Status epileptics can be very stressful in the Pediatric Emergency Department. This episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast focuses on management, and will guide you through the treatment process, starting with benzodiazepines, followed by a discussion of the recent evidence for second line therapy between fosphenytoin, levetiracetam, and valproate.
This post details pediatric specific considerations from the recent ESETT trial on second line therapy in status epilepticus.
This video details how to make an N95 mask from an anesthesia mask, a viral filter and straps from a nebulizer mask.
The exponential spread of coronavirus is real. This sobering read speaks to how the swiftness of the response makes a difference.
Soap and water really does a good job killing coronavirus!
This post briefly discusses what type of test we are currently using for the COVID-19 / coronavirus pandemic.
This is the recorded version of the CDC webinar / teleconference on caring for women and children with coronavirus
Pyogenic granulomas can often be confused with other lesions. This edition of Briefs focuses on the diagnosis and management of these common skin lesions.
How effective has the flu shot been thus far? Is it helping at all? What about patients that haven't gotten one yet? Answers to these and more questions are in this post.
This episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast will teach you everything you need to know about managing children with hemophilia in the Emergency Department. And most importantly, you'll learn why you should give factor first!