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.

Medical Music Mondays: A Nursemaid’s Lullaby

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2024-05-18T11:50:59-04:00May 13th, 2024|Music, Neurology|

I write the lyrics AI writes the Music - you get educational material? Welcome to Medical Music Mondays on PEMBlog and via my YouTube Channel.

Podcast Episode: Febrile Seizures

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2024-05-08T10:26:49-04:00May 9th, 2024|Neurology, Podcasts|

Febrile Seizures are among the most common neurological problema in young children, occurring in 1 out of 50 children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years of age. This episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast is a Question and Answer style exploration [...]

Medical Music Mondays: Simple Febrile Seizures

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2024-05-18T11:51:37-04:00May 6th, 2024|Music, Neurology|

I write the lyrics AI writes the Music - you get educational material? Welcome to Medical Music Mondays on PEMBlog and via my YouTube Channel.

Happy 17th Anniversary to my Amazing Wife!

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2024-04-27T09:54:03-04:00April 28th, 2024|PEMBlog Updates|

The only annual "non-medical" post to PEMBlog is here. My annual anniversary video that I produce of my wife.

Tools you should use: Pediatric NIH Stroke Scale

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2024-04-24T10:55:16-04:00April 24th, 2024|Neurology, Neurosurgery, Radiology|

Pediatric strokes are rare and challenging to diagnose. There is a validated Pediatric Stroke Scale from the NIH that can be used in conjunction with a stroke protocol that involves Neurology, Radiology, and a local/regional Stroke Team.

Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2024-03-25T12:30:21-04:00March 27th, 2024|Genetics, Podcasts|

This episode will help you better prepare for and manage children with inborn errors of metabolism in the Emergency Department. Consider it a supplement to what you remember from Biochemistry and the instructions on the family's laminated care plan sheet. My special guest podcaster, Emily Groopman, is an actual Pediatric Geneticist in training and we hope that you will find this episode useful.

Introducing Babble Royale the new speaker competition from the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2024-03-12T10:39:00-04:00March 12th, 2024|PEMBlog Updates|

New this year at the AAP NCE we will be hosting a brand new session that will highlight the talents of some of the very best educators in PEM. Faculty in the first ten years following training will be eligible to submit their very best presentation in any format on any topic Four finalists will present live at the NCE and compete for the title belt.

A Vitamin K Deficient Bleeding AKA Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn podcast

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2024-02-22T13:19:49-05:00February 22nd, 2024|Hematology, Podcasts|

Newborn infants need intramuscular injections of Vitamin K in order to produce critical clotting factors. If they don't get it they can have potentially life threatening bleeding. This is a podcast episode that reviews Vitamin K Deficient Bleeding AKA Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn. @PEMTweets [...]