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The focus of the MCG Pediatric Podcast is to produce educational material on pediatric general and subspecialty topics that will be helpful in everyday clinical practice. These discussions will be led by our pediatric residents with a general or subspecialty faculty member who is an expert in the field.
Did you know that salicylate containing substances alone were responsible for over 6,000 cases of pediatric poison exposures in 2020? Dr. Arden Conway, a Pediatric Critical Care Physician, joins Medical Students Morgan Franklin and Ifrah Waris to discuss the evaluation and management for salicylate overdose in a pediatric patient. Specifically, they will:
• Review the pathophysiology of salicylate toxicity• Review the basic assessment skills for acutely ill pediatric patients• Discuss the diagnostic options and evaluation for a child presenting with a potential salicylate overdose• Discuss the management and monitoring of salicylate overdose• Medications and treatments reviewed: activated charcoal, elimination enhancement, hemodialysis • Discuss the potential complications of salicylate overdose
Special thanks to Dr. Rebecca Yang and Dr. Jennifer Tucker for peer reviewing this episode.
FREE CME Credit (requires free sign-up): https://mcg.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=19512
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The MCG Pediatric Podcast
The focus of the MCG Pediatric Podcast is to produce educational material on pediatric general and subspecialty topics that will be helpful in everyday clinical practice. These discussions will be led by our pediatric residents with a general or subspecialty faculty member who is an expert in the field.
