Now this is a frightening ingestion! Calcium channel blockers are hard to manage with refractory shock being one of my main “please don’t let this come to the ED” nightmares. Seattle Children’s Toxicologist Suzan Mazor breaks it all down and discusses management of this challenging ingestion.

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Toxicology Season 3 Episode 2: Suzan Mazor and Brad Sobolewski – PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast

Gastroesophegeal Reflux and Gastritis – PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast

In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast, I explore the complexities of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and gastritis in children and adolescents. I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. I’ll dive […]
  1. Gastroesophegeal Reflux and Gastritis
  2. ECPR
  3. Syphilis
  4. Cervical Spine Injuries
  5. Febrile Seizures

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CME and MOC Part II

I am delighted to offer free CME and MOC Part II through Cincinnati Children’s for the entirety of Toxicology Season 3. Just listen to all three episodes and access the CME/MOC portal via this link. 

References

Bartlett, J. W., & Walker, P. L. (2019). Management of Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity in the Pediatric Patient. The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG, 24(5), 378–389. https://doi.org/10.5863/1551-6776-24.5.378

Chakraborty RK, Hamilton RJ. Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity. [Updated 2022 Feb 2]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537147/