What are common presentations in pediatric emergency elective?

[medicine200000]

What are common presentations to study for in peds emergency?  How to best prepare for emergency medicine electives, and peds emerg specifically?

[m_jacob_45]

Common presentations (not exhaustive list): Rashes, otitis media, pharyngitis/bronchitis/pneumonia, fever NYD in infant, UTI, MSK complaints/injuries, head injuries (usually minor), asthma/anaphylaxis, cuts/scrapes (chance to suture/staple, glue), rule out meningitis, gastroenteritis, abdominal pain, seizures. Helpful way to prepare is reading peds section of whatever you use to study (i.e. Toronto notes).  Adult emerge is quite different- a lot more chest pain/COPDE/CHFE, syncope, falls, failure to cope, gyne issues, but still has a lot of overlap with peds emerg.

[Arztin]

the Tintinalli paeds chapters are fairly basic and easy to read. If you can, read them all. You should know more than enough after that.

[bearded frog]

It's mostly primary care. I would say "fever" "abdominal pain" "rash" covers like 75%.

[MDInterviewPrep]

Peds secrets- ER is a helpful resource

Approach to fever: viral sx, gastro, heent symptoms
Abdominal pain
Asthma, croup 
UTI
Seizures 
Situational disturbances/psychiatric elevation 
Trauma- head injuries, cuts needing sutures, know your primary and secondary surveys with trauma 
Periorbital or orbital cellulitis
MSK injuries