Medical Music Mondays: Terror of the Night
Night terrors are super scary. And the kid doesn't even remember them! They're more like sleep walking than nightmares and parents are often worried that it's a seizure or something more serious.
Caring for Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the Emergency Department: A Problem-Based Approach
Emergency care for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) patients involves managing respiratory failure, cardiac dysfunction, and orthopedic risks. Prioritize non-invasive ventilation, MRI for cardiac assessment, and vigilant monitoring for fat embolisms. Use Cystatin C and bilirubin for renal and liver function evaluation.
Morning Report on Febrile Seizures
Recently, I had the opportunity to present a morning report to the residents and medical students at Cincinnati Children’s, focusing on the topic of febrile seizures. The session was highly engaging, with a lot of interest from the audience, as febrile seizures are a common but often frightening experience for families. The slides are attached and are free for you to use and share.
Medical Music Mondays: Seize the Moment
Dude! If you could remember the rockin' drug sequence to for anti epileptics in the Emergency Department that would be totally awesome! Wait, there's a hair metal song with lyrics to that effect? Rad!
Medical Music Mondays: A Nursemaid’s Lullaby
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Podcast Episode: Febrile Seizures
Febrile Seizures are among the most common neurological problema in young children, occurring in 1 out of 50 children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years of age. This episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast is a Question and Answer style exploration [...]
Medical Music Mondays: Simple Febrile Seizures
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Tools you should use: Pediatric NIH Stroke Scale
Pediatric strokes are rare and challenging to diagnose. There is a validated Pediatric Stroke Scale from the NIH that can be used in conjunction with a stroke protocol that involves Neurology, Radiology, and a local/regional Stroke Team.
Talking to families about why we don’t need tests after febrile seizures or first-time seizures
This video features Dr. Archit Sahai who conducts a simulated discussion with a parent of a child following a seizure, and reviews why we don't need labs or CT scans.
You don’t need labs or CT scans in children who have recovered after a simple febrile or first time seizure
Labs or CT scans are not necessary to provide additional diagnostic information or reassurance for most children who recover completely following simple febrile seizures or unprovoked first time generalized seizures. The rate of abnormalities on these studies is very low, and the cost and downsides are too high to justify ordering them on a regular basis.