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.
Can giving a dose of a corticosteroid like dexamethasone improve pain in patents with pharyngitis? Let's take a look at the evidence.
This episode reviews the diagnosis and management in practical manner that should help you on your next shift. It also features the talents of Kriti Gupta, MD, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow from NewYork Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital who is both the producer and host of this episode.
Heavy menstrual bleeding is common among adolescents. This post details how to work patients up, assess severity, and begin treatment.
This episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast is a brief review of the management of urinary retention in children. The most common causes are UTI and constipation - but you must be aware of neurological problems and assure that you history is thorough and your physical exam complete.
Want to get CME and MOC Part II just because you listened to a podcast? Yes? Great. Read on about how you might do that.
You definitely need to know how to apply the Kocher criteria to differentiate the septic hip from transient synovitis. There's a great online tool at MD Calc for just that.
You should use the Bili Tool when assessing a jaundiced newborn in the ED. That's all.
I think it's amazing that the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network has been turned into a verb. As in, "I PEACARN'ed that kid with the head injury and we don't need a CT." This is one of the most widely used tools in our arsenal when caring for injured children in the ED.
ncy Department. Urinary tract infections are exceedingly common in febrile children who have not yet been potty trained. UTI Calculator, from the University of Pittsburgh, allows you to plug in risk factors for febrile UTI in children ages 2 to 23 months and get a probability of a urinary tract infection
