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.
PEMBlog is ten years old! What started as an extension of a Twitter Trivia Contest for residents at Cincinnati Children's has turned into one of the defining accomplishments of my career. Thank you for reading, and helping me on my journey to become a better teacher.
post is to provide some background and then to offer a summary of the sort of problems that can happen when babies don't get formula or breast milk.
Submissions for the 2021 PEMPix Competition are now being accepted. Go to PEMPix.com to submit your case today!
This is the annual posting of my anniversary video - the only non-medical post of the year. Yet again my lack of preparation and organization has thwarted my well-intentioned efforts to get to Hallmark and buy an anniversary card for my wife. When will I learn? I keep having to fall back on these videos. I know that it's getting old by now... Anyway, sorry Kerri. Happy Anniversary. I hope this will suffice. There are some really great cards with haikus and pictures of flowers and birds on them that I had read about on the Hallmark message boards.
No new content this week, so that I can spend time with my wife and sons this Thanksgiving week in the US.
PEMPix is not the only diagnosis competition that is held by the American Academy of Pediatrics‘ Section on Emergency Medicine. EmergiQuiz is a case-based presentation series that challenges the audience to think through the differential diagnosis for a complex case. Part 1 launches 9/14/2020.
July 1st is kind of an "unofficial" hospital in the medical world isn't it? Especially with everything going on in the world right now I wanted to deliver an encouraging message to all of you.
My only non medical post of the year... Happy 13th Anniversary to my amazing wife. Enjoy the video everyone!
Michael Mojica, editor of the exceptional PEM Guides recently shared another excellent resource with me. It's entitled PEM Cars and has been updated for 2019. PEM CARS is a FREE eBook found exclusively on the Apple Books online store that includes comprehensive reviews of 200 articles from the medical literature relevant to the care of the ill or injured child in the acute care setting.
