Know which blood products to transfuse for a patient’s bleeding
Know which blood products to transfuse for a patient’s bleeding Mindy Dickerman MD What to Do – Make a Decision After the decision has been made to transfuse blood products,…
Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is not just precipitated by infection
Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is not just precipitated by infection Sarika Joshi MD What to Do – Gather Appropriate Data There is a need to treat the multiple causes of…
Consider checking a fibrinogen level in excessively bleeding patients because if it is not replaced with cryoprecipitate, they will be unable to form clots
Consider checking a fibrinogen level in excessively bleeding patients because if it is not replaced with cryoprecipitate, they will be unable to form clots Dorothy Chen MD What to Do…
Consider the excessive ingestion of cow’s milk as a cause of dramatic anemia in toddlers
Consider the excessive ingestion of cow’s milk as a cause of dramatic anemia in toddlers Caroline Rassbach MD What to Do – Interpret the Data Iron deficiency is the most…
Consider methemoglobinemia in infants with diarrhea as a cause of reduced oxygen saturations
Consider methemoglobinemia in infants with diarrhea as a cause of reduced oxygen saturations Craig DeWolfe MD What to Do – Interpret the Data The differential diagnosis for the cyanotic infant…
Know the differences in treatment for aplastic crisis and aplastic anemia
Know the differences in treatment for aplastic crisis and aplastic anemia Heidi Herrera MD What to Do – Make a Decision Anemia can present in children who are otherwise healthy,…
Know what to do when a sickle cell prep is positive in the newborn
Know what to do when a sickle cell prep is positive in the newborn Heidi Herrera MD What to Do – Take Action Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most…
Provide factor replacement to children with hemophilia who are at risk for bleeding after trauma regardless of their clinical signs and symptoms
Provide factor replacement to children with hemophilia who are at risk for bleeding after trauma regardless of their clinical signs and symptoms Emily Riehm Meier MD What to Do –…
In an infant or a child with deep vein thrombosis, be sure to evaluate for a genetic predisposition to thrombus, such as methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and factor V leiden
In an infant or a child with deep vein thrombosis, be sure to evaluate for a genetic predisposition to thrombus, such as methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and factor V leiden Emily Riehm…
Consider von Willebrand Disease (vWD) in teenage patients with menorrhagia during menarche
Consider von Willebrand Disease (vWD) in teenage patients with menorrhagia during menarche Lindsey Albrecht MD What to Do – Interpret the Data Menarche is often when the disease first presents…
