Fracture Fridays: Not something I want to Seymour of
You can't miss the Seymour Fracture - a combo of displaced physeal fracture ands nailed laceration that can have significant complications if not diagnosed and managed appropriately.
Fracture Fridays: The worst case of Osgood-Schlatter ever (Re-post)
Avulsion fractures of the tibial tuberosity are super painful - learn more about them in this edition of Fracture Fridays.
Briefs: Honey, it’s just impetigo
Impetigo is super common, and presents in many forms - regular, bulls, and ecthyma. Learn how to diagnose and treat in this PEMBlog Brief.
A podcast episode about mastoiditis
Does mastoiditis always present with the classic triad of swelling behind the ear, otalgia, and protrusion of the auricle? Do you need to get a CT to make the diagnosis? What is the exact relationship with acute otitis media? Can swimmer's ear turn into mastoiditis? These questions and more are why I recorded his episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast.
Happy Medical New Year’s Day 2020
July 1st is kind of an "unofficial" hospital in the medical world isn't it? Especially with everything going on in the world right now I wanted to deliver an encouraging message to all of you.
Pro Tips: Answering the phone
This is the first post in the Pro Tips series. These are posts, focused on practical ways to help us all do our jobs a little bit better. So, let's look at how we answer the phone in the hospital.
Does early and aggressive administration of crystalloid fluids harm injured children?
It's high time that we carefully consider aggressively resuscitating injured children with multiple crystalloid boluses. A recent multicenter study provides a powerful reminder to go to blood sooner.
A deliriously educational podcast… about delirium
This episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast focuses on dealing with delirium and is part of a collaboration with the POPCoRN Network.
Briefs: Tongue lacerations – sew or let go
File this one under "Do I need to take my kid to the ED for this during a global pandemic?" This post details why most tongue lacerations don't need to be sutured.
A podcast on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children with COVID-19
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is an evolving clinical entity that is occurring, possibly in association with or following a COVID-19 infection. This episode of PEM Currents expands upon a recent PEMBlog post, as well as includes information from two studies published in The LANCET as well as included in a recent CDC webinar. This episode also provides recommendations on lab workup and the evolving criteria for diagnosis and the current case definition from the CDC.