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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Advanced Imaging of Children in the ED: Ultrasound, CT, and MRI – PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast

In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast, Brad Sobolewski discusses advanced imaging in pediatric emergency care with Dr. Jennifer Marin (jennifer.marin@chp.edu) from UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. They explore the evidence behind ultrasound, CT, and MRI, strategies to reduce low-value imaging, and the role of shared decision-making in selecting the appropriate diagnostic […]

1. Advanced Imaging of Children in the ED: Ultrasound, CT, and MRI 29:34
2. Parvovirus B19 (Fifth Disease) 11:48
3. The Unvaccinated Child with Fever 21:42
4. Mycoplasma pneumoniae 10:54
5. Inhalant Misuse: From Glue to Galaxy Gas 09:35

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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/