Wet or dry. Air in or out. Reactive or obstructive. The possibilities may seem endless when treating the pediatric patient with undifferentiated respiratory distress. It is confounded by the fact that pediatrics are outside the comfort zone of many novice critical care transport providers. In this podcast episode, neonatal/pediatric specialist Nate Brown eases your worries with concise and effective means of diagnostics and intervention. Primarily, we cover croup, bronchiolitis, and asthma disease processes.
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Nate is a neonatal and pediatric specialty flight nurse in Ohio. After the transition from hospital-based medicine to critical care ground transport, Nate quickly advanced to flight, where he’s worked the past two years. He has a passion for providing high quality, evidence based care, and enjoys learning and teaching alike. Nate is determined to help those unfamiliar with the nuances of neonatal/pediatric illness and injury develop the skillset necessary to feel confident and capable when tasked with their care. Nate will happily golf, shoot, fish, or drink a good glass of whiskey with just about anyone. He and his wife, Emily, live in central Ohio with their two golden retrievers.
