Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

By |2023-05-19T10:57:12-04:00May 17th, 2023|Podcasts, Psychiatry|

This is episode 1 in a new 5 part podcast series I'm producing with the EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center focused on agitation in children and adolescents. The first episode focuses on differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status. Enjoy!

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.

A brief podcast about norovirus

By |2023-02-28T14:25:45-05:00February 28th, 2023|Briefs, Infectious Diseases, Podcasts|

Norovirus is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis worldwide and is also a major cause of food borne illness. It spreads rapidly and causes vomiting and diarrhea that lead to many ED visits. Hopefully this brief episode will enrich the discussions that you have with patients and their families when making the diagnosis of viral gastroenteritis.

Learn about the management of neurodivergent children with agitation

By |2023-06-22T12:06:10-04:00January 24th, 2023|Podcasts, Psychiatry|

"Neurodivergent" is a term used to describe brain functionality and how it differs in some people. These individuals perceive, interpret and interact with the world in ways that are different than what we typically encounter. The Emergency Department is a potentially challenging and stressful place for Neurodivergent children, and this episode discusses strategies to help make their experience just a little bit better.

A bronchiolitis podcast resource you can share with patients and families

By |2022-11-11T15:00:21-05:00November 11th, 2022|Infectious Diseases, PEMBlog Updates, Podcasts|

Here is a podcast episode that I recorded for Cincinnati Children's show "Young & Healthy" entitled "Parents, We Need Your Attention: Babies and Kids are Sick, Children’s Hospitals are Full, Wait Times are Long." It addresses why our EDs, Urgent Cares, and Hospitals are so busy, and offers caregiver focused advice on Bronchiolitis management.

You read the post, now listen to the podcast on periorbital cellulitis

By |2022-10-26T22:16:16-04:00October 27th, 2022|Briefs, Infectious Diseases, Ophthalmology, Podcasts|

Perioribital cellulitis (AKA Preseptal cellulitis)is a soft tissue infection of the eyelids and skin anterior to the orbit. It must be differentiated from the more invasive and dangerous orbital cellulitis. Treatment varies depending on the original source (sinusitis, local trauma, stye etc,.). Learn all about periorbital cellulitis in this brief episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast.

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