A podcast on testing for Influenza
This episode of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast, is focused on when you should (and mostly) shouldn't test for the flu.
A great blog post about the “utility” of CBC in febrile children
CBC and WBC especially aren't really that helpful when evaluating the febrile child.
Heliox in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Heliox is readily available but the evidence just isn't quite there for asthma, bronchiolitis or croup. Special thanks to Theresa Frey from the Division of Emergency Medicine at Cincinnati Children's for her help wth this post.
Just a bronchiolitis podcast
I'm sure that you'll probably see a case of bronchiolitis this winter. Call it a hunch. In this episode of PEM Currents you'll learn why suctioning and ensuring hydration are still the mainstays of therapy, and why albuterol, racemic epinephrine, steroids and more don't have a place in routine cases.
Treatment of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
You should have a low threshold to treat PID. This post focuses on what do do once you've made the diagnosis.
A podcast on community acquired pneumonia
Fever, tachypnea and rales - it must be a community acquired pneumonia... right? Learn more about the diagnosis and management of this common problem in the Pediatric Emergency Department in this episode of PEM Currents.
2017 PEMPix Online Case #3: Little Circle
Though the PEMPix presentation is scheduled for Saturday 9/16/17 at the AAP NCE in Chicago there were so many great cases this year that I decided to share three of them online prior to the conference. This is the third case "Little Circle." All three cases will also be available at PEMPix.com.
Thoughts from the bedside on antibiotics and I&D for abscesses
Liz Daniels, an awesome senior Resident from Cincinnati Children's was gracious enough to share her thoughts on two abscess questions that perplexed her during a recent stint in the ED.
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.