Tag: Endocrine

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Pediatric Diabetes

November 27, 2023
EB Medicine

Children with diabetes mellitus are at high risk for acute life-threatening complications of their chronic disease.…

EMplify Podcast

Pediatric DKA and HHS

November 1, 2023
Sam Ashoo, MD

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the November 2023 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article,…

What's Your Diagnosis

What’s Your Diagnosis? Pediatric Electrolyte Emergencies

February 28, 2023
EB Medicine

Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Pediatric Electrolyte Emergencies

February 21, 2023
EB Medicine

Early recognition and treatment of electrolyte abnormalities protect the patient from derangements in the renal, myocardiac,…

Rapid Reference

DKA vs HHS

June 27, 2022
Sam Ashoo, MD

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are two conditions that can present similarly. Differentiating…

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Acid-Base Disturbances

June 29, 2020
EB Medicine
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Acid-base disturbances are physiological responses to a wide variety of underlying conditions and critical illnesses. Homeo-stasis…

What's Your Diagnosis

What’s Your Diagnosis? Acid-Base Disturbances: An Emergency Department Approach

May 29, 2020
EB Medicine

Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check out if you…

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Failure to Thrive

March 24, 2020
EB Medicine

Failure to thrive (FTT) is a relatively common presentation in the emergency department. Up to 90%…

Risk Management Pitfalls

A Systematic Approach Diabetic Hyperglycemic Emergencies

March 17, 2020
EB Medicine
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Midway through your shift, a 30-year-old man presents in DKA. He is a known type 1…