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ReBaked Morsel on Asthma Control – The 2020 NIH Asthma Management Guidelines

Pediatric EM Morsels

For children at least 4 years of age who are not well controlled on ICS alone. Difficult vs. Severe Asthma: Definition and Limits of Asthma Control in the Pediatric Population. Front Pediatr. 2004 Aug;2(3):155-63. 2018 Jun 19;6:170. doi: 10.3389/fped.2018.00170. 2018.00170. PMID: 29971223; PMCID: PMC6018103. Clin Med Res.

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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning. When is it useful and what does it tell us? Fun fact for animal lovers!-

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: A Rare Pediatric Scalp Rash

ALiEM

Additional Images Physical Exam General: Well appearing, no distress. Skin: Large, serpiginous rash on the left forehead and scalp with central clearing and peripheral erythema as well as areas of erythematous plaques. 2004 Jan;9(1):52-6. He had an uncomplicated birth history. He has some erythema of the left medial epicanthus.

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PEM POCUS Series: Pediatric Lung Ultrasound

ALiEM

Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for pediatric lung ultrasound. Take the ALiEMU PEM POCUS: Pediatric Lung Ultrasound Quiz Module Goals List indications for performing a pediatric lung point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). He was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatrics.

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PEM POCUS Series: Pediatric Renal and Bladder Ultrasound

ALiEM

Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for pediatric renal and bladder ultrasonography. It is usually large, nodular, well-defined, homogeneous, and slightly hypoechoic (Figure 13) [6]. She has no flank tenderness, but she does cry out with palpation of the LLQ and suprapubic areas.

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The Pediatric Surgical Abdomen

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Pediatr Rev. Intestinal Malrotation – Not Just the Pediatric Surgeon’s Problem. 2004; 199(4):628-635. Pediatr Surg Int. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2016; 26:192. Pediatrics 1977; 60:457. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2008; 46:13. J Pediatr 2005; 146:787. Pediatr Surg Int 2003; 19:439. J Emerg Med.

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Hip Pain in Pediatrics

Northwestern EM Blog

Written by: Tommy Ng, MD (NUEM ‘24) Edited by: Patricia Bigach, MD (NUEM ‘22) Expert review by : Terese Whipple, MD '20 So your kid won’t walk One of the most common complaints in a pediatric Emergency Department is a child refusing or inability to ambulate. Curr Opin Pediatr. Hip Pain in Pediatrics. BMC Musculoskelet Disord.