INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) refers to non-radiologist clinicians who perform an ultrasound during a clinical encounter with their patient. Rather than performing a comprehensive exam of an…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Noninvasive ventilation techniques augment alveolar ventilation without an indwelling artificial airway. This is accomplished with either negative (subatmospheric) or positive pressure administered via an external interface….
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Unique to the neonate, lifesaving central access can be achieved through catheterization of the umbilical vessels. Umbilical artery catheterization can routinely be performed in newborns up…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Thoracentesis is the evacuation of fluid or air from the pleural space. This discussion is limited to the evacuation of fluid (effusion) from the pleural space…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Tracheostomy tubes are used in pediatric patients primarily for mechanical ventilation in chronically ill patients and to overcome obstruction. Replacing an established tracheostomy is part of…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Patients presenting with joint pain or swelling should receive a thorough examination to rule out the presence of joint disease. Periarticular diseases such as tendinitis, bursitis,…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Many pediatric patients will need some form of vascular access during their initial evaluation or hospitalization. The child’s severity of illness or injury, type of infusion…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Phlebotomy is the removal of blood through the puncture of a vein. The history of phlebotomy has its roots in bloodletting to cure multiple ailments. Today,…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen There is no more important skill for a pediatric hospitalist than the ability to adequately manage an airway. Whether that is the placement of an emergent…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Intraosseous (IO) cannulation is an effective and reliable means of rapidly accessing the central circulation for the administration of fluids, medications, and blood products. The non-collapsible…
