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You are caring for a 14 year old with history of obesity and obstructive sleep apnea, admitted for treatment of osteomyelitis. You are preparing for placement of a PICC line for administration of long-term antibiotic therapy. Which sedation plan is most appropriate for this patient? 

A 17-year-old girl comes to the office because she has had fever, chills, fatigue, and loss of appetite for the past two weeks. The patient also says that she has some lumps on the side of her neck. She is concerned she might have infectious mononucleosis. Temperature is 38.6°C (101.4°F), pulse rate is 82/min, and respirations are 18/min. Physical examination shows firm, nontender adenopathy along the left anterior cervical chain. There is no tonsillar enlargement or exudate. Cardiovascular, pulmonary, and abdominal examinations show no abnormalities. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step?

Match the following metabolic disorders to their appropriate constellation of presenting symptomatology:

Select the following statements that are true of G6PD Deficiency:

Match the diagnosis to the corresponding clinical presentation:

You are caring for the previously discussed patient as he is getting initiation of chemotherapy. You know to carefully monitor him for tumor lysis syndrome, which includes:

You are caring for a patient presenting with concerns for bacteremia. The patients nurse informs you that she only got enough blood from their blood draw to send one test. Which of the following tests do you tell her to obtain as it is the most important?

The previous patient’s biopsy confirms your suspected diagnosis. Which of the following modalities may be used for treatment of this child?

A 2 day old infant is being prepared for possible discharge. The mother is breastfeeding and the baby has had wet diapers, but has not had a first meconium stool yet. What should be first on the differential list?

You are caring for a young child undergoing intensive chemotherapy for AML. She has expected chemotherapy-related myelosuppression, her Hgb is 6.5 g/dL and she is symptomatic with her anemia. You decide to give her a transfusion of pRBCs. You choose to irradiate the blood before transfusing it knowing it helps prevent this transfusion complication: