and inflammation of the lower airways. About 13% of children are affected…
Chapter 19 Psychological and Social Emergencies Scott Miller and Loretta Sonnier Death in the Emergency Department The loss of a child has a devastating effect on a family, particularly when…
Chapter 18 Physical Abuse Kristine Fortin and Olga Jimenez Abandonment and Neglect Neglect is broadly defined as failure to meet a child’s basic needs. Neglect is the most common form…
Chapter 14 Ingestions Stephen M. Blumberg , Vincent Nguyen , and Katherine J. Chou Evaluation of the Poisoned Patient Acute pediatric poisonings generally present in preschool-aged children or in adolescents….
Chapter 16 Ophthalmologic Emergencies Carolyn Lederman and Martin Lederman Anatomy Knowledge of anatomy is required in order to evaluate the eye and related structures (refer to Figure 16.1). Figure 16.1…
Chapter 15 Neurologic Emergencies Stephanie Morris , Soe Mar , and Shannon Liang Acute Ataxia While the common etiologies of acute ataxia are benign, some diagnoses require emergent intervention. Acute…
Chapter 13 Infectious Disease Emergencies Keri A. Cohn , Michael E. Russo , Carmelle Tsai , and Alexandra M. Vinograd Botulism Botulism is a neuroparalytic disease caused by a neurotoxin…
Chapter 9 Gastrointestinal Emergencies Sari Kay , Michelle Tobin , and Sandra J. Cunningham Abdominal Pain Abdominal pain is a common complaint in children. The extensive differential diagnosis (Table 9.1)…
