In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the November 2023 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article, Pediatric Diabetes: Management of Acute Complications in the Emergency Department and some of the highlights from the other EB Medicine articles published in November.
Epidemiology
Differential diagnosis
Prehospital care
ED history and physical exam
Diagnostic studies
- Point of care testing
- Labs
- Imaging
Treatment
- IV fluids, the 2-bag system
- Mild DKA
- Moderate to severe DKA
- Potassium and phosphate supplementation
- Magnesium and calcium
- Sodium bicarbonate
- Hypoglycemia
- HHS
- Monitoring
Complications
- Cerebral edema
- Intubation
Insulin pumps
Disposition
Summary
Highlights
EBUC – Management of Acute Asthma Exacerbations in Urgent Care
EMP – Evidence-Based Emergency Department Management of Methamphetamine Toxicity
PEMP – Trauma Extra – Blunt Thoracic Injuries (coming Nov. 15th)
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Sam Ashoo, MD, FACEP, is board certified in emergency medicine and clinical informatics. He serves as EB Medicine’s editor-in-chief of interactive clinical pathways and FOAMEd blog, and host of EB Medicine’s EMplify podcast. Follow him below for more…
