A handy mnemonic to remember the 5 Ts of cyanotic congenital heart disease
Now check out these cool videos from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center depicting select congenital heart lesions in more detail.
Quick Tip: Don’t forget the orthostatic vital signs
I was just reminded (yet again) of the usefulness of obtaining orthostatic vital signs. Recall that you obtain HR and BP with the patient supine, sitting and then standing. You must get them in that order, and they should be done after the patient has [...]
Briefs: Oh Gee, EKGs!
This week on Briefs I wanted to share with you a presentation I put together on EKGs in the Pediatric ED. I decided to focus on chief complaint as a reason to obtain the study - chest pain and syncope specifically. Enjoy! Electrocardiograms in the [...]
Briefs: Aspirin and Nitroglycerin for (almost) everyone
I'm reviewing ACLS in preparation for recertification, and aside from it being a great review of stuff I'd pushed to the nether-regions of my mind, because well, adults... it reminded me that many of my pediatric colleagues see adults when they least expect it. An [...]
Great chest pain series
The superb emergency medicine focused blog, Academic Life in Emergency Medicine, recently published a series of three posts on chest pain. Though it focuses on adults, this is a patient population that we see in the pediatric ED. Usually it's parents/family members or hospital employees. [...]