PEM Playbook – Blunt Head Trauma
Not all head trauma is minor.
Not all minor head trauma is clinically significant.
How can we sort out the overtly ok from the sneakily serious?
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PEM Playbook – Just Say No To (These) Drugs
Dogma often dictates routine care.
There are times when we have to attend to paradigm shifts.
An easy way to save lives? Just say no to (these) drugs
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PEM Playbook – The Higher Tech Kid in the ED
Comfortable with G-tubes, tracheostomies, and VP shunts?
Good.
Get ready for the next level: Vagus Nerve Stimulators, Intrathecal Pumps, and Ventricular Assist Devices.
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PEM Playbook – Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses: Part 2
In Part One of this two-part series, we discussed re-emerging infectious threats that may creep into our EDs initially unnoticed.
We continue from Part One with the rest of the dreaded thirteen, from varicella through meningococcus
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PEM Playbook – The Pediatric Surgical Abdomen
Abdominal pain is common; so are strongly held myths and legends about what is concerning, and what is not. One of our largest responsibilities in the Emergency Department is sorting out benign from surgical or medical causes of abdominal pain. Morbidity and mortality varies by age and condition.
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PEM Playbook – MI in Children
Myocardial infarction (MI) in children is uncommon, but underdiagnosed.
This is due to two main factors: the etiologies are varied; and the presenting symptoms are “atypical”.
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PEM Playbook – Neonatal Jaundice
Most newborns will have some jaundice. Most jaundice is benign.
So, how can we sort through the various presentations and keep our newborns safe?
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PEM Playbook – Foreign Bodies in the Head and Neck
Children the world over are fascinated with what can possibly “fit” in their orifices. Diagnosis is often delayed. Anxiety abounds before and during evaluation and management.
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PEM Playbook – Urine Trouble
When should you commit to getting urine?
When can you wait?
When should you forgo testing altogether?
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PEM Playbook – Bronchiolitis
‘Tis the season of… bronchiolitis. Listen and read about the latest play with the coach, Tim Horeczko.
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