High ankle sprains are injuries to the distal ligament between the tibia and fibula (syndesmosis) and are seen in American football and hockey players. Learn about the diagnosis and management in this very brief review.
"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.
This post highlights the online calculator that helps differentiate STEMI from benign early repolarization. Something we see often in healthy adolescents in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
Commotio cordis is caused by the blunt impact of a hard object directly over the heart occurring during a specific window of ventricular repolarization leading to immediate collapse, ventricular fibrillation, and cardiac arrest. This episode focuses on risk factors and management of this rare but catastrophic injury.
Infected stones are urologic emergencies and need prompt antibiotic therapy and decompression by Urology.
Happy Holidays everyone! I won't be posting new content until after the new year. Why? Because I am working several shifts during the holiday week and you all should be spending time with friends and family instead of reading my silly little blog. See you in 2023!
Abdominal migraines are a real thing and are characterized by abdominal pain that is dull, constant, periumbilical and hard to localize. Children also have at least two of the following; pallor, anorexia, nausea, and/or vomiting.
Peritonsillar Abscesses are the most common deep neck infection in adolescents and young adults. You will see them in grade schoolers as well. Learn about the diagnosis and management, including making the choice between needle aspiration versus wielding a scalpel for incision and drainage.
Tongue lacerations are surprisingly common in the Emergency Department. Fortunately most of them don't require any specific interventions. You just let them go and they heal on their own. Really. But if you do have to repair I offer advice in this brief podcast episode.
This post details ways to deal with a situation where the patient / family "Wants to talk to your supervisor"
