You don’t need an X-Ray to diagnose constipation! (Re-post)
Go ahead and diagnose constipation based on your history and physical exam. Don't order an X-Ray if you don't need one. Read on for more in this PEMBlog exposé.
Go ahead and diagnose constipation based on your history and physical exam. Don't order an X-Ray if you don't need one. Read on for more in this PEMBlog exposé.
PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast returns today with an episode focusing on upper GI bleeds. Serious UGI bleeds - you know, the ones with shock, massive transfusions and more - are fortunately rare in the Pediatric Emergency Department. However, there is a growing [...]
This edition of PEMCurrents echoes the recent post here on the PEMBlog and reviews the use of ondansetron in acute gastroenteritis. Specifically highlighting the reduction in risk of further episodes of emesis, need for intravenous fluids and immediate admission to the hospital. No matter how you like [...]
I'm not really going out on a limb when I say that constipation is a common diagnosis in the pediatric emergency department. Now, that being said, not all patients that have a diagnosis of constipation are actually constipated. I have certainly seen scenarios where parents [...]
Chances are you will be seeing a patient with vomiting during your next shift in the ED. That vomiting may very well be caused by a case of acute gastroenteritis (AGE). You've probably written for, and also prescribed ondansetron (Zofran) - perhaps in a reflexive fashion. As [...]
Hematemesis in the newborn period can be alarming for parents and doctors. In this edition of Briefs we are going to look specifically at bloody emesis only in the neonatal period - age less than 4 weeks. Obviously the initial questions should focus on the [...]