What location is the most common location for the first pain crisis in a child with sickle cell disease?
In managing a 8 year old following an out of hospital cardia…
In managing a 8 year old following an out of hospital cardiac arrest with a 35 minute down time, you know that the best diagnostic test to complete when able to help determine long term prognostication is:
Match the corresponding patient presentation with the likely…
Match the corresponding patient presentation with the likely diagnosis:
A 7-week-old infant presents to the ED with diffuse anasarca…
A 7-week-old infant presents to the ED with diffuse anasarca and periorbital edema. Lab results show a Hgb of 9.8 g/dL, albumin of 1.6 g/dL, total serum protein of 4.2 g/dL, and 3+ protein in her urine. What is the most likely diagnosis?
The previous patient’s biopsy confirms your suspected diagno…
The previous patient’s biopsy confirms your suspected diagnosis. Which of the following modalities may be used for treatment of this child?
The presence of which finding on peripheral smear is suggest…
The presence of which finding on peripheral smear is suggestive of functional asplenia?
Match the pathogens associated with health acquired infectio…
Match the pathogens associated with health acquired infections (HAI) with the population they are most likely to impact.
Match the following bleeding disorders with their associated…
Match the following bleeding disorders with their associated findings:
A 2-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by h…
A 2-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his father because he has had two episodes of severe abdominal pain during the past 24 hours, which were characterized by crying and drawing his knees up to his chest. The father said the pain seemed to completely resolve after the first episode. The patient has not passed stool during this time. Physical examination shows a cylindrical mass in the abdomen. Cremasteric reflexes are intact bilaterally. Results of ultrasonography are pending. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient’s symptoms?
You decide to admit the previous patient due his platelet co…
You decide to admit the previous patient due his platelet count of less than 20,000. His dad wants to know what will be done to manage his bleeding if it increases. You know that the most appropriate first intervention for bleeding in the hemodynamically stable patient is: