Time is testicle! Acute scrotal pain must be evaluated promptly in the ED. You'll see swelling, extreme pain, sidling testis, and absent cremaster reflex. You've got 4 to 6 hours at most to get the patient to surgery. Time is testicle! Also yacht rock.
Dog bites are unfortunately common in the Emergency Department. Remembering which ones to suture for cosmetic concerns while assuring we reduce the risk of infections is important. Also, most should get antibiotics. Which one? Dogmentin! (It's a portmanteau of Dog and Augmentin)...
Alt rock is now classic rock? oh well, this is a kidney stone song.
Supracondylar fractures of the humerus occur after a fall onto an outstretched hand in children. Learn about the classification and management in this "Fracture Fridays" post.
Ovarian Torsion causes lots of pain and vomiting. If you want to get a transabdominal ultrasound you need a full bladder. Also Motown is cool.
Syphilis has gone by many nicknames over the years including "The Great Pretender" and "The Great Imitator." Emily Labudde, MD, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and recent pediatric residency graduate from Cincinnati Children’s discusses the various manifestations of this sexually transmitted infection, and how we can't miss this very treatable, but sneaky malady. Listen Emily [...]
Dude! If you could remember the rockin' drug sequence to for anti epileptics in the Emergency Department that would be totally awesome! Wait, there's a hair metal song with lyrics to that effect? Rad!
Heat Stroke is a serious medical diagnosis that can be differentiated from other forms of heat illness. If only there were a calypso song to teach you the main findings...
It's a new wave of information! RSV causes bronchiolitis. OK, so it's not new. We can make a clinical diagnosis, and X-Rays are not necessary for most children with Bronchiolitis.
It used to be ALTE but now it's BRUE. Brief Resolved Unexplained Event. It is a better name after all. And it makes for better puns... and songs.
