PEMBlog Best of 2015: Podcasts
I produced seven podcasts during 2015 - the topics are varied and I love sharing them with my listeners.
PEM Currents podcast on respiratory distress
This edition of PEM Currents is all about respiratory distress. You'll learn about initial management, diagnosis and more!
PEM Currents podcast on ITP
PEM Currents, my Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast brings you an episode focused on the diagnosis and management of ITP.
PEM Currents Podcast: The Febrile Newborn
This episode of PEM Currents tackles a bread and butter issue in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, the newborn with fever. I discuss management, specifically how it differs for babies under 28 days of age as well as when to get labs and how to interpret them. [...]
Listen to the new PEM Currents podcast: An interview with bronchiolitis guru Todd Florin
I'm delighted to share the latest PEM Currents podcast! I recently sat down with Todd Florin, one of the faculty physicians at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and talked about bronchiolitis, delving into the controversies around the use of hypertonic saline, albuterol and more. Todd [...]
PEM Currents faces parotitis
With the recent influenza epidemic you may have also seen a rise in the number of cases of parotitis. This should not be a surprise, as acute parotitis is usually viral, self-limited and treated with supportive measures - just like the flu! Learn more by [...]
Check out the newest edition of the PEM Currents podcast on topical anesthetics
PEM Currents returns with an examination of the different topical anesthetics used in Emergency Department. Specifically, by listening to this edition you'll learn about LET, EMLA and LMX and how you can add them to your repertoire for pre-procedure anesthesia in the ED. You can [...]
PEM Currents delves into another hot topic: Acetaminophen versus Ibuprofen
This edition of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast, reviews the safety and comparative efficacy of acetaminophen and ibuprofen. If you work in a Pediatric Emergency Department you'll certainly have broken a sweat over this hot debate time and time again. The main goal of this [...]
Ondansetron again? You bet! A PEM Currents companion podcast
This edition of PEMCurrents echoes the recent post here on the PEMBlog and reviews the use of ondansetron in acute gastroenteritis. Specifically highlighting the reduction in risk of further episodes of emesis, need for intravenous fluids and immediate admission to the hospital. No matter how you like [...]
PEM Currents takes a crack at clavicle fractures
This edition of PEMCurrents takes a crack at clavicle fractures. The old dictum about broken collarbones states that if both ends of the bone are in the same room it'll heal fine. For the most part this is true - at least in prepubescent patients. [...]