2018 PEMPix Case #2: Squeeze
The second 2018 PEMPix Online Case comes form Laura Sartori, from Vanderbilt. It is a fascinating case with a plethora of wonderful images.
2018 PEMPix Case #1: Wheeze
I am proud to bring you the first 2018 Online PEMPix Case submitted by Jason King, from Wayne State University. It is a child with wheezing and a curious chest X-Ray finding.
Pediatric Emergency Digest Volume 01
On behalf of the Fellows form the Division of Emergency Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s I am delighted to bring you a new series that will highlight what we are learning during our ongoing didactic conferences.
Popcast! Pelvic Avulsion Fractures
Pop goes the apophysis! In teenage athletes the apophyseal cartilage is the weak point along the pelvic rim. Learn about these common injuries in this edition of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast.
A podcast on acute flaccid myelitis
Acute Flaccid Myelitis is a rare but serious disease characterized by rapid onset of muscle weakness. Diagnosis also requires an MRI with lesions in multiple spinal levels or CSF pleocytosis. cases have been reported over the past several years and though a specific cause is unknown strains of enterovirus are suspected culprits.
Briefs: Bed bugs
Bed bugs are common, and may actually be the sole presenting compliant in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
Does that baby with a virus also have a bacterial infection?
Stop what you’re doing and read this fantastic post from don’t forget the bubbles. It details a large study that looks at bacterial co-infection rates in infants with viruses.
Resources for Neurosurgical Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Shunt malfunctions and infections are both at the top of the list when it comes to Neurosurgical emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Check out the embedded pdf for a presentation I recently gave at Cincinnati Children's and the PEM Currents episode linked therein.
Cecal volvulus is rare but a big deal
I've only seen this a few times, but each case presented with a very ill child with an acute obstruction. Check out the linked post from @PedEMMorsels / Sean Fox. feedproxy.google.com/~r/PedEMmorsels/~3/a9OjmqdaSrs/ Per Sean key X-ray findings reveal that the "cecum may be dilated and located in the left mid-abdomen or left upper quadrant." In general the X-ray is abnormal. Also, [...]
New CDC Concussion Guideline From JAMA Pediatrics
This guideline from the Centers for Disease Control is based on a previous systematic review of the literature and includes clinical recommendations for mild traumatic brain injury in children. — Read on jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2698456 I'd definitely consider this a must read.
