Playing the Field: A Review of Local Anesthetic Infiltration Technique
This post from Cincinnati Children's Pediatric Resident Jodie Odame reviews the proper technique to do a local anesthetic field block.
PEMPix Classic: The Phantom Rash
Check out this perplexing rash in another edition of PEMPix Classic!
Fracture Fridays: Is it broken?
This edition of Fracture Fridays delves into a case of a normal X-Ray, but high suspicion for a fracture.
Art of Medicine: Tips for dealing with anxious children
Piggybacking off of a great article by Krauss et al. in Annals of EM I bring you this edition of the Art of Medicine: Tips for dealing with anxious children.
Facts on the Ground: Take a step back and review step by step
This particular paper is a modern-classic, and many of you may have already identified how it changes your practice. Review the step by step method in this edition of Facts on the Ground.
PEMPix Classic: Bumpy eyes
This edition of PEMPix Classic reveals a pair of really bumpy eyes. After blinking and wiping away the involuntary tears in your own eyes see if you can guess the right diagnosis.
Facts on the Ground: Do radiographic features of community acquired pneumonia align with clinical findings and labs?
Can we correlate labs and symptoms with X-Ray findings in community acquired pneumonia? Find out in this edition of Facts on the Ground.
Tremendous post on the utility of blood cultures
Do yourself a favor and spend the 5 to 10 minutes it takes to read the linked article and apply what you learned during your next shift in the hospital or emergency department.
The REVERT Maneuver to convert SVT – a video tribute!
SVT is reliably converted via vagal maneuvers. Learn about the REVERT maneuver in this brief video tutorial.
All of a sudden, here’s a podcast on SVT
Three of my favorite letters in the Pediatric Emergency Department are S, V and T. This episode of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast focus on the diagnosis and management of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in the ED. I discuss preparation, vagal maneuvers, cardioversion, disposition and more!
