Be sure to appropriately position and cushion intensive care unit and anesthetized patients because they are prone to the development of focal neuropathies at compression sites Renée Roberts MD What…
Aggressively treat acute pain: for anyone in acute pain the management should include a basal medication in addition to a prn for breakthrough pain David Stockwell MD What To Do…
Perform a stat sodium and glucose level in patients with refractory seizures Caroline Rassbach MD What to Do – Interpret the Data Seizures are one of the most common neurologic…
When there are concerns for ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) malfunction, relying entirely on the head computed tomography (CT) scan and shunt series for ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction will miss 30% of shunt…
Limit the activity of a child who suffers a concussion to avoid cumulative brain injury and to prevent second impact syndrome Michael Clemmens MD What to Do – Take Action…
Do not dramatically lower the blood pressure in patients with increased intracranial pressure (ICP) Emily Riehm Meier MD What to Do – Make a Decision Brain parenchyma, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF),…
Remember that the loss of abdominal elastance due to a reduction in muscle tone may signify a high spinal cord lesion Megha Shah Fitzpatrick MD What to Do – Interpret…
Know how to treat the different types of drowning Mindy Dickerman MD What to Do – Interpret the Data In 2002, the World Congress on Drowning published expert consensus recommendations…
Pay immediate attention to the airway for victims sustaining burns that are circumoral, intra-aoral, or who demonstrate hoarseness, stridor, wheezing, cyanosis, or pulmonary edema Mindy Dickerman MD What to Do…
Consider that blunt trauma in pediatric patients may result in solid organ (most notably, the liver and spleen) trauma Michael S. Potter Anthony Slonim MD What to Do – Interpret…
