EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Inflammatory and Infectious Heart Disease
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Older children with pericarditis most often present with chest pain in combination with other symptoms. Fever, tachycardia, friction rub, and electrocardiographic changes may be noted….
Thromboembolic Disease
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen The greatest risk factor for thromboembolic disease in children is an indwelling central venous catheter. Disease patterns for pulmonary embolism in children and adolescents are…
Pediatric Hypertension
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen If an initial oscillometric (automated) blood pressure measurement is abnormal, the initial measurement should be discarded and two additional oscillometric measurements obtained. If the average…
Cystic Fibrosis
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-limiting autosomal recessive disease among Caucasians in the United States. Most patients with CF have the classic triad…
Bronchiolitis
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Bronchiolitis is a self-limited, virally mediated, acute inflammatory disease of the lower respiratory tract, resulting in obstruction of the small airways that occurs almost exclusively…
Upper Airway Emergencies
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen The most common cause of acute upper airway obstruction is croup. Other causes include epiglottitis, foreign-body obstruction, peritonsillar abscess, bacterial tracheitis, and retropharyngeal abscess. Upper…
Soft-Tissue Injury and Wound Repair
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen In assessing a child with a soft tissue injury, exclude more serious, sometimes occult, injuries that take precedence in management. Assess the length and depth…
