Don’t wear ear buds to listen to this podcast if you have otitis externa
Warning - swimming pool related puns ahead...
Briefs: Scabies
This post will not make you itchy. Hopefully. Most patients you will see with scabies will present with a pruritic rash of an uncertain etiology. The way that this rash manifests differs depending on the age of the child, and in general, because treatment is benign you should have a low threshold to treat if you think it might possibly, [...]
A podcast on heat exhaustion and heat stroke
With the record temperatures outside now is as good a time as any to revisit this episode of PEM Currents.
Happy Medical New Year’s 2018
It's that time of year again, and though many of you started before today, and many will do so afterwards I wanted to wish you all a Happy Medical New Year's Day. I also wanted to share some words of wisdom on this day of actual and symbolic change.
Assessing pneumonia severity in children
We don't yet have a consensus on how we assess pneumonia severity. This systematic review attempts to provide some clarity.
Briefs: Serotonin Syndrome and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Serotonin syndrome and Neuroleptic malignant syndrome aren't really the same thing are they? But what if they are? No they're not. Maybe?
Fracture Fridays: Olecranon fracture in a pitcher (Re-post)
Learn about another type of elbow fracture encountered in athletes in this edition of Fracture Fridays.
Steroids in pharyngitis: Do they make a difference?
Does giving a dose of a corticosteroid make a difference in pharyngitis? R.E.B.E.L. EM has a great succinct post on the topic.
What are the normal CSF values for infants?
Per a large, multicenter study the upper limit for WBC in CSF in infants with fever ≤28 days is 15 cells/mm3 and 29–60 days: 9 cells/mm3.
Kawasaki Disease: It sounds made up when you tell parents about it
Kawasaki Disease, AKA Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome, is one of the most common vasculitides of childhood. The hallmark is fever ≥5 days plus 4/5 of the following; mucous membrane changes, conjunctivitis, polymorphous rash, extremity changes and lymph node enlargement. It can also lead to coronary artery aneurysms, which is why its so important to make an accurate diagnosis.
