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Pediatric Intensive Care Physician @UCLAHealth. Professor of Pediatrics @dgsomucla | Çocuk Yoğun Bakım | #PedsICU | views are my own
Jan 22, 2021 4 tweets 6 min read
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Fantastic #grandrounds by @lmraomd @UCLAMCH
Neuro complications of #Covid in children

🧠Loss of smell (anosmia) and taste (ageusia) >80%
🧠Headaches typically don't respond to analgesics.
🧠Dizziness can also be seen
#pedsICU #pedsneuro @uclachildneuro @timbooth75 2/3
Ischemic stroke seen more than hemorrhagic.
Median age of stroke 50.
#pedsICU
Oct 23, 2020 17 tweets 10 min read
1/16 Fantastic talk by @aakashdeeparora 👏👏
So informative thank you🙏
#PedsICU management of #PediatricAcuteLiverFailure #PALF

@drarunbansal @p_khilnan @sidraishaque @iapindia 2/16What is new in #PALF management?
1. Change of paradigm
Instead of saying not stable to transplant for severely sick patients-
Consider CRRT and ECMO to optimize patient for tx or spontaneous recovery.
Oct 22, 2020 4 tweets 3 min read
💥Four very important resources to keep for new 2020 PALS guidelines
#PedsICU #PedsCICU #PedsAnes #CPR

1. Pediatrics
2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/… @PIPSQC Why new AHA respiratory rate recommendations is 20-30 question?
Supporting paper 👇
2. Ventilation Rates and Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival Outcomes pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31369424/
Oct 21, 2020 5 tweets 8 min read
2020 American Heart Association @cpr guidelines❤️

Updates for Children
🔷cuffed ETTs over uncuffed
🔷20-30 breaths/min
🔷Routine use of cricoid pressure is not recommended
🔷initial dose of epinephrine within 5 minutes of CPR

#PedsICU @areinamo21 @SapnaKmd @PIPSQC @lilliansu CPR guidelines 2020
@hakanakelma @Alpkorki @pekihicmiyok @atopeli @noztur @sgdambrauskas @MiguelrrMD @OpenPicu @VSLanziotti @ibrahimsarbay @DeannaMarie208 @AkcanArikan @loomba_rohit @sumonkdas @Pradipsedation @Dr_Hari_Krishna @brownam130 @josephcmanning

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