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Bronchiolitis is a common, usually mild respiratory condition affecting infants. This PEMcast outlines the essential points in diagnosis, assessment of severity, and management.

Maintenance intravenous fluids for sick children: what fluid, what rate? Long-held traditions of giving hypotonic intravenous fluids to children have been increasingly challenged, due to dangerous adverse effects. In this PEMcast, we look at a few papers to address the hypotonic fluid controversy.

Shock, dehydration, fluid management... How do we assess and manage the circulation in a paediatric emergency? Learn about the clinical assessment of the Circulation in this PEMcast.

What is the role for Non-Invasive Ventilation in the Paediatric Emergency Department? We look at 1 review and 3 original papers to discuss in some depth whether we should be using BiPAP and other non-invasive technologies for children with respiratory failure.