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About Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd

Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd is a Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and the Associate Director of Physician and Team-Based Education 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.

Check out this red hot podcast on Heat Illness

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2016-12-14T12:56:38-05:00June 21st, 2016|Environmental, Resuscitation|

This edition of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast focuses on heat illness in its many forms. Learn about everything from the benign prickly heat, to life threatening heat stroke.

PEM Currents podcast on swallowed foreign bodies

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2016-12-14T12:56:38-05:00June 10th, 2016|Gastroenterology, Otolaryngology, Podcasts, Surgery|

Kids eat stuff they're not supposed to. Most of the time foreign bodies pass harmlessly through the GI tract. Occasionally they will get stuck. It is your job to figure out who has an impacted foreign body, and how to diagnose and manage it. Listen to this podcast to learn more.

Why we do what we do: Antibiotics for dog bites

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2016-12-14T12:56:38-05:00May 31st, 2016|Infectious Diseases, Procedures, Surgery|

We often prescribe prophylactic antibiotics for dog bites. Is there evidence to support this practice?

Reducing pain during incision and drainage of abscesses

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2016-12-14T12:56:38-05:00May 26th, 2016|Procedures|

Performing incision and drainage on an abscess is painful for the patient. I realize that is as obvious a statement as I could possibly make. I wanted to briefly touch on some of the many interventions that you can use to decrease pain during I&D.

D-dimer utility in pediatric patients with suspected PE

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2016-12-14T12:56:38-05:00May 25th, 2016|Pulmonology|

Is D-dimer useful in ruling out PE in kids? Read on to find out more.

You don’t need an X-Ray to diagnose constipation! (Re-post)

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2016-12-14T12:56:38-05:00May 11th, 2016|Gastroenterology, Radiology|

Go ahead and diagnose constipation based on your history and physical exam. Don't order an X-Ray if you don't need one. Read on for more in this PEMBlog exposé.

Do we need to perform a digital rectal exam in injured children?

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2016-12-14T12:56:38-05:00May 10th, 2016|Trauma|

Do injured children need a digital rectal exam? Read on to learn about the evidence behind what is often a stressful and traumatic exam technique for children.

Check out this new free PEM iBook

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2016-12-14T12:56:38-05:00May 5th, 2016|PEMBlog Updates|

Check out this free iBook from Michael Mojica and the folks in PEM at NYU.

Stress dose steroids in the ED

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2016-12-14T12:56:38-05:00May 4th, 2016|Pharmacology|

Stress dose steroids are vexing for some reasons. They don't have to be. Initial dosing can be simpler than it seems. Read/watch for more.

A podcast on acquired torticollis

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2016-12-14T12:56:38-05:00May 3rd, 2016|Orthopedics|

Acquired torticollis must be differentiated from more serious symptoms and remains a common presenting complaint in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Learn more about it in this episode of PEMCurrents the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast.