Fracture Fridays: Buckle Up!
What happens when kids jump of things and don't land smoothly? They break things. Sometimes those things are their arms. Learn more about a very common pediatric fracture in this edition of Fracture Fridays.
A podcast on using ultrasound to diagnose acute appendicitis
This episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast is focused on the use of ultrasound to make the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. You'll learn about how a right lower quadrant ultrasound is performed, what we look for on the images, how to interpret positive, negative, and intermediate/equivocal results and much more! This episode was co-produced by Liz Lendrum, [...]
Epistaxisode! a podcast on nosebleeds
You will see a child with a nosebleed in the ED. It is a mathematical certainty. Chances are it has already stopped. Even if it hasn’t you can stop it – and figure out why it happened – and provide reassurance and education to the patient and family. Yes, all of those things for one little bleeding nose… Listen to this podcast episode to learn stuff about epistaxis that will help you during an upcoming shift.
Loperamide abuse and misuse
The purpose of this post is to review the abuse of loperamide (Imodium), an over-the-counter, μ-opioid receptor agonist used as an antidiarrheal agent. Loperamide taken in supratherapeutic doses can lead to feelings of euphoria and/or to avoid symptoms of opioid withdrawal.
Briefs: Steroids for pharyngitis
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
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
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!
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
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
You should use the Bili Tool when assessing a jaundiced newborn in the ED. That's all.
