Fracture Fridays: Pop! Goes the apophysis (Re-post)
Avulsion injuries should be suspected when there is an acute onset of pain during physical activity and point tenderness on exam.
Fracture Fridays: Not what you thought it was
What if you think it is a nursemaid's elbow, but it isn't?
Treatment of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
You should have a low threshold to treat PID. This post focuses on what do do once you've made the diagnosis.
A podcast on Rapid Sequence Intubation
This episode of PEM Currents, featuring Preston Dean, a senior Pediatric Resident at Cincinnati Children's, is about all things Rapid Sequence Intubation. You'll learn about equipment, techniques, drugs and more!
A great podcast from across the Pacific
I just recently discovered Pomegranate Health, a fantastic podcast from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. There are already 29 episodes, and the topics run the gamut of topics in medicine, from drug interactions to how we can stop following low-quality evidence in pediatrics. You should definitely check it out.
A podcast on community acquired pneumonia
Fever, tachypnea and rales - it must be a community acquired pneumonia... right? Learn more about the diagnosis and management of this common problem in the Pediatric Emergency Department in this episode of PEM Currents.
PEMPix Video Presentation
This is the abbreviated, online version of the PEMPix presentation from the 2017 AAP National Conference and Exhibition in Chicago, IL. Instead of having 30 seconds to answer each question you can test yourself and pause the video on each question. Enjoy!
2017 AAP NCE: Highlights from the SOEM Abstracts Part 02
Quick hits from the second scientific abstract session at the Section on Emergency Medicine Program at the 2017 AAP National Conference and Exhibition.
2017 AAP NCE: Highlights from the SOEM Abstracts Part 01
Quick hits from the first scientific abstract session at the Section on Emergency Medicine Program at the 2017 AAP National Conference and Exhibition.
2017 PEMPix Online Case #3: Little Circle
Though the PEMPix presentation is scheduled for Saturday 9/16/17 at the AAP NCE in Chicago there were so many great cases this year that I decided to share three of them online prior to the conference. This is the third case "Little Circle." All three cases will also be available at PEMPix.com.