Medical Music Mondays: The Antidote Song
There are some antidotes - though not many - that we can give for common ingestions. If only there were a children's song that would stick in our brains to help us remember them. if only...
Medical Music Mondays: Lipase High!
Did you know that pancreatitis is mostly caused by viruses in kids? They don't drink alcohol or get gallstones like grown ups. Also, scorpion bites apparently cause it. But that's silly and only something you see in board review books. Anyway, this would be a better Broadway musical than most retreads of 1980s & 90s movies.
Medical Music Mondays: Factor First!
Children with Hemophilia who present to the ED need to get a dose of Factor First! Don't delay and give their home factor if they have it.
Medical Music Mondays: Fear the Reefer (Cannabis Hyperemesis)
Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome can make habitual smokers miserable! They will got some relief from hot showers - but many need fluids, ondansetron, topical capsaicin, and even Haldol.
Stings and envenomations – a buzz-worthy podcast
It is summertime, so the bees and bugs are out! In this episode, Dr. Ben Grebber, a pediatric resident at Boston Children's Hospital/Tufts Children's Hospital, discusses Bee Stings and Spider Bites. A very common pediatric summer complaint in emergency departments, urgent cares, and primary care offices, this episode covers common signs and symptoms, some pathophysiology, and recommended treatments.
Toxicology podcast season 3 concludes with an episode on iron ingestions
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
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
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.
Loperamide abuse and misuse
The purpose of this post is to review the abuse of loperamide (Imodium), an over-the-counter, μ-opioid receptor agonist used as an antidiarrheal agent. Loperamide taken in supratherapeutic doses can lead to feelings of euphoria and/or to avoid symptoms of opioid withdrawal.
Season 2 of the #ToxTuesdays podcast series concludes with a focus on Nicotine and Vaping
This is Season 2 of the Toxicology podcast series that @seattlechildren Toxicologist Suzan Mazor, MD and I put together. This three episode season turns its focus to drugs of abuse - continuing with this episode on nicotine toxicity - the final episode of this #ToxTuesdays season.