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Pediatric Diarrhea with Dr. Jay Larmon

Downeast Emergency Medicine

Illustrated below is a dehydration scale from Pediatric Dehydration to help guide management (Vega et al).[1,7] 1,7] From Vega RM, Avner JR: A prospective study of the usefulness of clinical and laboratory parameters for predicting percentage of dehydration in children. Pediatr Emerg Care 1997, 13(3):179-182.

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Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES)

Pediatric EM Morsels

Patients with FPIES can have marked dehydration due to vomiting and diarrhea, even to the point of hypotension! Patients with FPIES can have marked dehydration due to vomiting and diarrhea, even to the point of hypotension! – As always, treat symptoms and dehydration based on severity. Volume Status?!