Orthostatic Vital Signs are not helpful in syncope
In children, orthostatic vital signs should not be a routine part of the evaluation for patient with syncope. Read this post to find out why.
Free Presentation! Learn about VP shunt problems
Please check out, and use this free presentation on CSF shunt complications in children.
Facts on the Ground: Intranasal ketamine is just as good as intranasal fentanyl for fractures
Always great to see this study make the rounds. This edition of Facts on the Ground, reviews the PRIME study comparing intranasal ketamine with fentanyl in a randomized, non inferiority trial.
2019 PEMPix: The Awards
Every year two cases are selected for awards from amongst the PEMPix submissions. I am proud to announce that the following two cases were our winners this year at the 2019 AAP National Conference and Exhibition Section on Emergency Medicine Program.
2019 PEMPix: The Video Version
This is the video version of the 2019 PEMPix presentation - You can learn lots of stuff about ten amazing cases!
EmergiQuiz: Cut the (hyper)tension
Hypertension shouldn't be ignored in the ED - and this companion post from an EmergiQuiz case goes to show why.
EmergiQuiz: Myasthenia Gravis
This companion post to an excellent EmergiQuiz presentation delivers high yield information on myasthenia gravis and myasthenia crises.
EmergiQuiz: Acute abdominal pain – beyond the basics
This post is an excellent overview of consideration when encountering patients with abdominal pain and urges you to think systematically beyond the basics. It is a companion to an EmergiQuiz presentation at the 2019 AAP National Conference and Exhibition.
EmergiQuiz: Congenital Syphilis
This is a companion post from the first EmergiQuiz presentation block at the 2019 AAP NCE. Lear N more about congenital syphilis, which is quite “popular” right now.
Disaster Preparedness: An interview with Brent Kaziny, MD
This episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast is an interview I conducted with Brent Kaziny, a national expert in Disaster Preparedness
