Urgent Cares are awesome places to receive effective efficient care. they can also be busy. Maybe a female power-pop-punk-alternative band can help celebrate the achievements of our Urgent Care clinicians.
I am excited to share the recording of the AAP Section on Emergency Medicine Fall Virtual Education Session, originally held on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 focused on delivering timely and actionable feedback, along with strategies to develop and implement sustainable feedback programs.
Racepinephrine (Racemic epinephrine) is used for croup patients who have stridor at rest and post extubation stridor. It is currently on national shortage and many facilities have a very limited supply of the nebules on hand. In times of shortage, intravenous EPINEPHRINE 1 mg/mL can be utilized as a nebulized solution in place of racepinephrine using the dosing of 0.5 mg/kg to a max of 5 mg. Doses that result in a volume of less than 3 mL should have normal saline added to the nebulizer to make a minimum volume of 3 mL.
The only annual "non-medical" post to PEMBlog is here. My annual anniversary video that I produce of my wife.
New this year at the AAP NCE we will be hosting a brand new session that will highlight the talents of some of the very best educators in PEM. Faculty in the first ten years following training will be eligible to submit their very best presentation in any format on any topic Four finalists will present live at the NCE and compete for the title belt.
This is my one annual non-medical post - every year since our third anniversary I've been making a music video. Here is the one for anniversary number 16. Enjoy!
Happy Holidays everyone! I won't be posting new content until after the new year. Why? Because I am working several shifts during the holiday week and you all should be spending time with friends and family instead of reading my silly little blog. See you in 2023!
Here is a podcast episode that I recorded for Cincinnati Children's show "Young & Healthy" entitled "Parents, We Need Your Attention: Babies and Kids are Sick, Children’s Hospitals are Full, Wait Times are Long." It addresses why our EDs, Urgent Cares, and Hospitals are so busy, and offers caregiver focused advice on Bronchiolitis management.
There's an amoxicillin shortage right now... seriously. This post includes guideline resources and alternative option recommendations like tablets and capsules.
We are running critically low on the bottles of albuterol that are used to compound continuous treatments. There is not a shortage of metered dose inhalers and nebules. Here's how you should adjust your treatment plans in lieu of this information.