Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd, Author at PEMBlog

About Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd

Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd is a Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and an Associate Director for the Pediatric Residency Training Program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He is on Twitter/X @PEMTweets, on Instagram @BradSobolewski, authors the Pediatric Emergency Medicine site PEMBlog and is the host and creator of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast. All views are strictly my own and not official medical advice.

Briefs: Steroids for pharyngitis

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-02-23T15:14:24-05:00February 24th, 2022|Briefs, Infectious Diseases|

Can giving a dose of a corticosteroid like dexamethasone improve pain in patents with pharyngitis? Let's take a look at the evidence.

A podcast on intussusception

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-02-11T14:36:15-05:00February 11th, 2022|Podcasts, Radiology, Surgery|

This episode reviews the diagnosis and management in practical manner that should help you on your next shift. It also features the talents of Kriti Gupta, MD, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow from NewYork Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital who is both the producer and host of this episode.

Podcast Briefs: Retain knowledge about urinary retention

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-01-18T11:13:39-05:00January 19th, 2022|Briefs, Podcasts, Urology|

This episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast is a brief review of the management of urinary retention in children. The most common causes are UTI and constipation - but you must be aware of neurological problems and assure that you history is thorough and your physical exam complete.

Free CME and MOC Part II for listening to podcasts? Sure!

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-01-17T13:34:12-05:00January 17th, 2022|Podcasts|

Want to get CME and MOC Part II just because you listened to a podcast? Yes? Great. Read on about how you might do that.

Tools you should use: Kocher criteria for septic arthritis of the hip

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-01-12T22:49:26-05:00January 13th, 2022|Infectious Diseases, Orthopedics|

You definitely need to know how to apply the Kocher criteria to differentiate the septic hip from transient synovitis. There's a great online tool at MD Calc for just that.

Tools you should use: Bili Tool

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-01-11T18:41:46-05:00January 12th, 2022|Neonatology|

You should use the Bili Tool when assessing a jaundiced newborn in the ED. That's all.

Tools you should use: PECARN Pediatric Head Injury/Trauma Algorithm

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-01-11T12:15:06-05:00January 11th, 2022|Radiology, Trauma|

I think it's amazing that the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network has been turned into a verb. As in, "I PEACARN'ed that kid with the head injury and we don't need a CT." This is one of the most widely used tools in our arsenal when caring for injured children in the ED.

Tools you should use: UTI Calculator

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-01-10T18:12:32-05:00January 10th, 2022|Infectious Diseases|

ncy Department. Urinary tract infections are exceedingly common in febrile children who have not yet been potty trained. UTI Calculator, from the University of Pittsburgh, allows you to plug in risk factors for febrile UTI in children ages 2 to 23 months and get a probability of a urinary tract infection

5/2/1 – 50! IV dextrose for hypoglycemia

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2021-12-15T09:50:22-05:00December 15th, 2021|Endocrinology|

There is a quick memory aid that will help you remember how much dextrose to give to patients with hypoglycemia.

Podcast Briefs: Deep Venous Thromboses

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2021-11-01T14:51:04-04:00November 19th, 2021|Briefs, Hematology, Podcasts|

Your time is valuable and so is mine. That’s why I’m sharing brief, focused podcast episodes that will hone in on a single problem. This time, it’s deep venous thromboses (DVT). Learn how to suspect them in the first place and make the diagnosis.