Podcasts

Podcast Briefs: Neutropenic Enterocolitis

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-09-28T09:49:25-04:00September 28th, 2022|Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Podcasts, Surgery|

Bad things happen when you don't have enough neutrophils. After getting cytotoxic chemotherapy you tend to have even fewer neutrophils. This can put you at risk for neutropenic enterocolitis which should be suspected in an immunocompromised child with fever and abdominal symptoms. Treatment is broad spectrum antibiotics and the imaging test of choice is CT with contrast. Learn all about this potentially catastrophic condition in this brief podcast episode.

Podcasters Assemble! A 5 episode season focused on pain management in children

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-09-09T07:27:19-04:00September 9th, 2022|Podcasts, Prehospital Medicine, Procedures|

The Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kit (PEAK) Pain podcast series consists of 5 episodes that all focus on different aspects of assessing, managing, and supporting the pediatric patient in pain. This series was coproduced by the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC) and features episodes from 5 of the leading podcasters in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

Chicken pox-cast

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-08-11T11:06:23-04:00August 11th, 2022|Briefs, Infectious Diseases, Podcasts|

Dewdrops on a rose petal. You've all heard the description, right? But how many of you have actually seen chicken pox in the wild. And what about monkey pox - does it look the same? How can I tell them apart? I wish there was a brief podcast episode focused on varicella that would help answer some of these questions...

Podcast Briefs: Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-07-19T10:45:31-04:00July 19th, 2022|Briefs, Infectious Diseases, Podcasts|

Hand, Foot, and Mouth (and Butt) disease is incredibly popular in the summer/warm weather months in the Northern Hemisphere (August through October). It is so popular that I guarantee you will see it many times. This brief episode will teach you how to make the diagnosis and review strategies for management - which are largely supportive.

A podcast on pain management for children needing laceration repair

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-06-21T12:26:30-04:00June 21st, 2022|Podcasts, Procedures|

Laceration repair is one of the quintessential procedures that children undergo in Emergency Departments. Minimizing pain and anxiety for children is a much better idea than just holding them down and getting it done. This episode will teach you all about local anesthetics, when to use anxiolytics and procedural sedations s well as the considerable value of nonpharmacologic intervention - including Child Life Specialists.

Tick, tick, boom! a Lyme Disease podcast

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-06-06T12:31:35-04:00June 2nd, 2022|Infectious Diseases, Podcasts|

Lyme disease prevalence continues to rise - especially in places where we didn't see it before (like Ohio!). this podcast episode focuses on making the diagnosis, the different stages of disease, as well as when to prophylaxis, treat, and how testing works - all in under 15 minutes.

Podcast Briefs: Toxic Shock Syndrome

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-05-11T11:45:10-04:00May 11th, 2022|Briefs, Infectious Diseases, Podcasts|

Toxic Shock Syndrome is the focus of this brief podcast episode. Learn how to make the diagnosis and key management considerations.

Toxicology podcast season 3 concludes with an episode on iron ingestions

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-04-27T10:22:24-04:00April 26th, 2022|Podcasts, Toxicology|

Iron ingestions always show up on standardized tests and are definitely one of those "many kids are fine but some aren't and it's hard to figure out who's fine and who isn't" ingestions. Suzan Mazor from Seattle Children's helps iron out the details...

Toxicology podcast season 3 continues with an episode on calcium channel blocker ingestions

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-04-27T10:21:49-04:00April 19th, 2022|Podcasts, Toxicology|

Calcium channel blockers are hard to manage with refractory shock being one of my main "please don't let this come to the ED" nightmares. Seattle Children's Toxicologist Suzan Mazor breaks it all down and discusses management of this challenging ingestion.

Toxicology podcast season 3 begins with an episode on Bupropion

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-04-27T10:22:13-04:00April 12th, 2022|Podcasts, Toxicology|

There are some scary ingestions out there and I think we'd all agree that bupropion (Wellbutrin) is on the short list of drugs that should make us worry. Learn how to recognize and manage toxicity, especially the neurogenic and cardiac effects of bupropion in the first episode of the third season of Toxicology podcasts from Suzan Mazor and I.