Peds Emergencies
Barking cough, stridor, and a steeple sign on x-ray
Croup
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Cinderella
A single dose of this steroid (0.15–0.6 mg/kg) is the mainstay of croup treatment.
Dexamethasone
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Jasmine
Colicky pain, a sausage-shaped mass, and currant jelly stools call for this first-line imaging.
What is ultrasound (for intussusception)
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Elsa
This DKA complication is linked to young age, new-onset diabetes, and high BUN.
cerebral edema (treated with mannitol or 3% saline)
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Mulan
This is the first crystalloid bolus volume in pediatric septic shock.
10–20 mL/kg, given with reassessment after each bolus
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