Adrenal Crisis
Adrenal Crisis William Mounstephen Introduction Often presents with nonspecific complaints Requires high index of suspicion Adrenal cortex unable to produce enough glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid in response to stress Table 44.1…
Diabetic Emergencies
Diabetic Emergencies Amina Lalani Introduction Type 1 diabetes accounts for 5-10% of all diabetes 50% of type 1 DM present in childhood Trend toward lower age at presentation Pancreatic β-cell…
Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis
Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis Kelly Keogh Andrew Mason Osteomyelitis Osteomyelitis results from hematogenous dissemination of an organism into the metaphysis of a long bone Occasionally direct inoculation into bone from…
Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki Disease Susa Benseler Introduction Kawasaki disease (KD) is an inflammatory syndrome that causes a systemic vasculitis with predilection of the coronary arteries Etiology unclear; however, a wide variety of…
Rheumatologic Emergencies
Rheumatologic Emergencies Susa Benseler Introduction Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE) Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) Vasculitis Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Arthritis (inflammation of the…
Hematologic Emergencies
Hematologic Emergencies Amina Lalani Rahim Valani Introduction Immune thrombocytopenic purpura Hemolytic uremic syndrome Henoch-Schonlein purpura Anemia Hemophilia Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Most common platelet disorder in children ages 1-4 yrs…
Oncologic Emergencies
Oncologic Emergencies Zaid Al-Harbash Introduction Incidence of childhood malignancy 1:100,000 Most common: leukemia, followed by solid tumors of the brain and spinal cord Fever and Neutropenia Infections remain the major…
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Disease Anna D. Jarvis Melanie Kirby Introduction A group of genetic disorders in which a single point mutation results in substitution of valine for glutamic acid at the…
