The EM Educator Series: Why is my neonate so sick?
This week’s EM Educator brings you a case of a sick neonate and necrotizing enterocolitis.
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Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up
Clay covers contrast-associated acute kidney injury, pediatric appendicitis, predictors of opioid misuse, and the potential harm of sodium polystyrene. Read on for more!
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Cleavon MD: Maculopapular Rashes of Childhood
Cleavon Gilman is back with maculopapular rashes.
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Cleavon MD – SICCC GERMS
We are proud to introduce you to Dr. Cleavon Gilman, originator of CleavonMD. Cleavon is a current emergency medicine chief resident who uses narrative music to highlight clinical conditions and social issues such as burnout, gun violence, and immigration. For his first post, emDocs features SICCC GERMS!
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EM Beats by Doge: Resuscitate a Neonate
EM Beats by Doge is back with Resuscitate a Neonate!
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EM@3AM: Post-Tonsillectomy Complications
An 8-year-old male presents 7 days post-tonsillectomy. His mother states he started spitting up blood this morning. The patient appears well, but suddenly starts throwing up coffee ground emesis. When the patient stops throwing up, you look at the back of the throat and see what appears to be a clot. What’s the next step in your evaluation and treatment?
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Neonate with Bloody Stool
Today Sean Fox covers the neonate with bloody stool on Pediatric EM Morsels.
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EM@3AM: Orbital Cellulitis
A 12-year-old male is brought to the ED by his mom for right eye swelling and pain. The patient reports pain with extra ocular motion and decreased vision in the right eye. You see extensive right eyelid swelling. What’s the next step in your evaluation and treatment?
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Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation in the Emergency Department: Taking Away the Big Anxiety Over Small Lungs
What do you get when you take a pediatric patient and add mechanical ventilation? Probably a lot of anxiety… This post from Joe Ravera and Skyler Lentz will help you conquer mechanical ventilation in pediatric patients.
EM@3AM: Intussusception
A 3-year-old male presents with his mom with chief complaint of vomiting and recurrent abdominal pain. Her son will intermittently cry and refuse to eat, followed by normal activity. His appetite has been decreased. VS are normal. Physical exam reveals a patient who appears stated age, nontoxic, and playful. Your physical exam, including abdomen and GU, is normal. The mom rushes out several minutes later and notifies you that her son is crying and holding his abdomen. What’s the diagnosis, and what’s your next step in your evaluation and treatment?
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