Your time is valuable and so is mine. That’s why I’m sharing brief, focused podcast episodes that will hone in on a single problem. This time, it’s stress dose steroids. Learn about how to give them and to not worry about tons of body surface area related math when you have a sick child in front of you.

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Penetrating Neck Injuries – PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast

Penetrating neck injuries in children are rare—but when they happen, the stakes are high. In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast, we explore the clinical pearls behind “no-zone” management, how to distinguish hard and soft signs, when to image versus operate, and why airway always comes first. Get ready for a focused, […]
  1. Penetrating Neck Injuries
  2. Advanced Imaging of Children in the ED: Ultrasound, CT, and MRI
  3. Parvovirus B19 (Fifth Disease)
  4. The Unvaccinated Child with Fever
  5. Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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References

Huan D and Tat S. PEM Pearls: Hydrocortisone stress-dosing in adrenal insufficiency for children. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. https://www.aliem.com/pem-pearls-hydrocortisone-stress-dosing-adrenal-insufficiency-children/ May 2, 2016

Miller BS, Spencer SP, Geffner ME, Gourgari E, Lahoti A, Kamboj MK, Stanley TL, Uli NK, Wicklow BA, Sarafoglou K1. Emergency management of adrenal insufficiency in children: advocating for treatment options in outpatient and field settings. J Investig Med. 2019 Feb 28. PMID: 30819831. 

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