Obgyn Key

Gastroenterology Paritosh Prasad Bradley Monash Jess Kaplan Garrett C. Zella Jeffrey A Biller Acute Abdominal Pain Definition (Silen W. Cope’s Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen. 20th Ed. Oxford Univ….

Fluids and Electrolytes Paritosh Prasad Avram Z. Traum Body and Parenteral Fluids Composition of Basic Fluids and Replacement Solutions   [Na] [Cl] [K] [HCO3] pH Gastric 70 mEq/L 120 mEq/L…

Endocrinology Alison Schwartz Shana McCormack Elvira Isganaitis Lynne L. Levitsky Diabetes Mellitus Definition Fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL, 2-hr OGTT (oral glucose tolerance test) glucose ≥200 mg/dL, or random glucose ≥200…

Cardiology Deepak Palakshappa Paritosh Prasad Ana Maria Rosales EKG Interpretation Approach to the EKG Indication for EKG: W/u for chest pain, syncope, cyanotic episodes, drug ingestion, CHD eval, palpitations, pericarditis,…

Allergy and Immunology Lori Zimmerman Shira H. Brown Laura De Girolami Milo Vassallo Elizabeth C. TePas Food Allergy Definition (Pediatr Rev. 2008;29:e23) Immune-mediated adverse rxn to foods affecting skin, GI,…

Emergency Department Emily F. Gregory Efren Gutierrez Paritosh Prasad Linda T. Wang Rapid Evaluation and Management of Common Pediatric Emergencies (For more information, see specific sections in other chapters.) Asthma…

Primary Care and Adolescent Medicine Michele S. Duke Anna Wheeler Rosenquist Bradley Monash Paritosh Prasad Shannon E. Scott-Vernaglia Breast-feeding Breast-feeding Rates United States, 2001 (Pediatrics 2005;115:496) 70% initiate, 33% at…

PICU Elizabeth C. Parsons Peter P. Moschovis Elliot Melendez General ICU Care Prophylaxis in Critical Illness Ventilator-Associated PNA (Am J Infect Control 2006;34:84) See section on VAP Prevention strategies: Hand…

NICU Naureen Memon Miranda Bik-Yin Ip Phuoc V. Le Joseph H. Chou Delivery Room Management Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Baseline fetal HR: Normal HR is 110–160 bpm. Fetal tachycardia:…

Rheumatology Anne Griffin Deepak Palakshappa Catherine Aftandilian Kavita B. Vyas Smitha Chillambhi Holly Rothermel Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Definition (Lancet 2007;369:767) Dx of exclusion; previously JRA, now JIA per Internat…