2017 Starter Pack: Pneumonia
This Starter Pack is designed to give you a quick primer on all things community acquired pneumonia.
2017 Starter Pack: Croup
Nearly all of you will see a child with croup. Therefore I present this Starter Pack with information on those who bark.
Starter Pack 2017: Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis is seen almost every shift I work in the ED. Check out this Starter Pack to help you get, well, started.
Community acquired pneumonia: Management
The final in the four part community acquired pneumonia series focuses on management - both admission criteria as well as antibiotic choice.
Community acquired pneumonia: Labs
This post focuses on labs in community acquired pneumonia. Learn about why blood culture is all you need and where future research may help us with diagnosis.
Community acquired pneumonia: Imaging
Part two in the community acquired pneumonia is all about imaging - mostly X-Rays.
Community acquired pneumonia: Clinical presentation
This is part one of the PEMBlog series on community acquired pneumonia. It focuses on the clinical presentation.
Briefs: Butt worms
When a patient presents with nocturnal perianal pruritus suspect a Pinworm infestation. Learn more about diagnosis and treatment in this edition of PEMBlog Briefs.
About rapid flu tests… (Re-post)
Rapid flu tests are widely available - Just think about the sensitivity and specify before ordering one - especially if you already think the patient has the flu to begin with.
Why we do what we do: Antibiotics for dog bites (Re-post)
Should we be prescribing antibiotics for all patients with dog bites? Just select ones? Read on for more in this entry of why we do what we do.