... GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT 1 43
arm where he had been scratched, as well as axillary adenopathy.
Sonogram and abdominal CT scan, performed because of initial
abdominal pain, showed typical granulomatous lesions ... suggestive of allergic
colitis.
E. If school-aged, has patient had any extraintestinal manifes-
tations? Symptoms such as rash, arthralgias, anorexia, and
weight loss are all indicati...
... intracellular
compartment, renal losses, or GI losses. Changes can be acute,
chronic, or a combination.
228 I: ON CALL PROBLEMS
loss have an associated acid-base disturbance. Finally, an
anion gap ... HYPOTENSION
I. Problem. A 2-year-old boy who was admitted earlier in the day with
diarrhea and dehydration now has a BP of 64 /33 .
II. Immediate Questions
A. What are the vital signs...
... patients.
B. ASA Class 3. For patients identified as ASA class 3 or greater,
preoperative evaluation laboratory studies and imaging are
obtained on a case-by-case basis. Blood chemistries, hematologic
and ... severe headache and ague (fever and chills),
lethargy, and nausea. Inflammatory reaction is most common in repeated
transfusions and will disappear once transfusion is discontinued....
... rheumatic fever;
acute renal failure
AST: aspartate aminotransferase
ATN: acute tubular necrosis
ATP: adenosine triphosphate
AV: atrioventricular
β-HCG: beta human chorionic
gonadotropin
BiPAP: ... Call.
The on- call series of which this book is a part is based on a concept
applied by Tricia Gomella, MD, in her book, Neonatology: Basic
Management, On Call Problems, Diseases,...
... Myocardial ischemia or infarction. Conditions that place chil-
dren at risk of angina or myocardial infarction include anom-
alous coronary arteries, long-standing diabetes mellitus, past
medical ... (eg, abdominal pain, bloating, dis-
tention)? Patients with severe constipation have decreased
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C. Intracranial Hypertension
1. Bradycardia is part of Cushing triad, along...
... intubation is frequently nec-
essary, and antibiotic therapy should target S aureus, GABHS,
Moraxella catarrhalis, and S pneumoniae.
VI. Problem Case Diagnosis. On physical examination, the 8-year-old
boy ... nasal cannula, face
mask, or rebreather mask to maintain oxygen saturation > 92%.
B. Pain Control. Administer appropriate pain medication for age
and weight to control pain without...
... Concomitant analgesia
or sedation is required.
VERAPAMIL (CALAN, ISOPTIN)
Indications: Angina; essential hypertension; arrhythmias (paroxysmal
supraventricular tachycardia [PSVT], atrial fibrillation, atrial ... synthesis.
c
Notes:
Less active against gram-positive cocci than first- and second-generation agents. Increased activity against gram-negative aerob
es (Enterobacteriaceae including
Ent...
...
one Hyper-V virtual machine for each lab in this course, named 10 23 1A- NYC-DC 1-
XX. Each virtual machine has an internal computer name of 10 23 1A- NYC-DC1
Important: At the end of each lab, you ... Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) or AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) 6 4-
bit processor.
• Dual 120-GB hard disks, 7,200 RAM Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
(SATA) or better (co...
...
Chapter
2
Numerical
Approach
Again if
a
2
112, all roots are non-negative and so node-to-node oscillations
are damped. In 2-D we follow a similar procedure.
The particular approach ... that as
Chapter
3
Testing
where
If
we consider the linearized system with the Jacobian matrix
A
as a constant,
the nonconservative shallow-water equations may be written as
where
and...