An epiglottitis podcast

By |2023-04-12T11:21:18-04:00April 12th, 2023|Infectious Diseases, Otolaryngology, Podcasts|

The epiglottis is the toilet seat of the airway. That’s a useful function. But what if becomes so swollen and inflamed that it leads to airway obstruction and respiratory failure. That’s bad. That’s also what epiglottitis is. You can also call it supraglottitis. Either way you need to recognize this potentially life threatening malady and secure a definitive airway in the sickest patients ASAP.

PEMPix 2022 Online Case 02: The Matterhorn

By |2022-09-28T11:39:58-04:00October 4th, 2022|Oncology, Otolaryngology, PEMPix|

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. This year, in addition to the 10 finalists I will be presenting at the National Conference and Exhibition I will be sharing four cases online in advance of the conference. This is the second of the four cases. See if you can conquer all four "mountains" and guess the correct diagnosis.

Epistaxisode! a podcast on nosebleeds

By |2022-03-09T10:25:15-05:00March 9th, 2022|Otolaryngology, Podcasts|

You will see a child with a nosebleed in the ED. It is a mathematical certainty. Chances are it has already stopped. Even if it hasn’t you can stop it – and figure out why it happened – and provide reassurance and education to the patient and family. Yes, all of those things for one little bleeding nose… Listen to this podcast episode to learn stuff about epistaxis that will help you during an upcoming shift.

A podcast episode about mastoiditis

By |2020-07-14T11:24:58-04:00July 14th, 2020|Infectious Diseases, Otolaryngology, Podcasts|

Does mastoiditis always present with the classic triad of swelling behind the ear, otalgia, and protrusion of the auricle? Do you need to get a CT to make the diagnosis? What is the exact relationship with acute otitis media? Can swimmer's ear turn into mastoiditis? These questions and more are why I recorded his episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast.

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