PEMPix 2023 Online Case 3: The Only Thing We Have to Fear

By |2023-10-12T13:03:25-04:00October 18th, 2023|Dermatology, Infectious Diseases, PEMPix|

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. This year, in addition to the 10 finalists Maneesha Agarwal will be presenting at the National Conference and Exhibition we will be sharing four cases online in advance of the conference. This is the third of the four cases.

A video on talking to parents about comprehensive respiratory viral panels

By |2023-09-20T14:37:52-04:00September 29th, 2023|Choosing Wisely, Infectious Diseases|

Did you know that there are comprehensive respiratory viral panels that will test for dozens of viruses all at once? Did you know that these tests are very expensive, and that they rarely alter management? Did you know that Choosing Wisely recommends that we do not routinely obtain them for respiratory viral illnesses? Of course you did, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't watch this entertaining video that I made with Dr. Tanner Heckle, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow from Cincinnati Children's which depicts a conversation between a provider and a parent of a child with a respiratory infection.

A video that teaches you how to talk about why we don’t need chest X-Rays in respiratory illnesses

By |2023-08-27T10:18:24-04:00September 1st, 2023|Choosing Wisely, Infectious Diseases, Radiology|

Did you know that chest X-Rays are not recommended for most children with respiratory problems such as bronchiolitis, asthma exacerbations, croup, or first-time wheezing. Choosing Wisely recommends that doctors and all medical providers have detailed conversations with patients and their families about why X-Rays are unlikely to give new information or provide any additional reassurance. They also expose young children to unnecessary radiation. This video features Dr. Vincent Alexander who conducts a simulated discussion with a parent of a child with a respiratory illness.

You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

By |2023-10-11T14:10:39-04:00August 30th, 2023|Choosing Wisely, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonology, Radiology|

This is a blog post and a podcast episode designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely, an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, [...]

An epiglottitis podcast

By |2023-04-12T11:21:18-04:00April 12th, 2023|Infectious Diseases, Otolaryngology, Podcasts|

The epiglottis is the toilet seat of the airway. That’s a useful function. But what if becomes so swollen and inflamed that it leads to airway obstruction and respiratory failure. That’s bad. That’s also what epiglottitis is. You can also call it supraglottitis. Either way you need to recognize this potentially life threatening malady and secure a definitive airway in the sickest patients ASAP.

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