Did you know that Tylenol is the 3rd most common cause for Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TENS) aka Stevens-Johnson Syndrome? 💊
@brownam130#EmoryACPNP2023
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https://t.co/Rk2WwcrSov
Frequent, early onset infections in an infant⁉️👶
Is it just coincidence🦠🚩 or could it be Severe Combined Immunodeficiencies (SCID)🧬❓ #SCID#EmoryACPNP2023@brownam130
❄️Brrrrr, it’s cold in here ❄️
As we approach winter season, we must remember to protect ourselves from the cold❕#coldinjuries#EmoryACPNP2023@brownam130
Follow this thread on cold injuries to:
🧠Test your knowledge
⭐️Learn something new
TYPE 1 HRS
TRIGGERED BY😳
GI BLEED
BACTERIAL PERITONITIS
WHAT HAPPENS😰
SPLANCHNIC VASODILATION & HYPOTENSION
❌STOP❌
NSAIDS & DIURETICS
🟢START 🟢
ALBUMIN FOR A VASOCONSTRICTOR
#acpnpchat#DukeACPNP2023@brownam130@dukeacpnp
Focusing on established diagnostic protocols and always making a differential list ➡️ early recognition
#EmoryACPNP2023#ACPNPChat@brownam130
Check this out ⤵️
https://t.co/DRhUrN00Qd…
Infection/peritonitis 🔜 systemic inflammation 🔜 fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver🔜portal hypertension🔜 systemic vasodilation 🔜 hypovolemia 🔜 pre-renal kidney injury
How can we detect HRS early on to lead to a better prognosis?
Test your knowledge 🧠‼️
T/F: Pediatric patients undergoing liver tx have a low risk at developing CKD, so early identification of those at risk won’t change the mgt of this condition…#HRS
⭐️Answer will be posted this at the closing of #ACPNPChat#EmoryACPNP2023@brownam130
☎️Calling all Peds Providers:
1️⃣ it’s the liver, 2️⃣ it’s the kidneys
❗️Watch out for Hepatorenal Syndrome in your pediatric patients❗️😱
#ACPNPChat#EmoryACPNP2023@brownam130
Read about HRS ⤵️
https://t.co/NumOoGCbeK
Pre-tx kidney function is a GREAT predictor of post-op liver tx survival in HRS patients
Make those kidneys 😁 ‼️
🛑 nephrotoxic meds/NSAIDS/diuretics
PPx antibiotics 🦠
❕Albumin ❕
💧 + 🩸= ✔️ cardiac output
🚫 therapies ➡️ CRRT/HD
#ACPNPChat#EmoryACPNP2023@brownam130
Excited to announce our Fall 23 #ACPNPChat Journal Club! Students from #ACPNP programs across the 🇺🇸will spend the next 48hrs presenting & critiquing articles addressing the topic of liver dysfunction in pediatrics.
Follow along! #NPsforKids#EmoryACPNP2023@EmoryNursing
Did you know the presence of an open fracture does not exclude the risk of #acutecompartmentsyndrome in pediatric patients?🦴
https://t.co/0T0F4Tthm1
A thread-
Who would have thought COVID-19 would be a cause of #GuillianBarreSyndrome ?
Interesting article, related to #PediatricMedicine, right here!
https://t.co/WeHTuj19Sj
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Early initiation of IVIG is key and increases the chance of recovery. Once stable, the patient must start rehabilitation in order to regain as must function as possible.
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