Medical Music Mondays: Whoop! 100 Days
Pertussis AKA whooping cough is on the rise due to declining vaccination rates. The initial catarrhal phase has mild symptoms but is super contagious. Then you cough like forever.
Whoop! There It Is: A Pertinent Pediatric Pertussis Podcast
This episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast discusses pertussis, or whooping cough, a persistent public health issue despite vaccinations. Key topics include its clinical stages, management strategies, and the importance of infection control and vaccination. It emphasizes the role of healthcare providers in diagnosing, managing, and educating about pertussis to mitigate outbreaks.
Medical Music Mondays: Shiny Happy Virus
You don't need to send comprehensive viral tests in the majority of children with cough and congestion. Just make a clinical diagnosis dang it!
Probiotics don’t improve outcomes in children with acute gastroenteritis
Acute gastroenteritis affects millions of children in the U.S. every year, leading to emergency department visits and hospitalizations. Probiotics, particularly Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), have been commonly used as a treatment, but evidence supporting their effectiveness has been limited. A new study conducted by the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) aimed to determine whether LGG could reduce the severity of gastroenteritis in children. The trial found that LGG did not significantly improve outcomes compared to placebo.
Medical Music Mondays: The Pinworm Shuffle
Pinworms! Ahhhhh! They itch at night and they're scary. Fortunately they are easy to treat and eradicate. They're still gross.
Medical Music Mondays: Dogmentin
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)...
Accept no imitators! Listen to this great podcast episode on syphilis
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 [...]
Medical Music Mondays: No X-Ray Today (Bronchiolitis!)
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.
Going beyond the surface material: A podcast episode on cellulitis
This episode will help you recognize cellulitis and even differentiate it from erysipelas which is totally a different thing. You'll also learn about treatment, whether or not a blood culture is necessary, and a whole lot more. @PEMTweets on... sigh "X" (Twitter) My Instagram My [...]
Briefs: Heralding the rosy pits
What is the diagnosis in this young man who developed an itchy rash in a Christmas Tree pattern on his torso?