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Medical Category: Pediatrics

REBEL Core Cast 30.0 – Neonatal Resuscitation

Take-Home Points Before starting a neonatal resuscitation, take some deep breaths to calm yourself Call in your friends – get a second team to manage the mother, call OB, call the NICU – all hands on deck Anticipate the equipment …

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PediatricsResuscitation

REBEL Cast Ep75: 2019 PALS Update

Welcome back to REBEL Cast, I am your host Salim Rezaie.  In this episode we are going to review a recent focused 2019 update to the American Heart Association (AHA) pediatric advanced life support (PALS) guidelines from 2018-19. This 2019 …

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PediatricsResuscitation

REBEL Cast Ep71: 2nd Line Therapy for Pediatric Status Epilepticus – EcLiPSE & ConSEPT

Background: Convulsive status epilepticus is the most common pediatric neurological emergency worldwide.  Currently, phenytoin (UK & Europe) or fosphenytoin (USA) is the recommended second-line IV anticonvulsant for the treatment of pediatric status epilepticus.  Some evidence and providers however suggest that …

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Pediatrics

All You Need to Know About Measles

Background: In 2000, the U.S. achieved the elimination of measles, defined as the absence of sustained transmission of the virus for more than 12 months [3,7]. Unfortunately, this success was short lived.  According to the CDC, 555 cases of measles have …

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Infectious DiseasePediatrics

The REBEL at Essentials of Emergency Medicine 2019 – Day 3

Essentials of Emergency Medicine 2019 is taking place at the Cosmopolitan Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, NV. I was asked to give five lectures on varying topics and wanted to share what was discussed at each of these sessions.  If you …

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Pediatrics

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