The Mycoplasma Comeback: Why This Atypical Pneumonia is Back – A PEMCurrents Podcast

By |2025-03-03T14:44:09-05:00March 4th, 2025|Infectious Diseases, Podcasts|

In this podcast episode we dive into the resurgence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae—an atypical bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia that’s making waves in pediatric emergency medicine. We’ll cover its clinical presentation, epidemiology, diagnostic approach, and management, including why standard beta-lactam antibiotics won’t work. Plus, we’ll discuss whether M. pneumoniae even needs to be treated in the first place!

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Whoop! There It Is: A Pertinent Pediatric Pertussis Podcast

By |2024-12-03T15:38:27-05:00December 4th, 2024|Infectious Diseases, Podcasts|

This episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast discusses pertussis, or whooping cough, a persistent public health issue despite vaccinations. Key topics include its clinical stages, management strategies, and the importance of infection control and vaccination. It emphasizes the role of healthcare providers in diagnosing, managing, and educating about pertussis to mitigate outbreaks.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

By |2024-10-02T14:08:39-04:00October 2nd, 2024|Gastroenterology, Podcasts|

In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast, host Brad Sobolewski delves into gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and gastritis in children. He distinguishes between gastritis, diagnosed via endoscopy, and symptom-based dyspepsia. The episode covers GER/GERD's pathophysiology, diagnostic strategies, lifestyle and dietary management, and pharmacological treatments, including PPI and H2 blockers. Sobolewski stresses the importance of proper diagnosis and evaluation, differentiating from other conditions like pancreatitis and gallstones, to optimize care in pediatric emergency settings.

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Podcast: ECPR

By |2024-08-20T14:21:09-04:00August 20th, 2024|Podcasts, Resuscitation|

This episode of PEM Currents discusses ECPR (Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), an advanced procedure used in cases of cardiac arrest when traditional CPR fails. ECPR involves using ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) to take over heart and lung functions, offering a last-resort option that is becoming more [...]

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Podcast: Cervical Spine Injuries & Imaging in Children

By |2024-06-04T23:11:29-04:00June 5th, 2024|Podcasts, Radiology, Trauma|

Cervical Spine Injuries are fortunately rare in children. this episode is all about learning when to suspect them, how to immobilize the C-spine properly, and which imaging test to choose. It was inspired by a hot-off-the-presses publication from the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) focused on clinical decision rules for cervical spine imaging in children.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

By |2024-03-25T12:30:21-04:00March 27th, 2024|Genetics, Podcasts|

This episode will help you better prepare for and manage children with inborn errors of metabolism in the Emergency Department. Consider it a supplement to what you remember from Biochemistry and the instructions on the family's laminated care plan sheet. My special guest podcaster, Emily Groopman, is an actual Pediatric Geneticist in training and we hope that you will find this episode useful.

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