You are caring for a patient admitted to the PICU with a dia…
You are caring for a patient admitted to the PICU with a diagnosis of sepsis. In discussion about which non-specific inflammatory markers will be monitored serially you order this test knowing that it is most likely to peak early in the disease process and resolve quicker than other markers as the patient clinically improves:
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You are caring for a 6 year old who presented with fever and concerns for bacteremia. Initial blood cultures were drawn from 2 different peripheral sites. One set of cultures is growing coagulase-negative Staph. and the second has no growth at 48 hours. What is your interpretation of these findings?
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You are caring for a 1 year old in the PICU with a head injury. The child acutely develops irritability with decreased sensorium and bradycardia. You intubate the child due to concern for respiratory failure. What is the MOST important urgent management of this child, in addition to intubation?
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