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Acute Transverse Myelitis in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Tavasoli 2018, Wolf 2012) More common in adults; children comprise 20% of total cases (Pidcock 2007, Wang 2019) Bimodal age distribution (Absoud 2016) Children < 5 years Children > 10 years Symptoms evolve over 2-4 days and peak at 5-6 days (Absoud 2016) ATM may occur alone OR as part of another disorders (e.g. “An

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Texas Residency Program Unexpectedly Announces Closure

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Located in coastal Corpus Christi, Texas, the CHRISTUS Health-Texas A&M Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency Program began in July 2007. It is an ACGME accredited PGY-1 to PGY-3 program with 12 residents in each post-graduate class, according to its website.

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Low Risk Intra-Abdominal Trauma: Rebaked Morsel

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2007 Nov 22;357:2277-2284. Accuracy of the Abdominal Examination for Identifying Children with Blunt Intra-Abdominal Injuries. 2014;165:1230-1235. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.08.014. 2014.08.014. Brenner DJ, Hall EJ. Computed Tomography — An Increasing Source of Radiation Exposure. N Engl J Med. Holmes JF, Lillis K, Monroe D, et al.

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Clinical Conundrums: How Long Should We Monitor After Giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis?

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up to 23% ( Lieberman 2005 , Rohacek 2014 , Tole 2007 , Grunau 2014 ). While the evidence is not strong, those who have been undertreated, experienced delays in treatment, or required multiple injections of epinephrine are more prone to experience a recurrence of symptoms ( Ellis 2007 , Liu 2020 ).

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Fracture Fridays: Keeping up with the Joneses

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2007 Jun;27(4):427-31. Am Fam Physician. 2016 Feb 1;93(3):183-91. PMID: 26926612. Herrera-Soto JA, Scherb M, Duffy MF, Albright JC. Fractures of the fifth metatarsal in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Orthop. doi: 10.1097/01.bpb.0000271323.56610.da. 0000271323.56610.da. PMID: 17513965.

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Mentoring relationships made easy

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your career can mean the difference between success and failure in any field” (Lee et al, 2007). 2007 Jun 14;447(7146):791-7. We explore the benefits for all because the mentoring relationship should be rewarding for both parties. It has been said that “having a good mentor early in. We hope you enjoy this resource. PMID: 17568738.

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REBEL Core Cast 131.0 – Traumatic Arthrotomy

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cefazolin or cefuroxime) If risk factors for MRSA present, use agent with activity against MRSA (i.e. vancomycin) If significant soft tissue injury, add gram negative coverage like late generation cephalosporin, extended-spectrum penicillin, or aminoglycoside (i.e.