We all know patients boarding for admission or transfer are the new norm in emergency rooms nationwide. What happens when a patient pending transfer decompensates?

To learn more on today’s topic:

https://www.emrap.org/corependium/chapter/recgSYYhIe7uv1r8x/Pediatric-DKA#h.mhab9ovl1fy9

https://www.chop.edu/clinical-pathway/diabetes-type1-with-dka-clinical-pathway

https://emergencymedicinecases.com/wp-content/uploads/filebase/pdf/Episode%20063%20Apr2015%20Pediatric%20DKA.pdf

https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/endocrine/pediatric-emergency-medicine-diabetes#Cerebral-Edema

Uptodate articles – “Hypokalemia in Children,” “Diabetic ketoacidosis in children: Cerebral injury (cerebral edema),”Diabetic ketoacidosis in children: Treatment and complications”

Gotta be gastroenteritis right? Tune in to find out!

Let’s talk teeth!

For more learning, check out these resources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK570590/

https://emergencymedicinecases.com/traumatic-dental-emergencies/

https://coreem.net/core/dental-trauma/

https://www.nuemblog.com/blog/oral-nerve-blocks

Snakes and scorpions and spiders, oh my! What bit our patient and how did Dr. Rumney handle it?

Hypertensive emergency? Urgency? Crisis? What’s the difference?

For further reading, check out:

https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/cardiovascular/emergency-medicine-hypertensive-emergencies