Author: Yasmin Abd Allah

What is the recommended type of insulin needed for management of baby < 2y with DKA, after using IV INSULIN ?

Baby with adenovirus encephalitis based on culture, the available antiviral is only acyclovir, how we can manage it?

Is there a significant role for dexamethasone in road traffic accident?

Yes, there were no drugs cause fever as side effects

In case of resistant fever in PICU, is it OK to use NSAIDs in alternative to paracetamol to control it?

What is the most safe analgesic, hypnotic and sedative in hepatic and renal impairment?

Is there a maintenance dose for l carnitine in leigh syndrome?

8.3  kg, 1 y girl baby, was admitted with pneumonia, after 3 days of non good response to usual guidlines, Physician found that she has leigh syndrome, we shifted to encephalitis antibiotics and she is...

3 mo baby was admitted with pneumonia, he has osteogenesis imperfecta, is there specific ttt for pneumonia or we follow general guidelines?

For children with 50 kg wt, is it correct to calculate drug doses with adult dose?

14 y, 50 kg boy was admitted with depressed fracture of skull, Physician asked for Flagyl, Ceforax and Unictam Is there need for Unictam?

Some physicians depend on ketamine only in endotracheal intubation without usage of neuromuscular blocker, is it correct?

For endotracheal intubation, what is preferred ketamine or atracurium or we can use both together?

When I can use ringer, ringer acetate or ringer Lactate?

Is there  an alternative to magnesium sulfate inhalation in children < 2y in case of severe exacerbation not responding to usual regimen?

Budesonide inhalation can not be used more than 2 times daily, even in severe respiratory symptoms. Admixtures of budesonide with ipratropium (Atrovent), and admixtures of budesonide and albuterol (salbutamol),...

In Gast-Reg pamphlet, there is a dose for children starting from 2 years, Is it correct to use it before 12 y old?

Can Pulmicort mixed with other inhaled drugs like Atrovent or Farcolin and taken Q 6 -8 hr

In EMC reference, Vancomycin is sensitive to light, if that is correct, why all Vancomycin available in market is in a transparent vials?

If culture takes around 5 days and the patient is clinically improved using empirical antibiotics, can I continue ttt using empirical antibiotics?