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    • EM Educator

    The EM Educator Series: Abdominal Pain that won’t go away… Gastric/Bowel Perforation

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    This EM Educator looks at gastric perforation.
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    PEM Playbook – Pediatric Pain

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    Pain is multifactorial: it is comprised of physical, psychological, emotional, cultural, and contextual features. In children often the predominant feature may not be initially apparent. Although clinicians may focus on the physical component of pain, much time, energy, and suffering can be saved through a holistic approach.
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    Abdominal Pain Mimics: Pearls and Pitfalls

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    What are some potentially dangerous conditions that can result in abdominal pain, but often are not at the top of our differential? This post looks at the "Cannot Miss", "Dime a Dozen", and "Zebra" conditions.
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    Medical Malpractice Insights: Chest tightness and cough – EKG, CXR, or both?

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    Last month’s case was an example of a missed MI due to anchoring bias based on the patient’s prior history of pulmonary fibrosis. In this month’s brief summary, we are reminded that myocarditis is another cause of chest pain that must be considered, especially in younger patients.
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    ED Management of Sickle Cell Vaso-occlusive Crises: Myths, Facts, and A Novel Approach to Acute Pain Management

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    Last week marked the release of the updated American Society of Hematology (ASH) ASH Draft Recommendations Sickle Cell Disease-Related Pain. This EMDocs article addresses each of the draft recommendations listed on behalf of ASH as related to the ED-setting.
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    US Probe: Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Acute Chest Syndrome in Children with Sickle Cell Disease

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    Can you accurately diagnose acute chest syndrome in children with ultrasound? Learn more about this with the latest post from US Probes.
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    The Chest Bump: Pulmonary Pearls & Pitfalls to Consider in Patients with Chest Trauma

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    What should you consider in the patient with chest trauma? This post provides pearls and pitfalls in the evaluation and management of the patient with trauma to the chest.
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    • practice updates

    Blunt Chest Trauma: Who Needs Computed Tomography Imaging?

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    Although screening CXRs and trauma pan-scans are common-place, let’s take a minute to review current literature to aid in our decision-making regarding the use of imaging in the evaluation of blunt thoracic injury.
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    • CORE EM, em@3am, FOAMED

    EM@3AM – Acute Chest Syndrome

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    Welcome to EM@3AM: Let's review a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in sickle cell patients.
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    Guidelines for Imaging: Abdominal Pain in the Pediatric and Gravid Populations

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    The pediatric and gravid populations have special needs regarding imaging for abdominal pain. This article reviews the more common causes of abdominal pain in children and pregnant women and how to approach imaging in these populations.
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