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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

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Clinical Case You are a senior resident working in the busy emergency department on an overnight shift. Hypertensive emergency is a clinical diagnosis characterized by a sudden and severe elevation in blood pressure accompanied by signs of acute end-organ dysfunction. Look for the underlying cause renal disease leads the list in kids.

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A podcast episode about laryngomalacia

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2012 Oct;147(4):619-26. But it might underestimate it because lots of mild cases don’t actually present clinically, and they’re not diagnosed endoscopically. The best way to diagnose this is through imaging like CT scans. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.

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Podcast: Cervical Spine Injuries & Imaging in Children

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It was inspired by a hot-off-the-presses publication from the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) focused on clinical decision rules for cervical spine imaging in children. 2012 Jan 13;61(RR-1):1-20. If they have no pain in the midline with any of these movements, then the cervical spine is clinically cleared.