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 [...]
After all these years I still need a little guide to help me remember who can donate and who can receive what blood types.
Emicizumab (Hemlibra) is a prophylactic medicine for patients with hemophilia A that can reduce the likelihood of complications and decrease disease burden. I didn't know about it before writing this article - you should know about it too!
Your time is valuable and so is mine. That’s why I’m sharing brief, focused podcast episodes that will hone in on a single problem. This time, it’s deep venous thromboses (DVT). Learn how to suspect them in the first place and make the diagnosis.
Bloody baby barf is scary for parents and medical professionals. Learn about the differential diagnosis and management 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!
There is more to the care of patients with hemophilia and Von Willebrands Disease than just giving factor. This post goes over common complications and delves into treatment considerations in bleeding disorders presenting to the ED.
Can you use D-dimer to rule out a PE in children and adolescents? And if so, how confident will you be in its ability to do so? Read this post to learn more about D-dimer, PE and children.
When should we get a chest X-Ray when a child presents to the ED with sickle cell disease? Read on for answers to this common question.
PEM Currents, my Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast brings you an episode focused on the diagnosis and management of ITP.