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abdomen is soft abdominal pain acute airway altered mental status antibiotics aortic bilaterally bleeding blood cell count blood urea nitrogen cardiac catheter causes chest pain chest X-ray CHIEF COMPLAINT compartment syndrome Complete blood count computed tomography creatinine debrieF This patient diabetic ketoacidosis DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS disease dyspnea edema Electrocardiogram emergency department Emergency Medicine erythema evaluation Examination reveals EXAMINATION Vital signs extremities family history fever Figure fluid fracture FurtHer reAdinG glucose hemoglobin hemorrhage hospital infants infection initial intensive care unit intravenous intubation KeY MAnAGeMent stePs lungs are clear male mg/dL mmol/L monitoring neurologic exam nontender normal oral oxygen past medical history pediatric PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Vital platelets pneumothorax potassium pulmonary pulmonary embolism respiratory distress resuscitation rhabdomyolysis risk room air salicylate seizure serum sodium SpO2 stroke surgical symptoms syndrome tachycardia temp therapy trauma treatment troponin ultrasound urinary urine venous ventilation vomiting white blood cell workup worsening