Pediatric Emergencies

Question 0

Seizures (Sx, DDx and initial management)

Answer 0

Sx:
DDx: febrile seizures, status epilepticus, epilepsy, metabolic disturbances, infection
Initial management:

Question 1

Shock (Sx, DDx and initial management)

Answer 1

Sx:
DDx: sepsis, meningococcemia, dehydration, DKA, burns)
Initial management:

Question 2

Delirium/coma (Sx, DDx and initial management)

Answer 2

Sx:
DDx: head injury, substance abuse, infection such as encephalitis, meningitis, hepatic failure, Reye syndrome
Initial management:

Question 3

Ataxia (Sx, DDx and initial management)

Answer 3

Sx:
DDx: ingestion, infection, tumour
Initial management:

Question 4

Airway obstruction/ respiratory distress (Sx, DDx and initial management)

Answer 4

Sx:
DDx: foreign body aspiration, anaphylaxis, epiglottitis, croup, asthma, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, peritonsillar or retropharyngeal abscess
Initial management:

Question 5

Apnea (Sx, DDx and initial management)

Answer 5

Sx:
DDx: SIDS, seizure disorder, cardiac arrhythmia
Initial management:

Question 6

Drowning (Sx, DDx and initial management)

Answer 6

Sx:
DDx:
Initial management: