Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Jul 2006
The use of routine laboratory studies as screening tools in pediatric abdominal trauma.
Standard laboratory panels were shown to play an important role in the evaluation of pediatric blunt abdominal trauma before the routine use of computed tomography (CT) scan. Recently, only a few relatively limited studies have evaluated the use of these "trauma panels." ⋯ Routine "trauma panels" should not be obtained as a screening tool in children with blunt trauma being evaluated for intra-abdominal injury.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jul 2006
Case ReportsHypocalcemic laryngospasm and tetany in a child with renal dysplasia.
Stridor is a common presenting sign of respiratory illness in the pediatric population-especially in the winter. Infrequently, tetany as a chief complaint may be seen with tetanus, seizures, and dystonic reactions to medications. ⋯ This is a case of a patient who presented to our emergency department in early winter with both stridor and tetany. The child was diagnosed with hypocalcemia resulting from a previously undiagnosed renal dysplasia and his symptoms resolved with the administration of IV calcium.