Intranasal medications, if understood and employed properly, are a great choice to avoid an IV or as a bridge until IV access is obtained.
Learn the strengths and limits of intranasal fentanyl, midazolam, ketamine, and dexmedetomidine.
In the young child, vomiting is the great imitator: Gastrointestinal, Neurologic, Metabolic, Respiratory, Renal, Infectious, Endocrine, Toxin-related, even Behavioral. To help us organize, below is a review of can’t-miss diagnoses by age.
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