All that wheezes is not asthma. And vocal cord dysfunction is not wheezing. Learn more about how vocal cord dysfunction is mistaken for wheezing, and how to make the diagnosis in this episode of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast.
The 6th article in the AAP Top 10 of 2016 is a randomized controlled trial of single dose Dex versus 3 daily doses of prednisone in asthma exacerbations.
The Summer Reading List brings you a randomized controlled trial on the use of ipratropium in asthma exacerbations.
Here are some asthma related resources for asthma to get you started in the Emergency Department.
Is D-dimer useful in ruling out PE in kids? Read on to find out more.
Should we be giving corticosteroids to children with community acquired pneumonia? The answer is not so simple, read on for more.
This edition of PEM Currents is all about respiratory distress. You'll learn about initial management, diagnosis and more!
Continuing onward with the next in the top ten articles presented at the recent AAP NCE in San Diego is a study of the use of hypertonic saline (HTS) in bronchiolitis. I'll stray a bit form the usual format in that this paper was presented in a point counterpoint fashion. I've also posted on this topic previously as a part [...]
When I said I would go into the top ten articles presented at the recent AAP NCE in San Diego I meant it. I plan to tackle each article and briefly review the results and try to drive home how this can impact your practice. First up, a steroid alternative for prednisone die-hards. I've you've been a PEMBlog reader for [...]
So you've thrown the kitchen sink at a child with a moderate to severe asthma exacerbation. And despite the large hematoma on their forehead from the concussive effect of the faucet ricocheting off their skull they've not improved. What's a clinician to do? Give intravenous magnesium sulfate, that's what you should do. Interestingly we learned that it was valuable when [...]
