ALiEM

AUGUST 9, 2023

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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Ultrasounds Pediatrics Emergency Department Operations 98

Pediatric EM Morsels

JUNE 16, 2023

Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

A single cadaveric study from the 1950s showed that the pediatric subglottic space approximated a circular funnel with the narrowest portion at the cricoid level This study included only 15 children aged 4 months–14 years But why was this a problem? Front Pediatr. Cuffed endotracheal tubes in pediatric intensive care.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Pediatric Hand Fractures. Pediatric Hand Injuires. Pediatric Hand Fractures. Pediatric Hand Injuires. Pediatric Hand Fractures. Pediatric Hand Fractures. Ultrasonography 2016; 35(2): 110-123. Pediatric Hand Fractures. Pediatric Hand and Wrist Fractures. Pediatric Hand Fractures.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MAY 12, 2023

However clinical judgement was more specific in this same group (54% vs 92%) [ Atabaki, 2016 ]. 2016 May;23(5):566-75. Epub 2016 Apr 20. The post Closed Head Injury – PECARN for < 3 Months: Rebaked Morsel appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. Acad Emerg Med. doi: 10.1111/acem.12923. PMID: 26825755.

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Head Injuries Fractures Pediatrics EMS 130

EM SIM Cases

MAY 9, 2023

When it comes to pediatric drowning, prevention is the best medicine. The team should begin CPR and follow the PALS pediatric bradycardia algorithm. Pediatric Drowning Download Hon, K. , Pediatric Emergency Care,32 (9), 623-626. PICU should be called if not already involved. Cheung, H. & & Cheung, K.

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Pediatrics CPR Radiology Radiology 52

PEMBlog

JUNE 27, 2023

In this episode, Dr. Ben Grebber, a pediatric resident at Boston Children’s Hospital/Tufts Children’s Hospital, discusses Bee Stings and Spider Bites. Pediatrics in review, 20(5), 147-151. Pediatrics in Review, 41(7), 348-356. Bronstein, MD, 2016. It is summertime, so the bees and bugs are out! Pansare, M.,

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Urgent Care Pediatrics Emergency Department Hospitals 98

Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 7, 2023

There are many conditions that we would like to think belong only to the “ adult patient problem DDx; ” however, as we have discussed several times previously, pediatric patients can experience many “adult conditions” (see, Aortic Dissection , Kidney Stones , and Cholecystitis ). Epub 2016 Oct 17. 2016.08.038.

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Stroke Pediatrics Seizures Sepsis 130

The Trauma Pro

OCTOBER 4, 2024

A pediatric multi-center study of study on adherence to activity restrictions was published last year. Ten Level I pediatric trauma centers in the US tabulated their experience with solid organ injuries over 3.75 years from 2013 to 2016. And t here are no decent papers published that look critically at this question.

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ALiEM

MARCH 7, 2024

Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for pediatric renal and bladder ultrasonography. Facts and Literature Review Bladder volume estimation Measuring bladder volume via POCUS in pediatric patients has been studied, demonstrating a benefit on Emergency Department workflow and length of stay (Table 1).

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Ultrasounds Pediatrics Radiology Radiology 70

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2017

2016; 13:590-600. Pediatr Rev. Intestinal Malrotation – Not Just the Pediatric Surgeon’s Problem. 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.

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EMDocs

JULY 9, 2024

The emDOCs.net team is very happy to collaborate with PECARN STELAR (Seattle, Dallas/Texas, and Los Angeles) Node and the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC) in presenting high-yield pediatric topics that highlight evidence based medicine with solid research. Acad Pediatr. Acad Pediatr.

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Research Burns 73

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Elbow Interpretation Roadmap: CRITOE More pragmatic and utilitarian than a prosaic mnemonic, CRITOE helps us to remember the order of ossification of the pediatric elbow. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Mar 11. Pediatrics. Use of the Gartland classification system for treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures.

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Pediatrics Fractures Dislocations Radiology 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Ann Emerg Med 2016 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Michael Falk is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine provider who works at Harlem Hospital Center in New York and Children’s […] The post SGEM#194: Highway to the Dexamethasone – For Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. mg/kg (max.

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Pediatric Education

MARCH 16, 2025

A 15 year review of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System was conducted in 2016 of consumer products that children ingested or aspirated and were reported. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. Pediatrics In Review. Regulations have made many of these products safer.

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Pediatrics Radiology Radiology Operations 59

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 17, 2021

Date: April 16th, 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anthony Crocco is the Deputy Chief – McMaster Department of Pediatrics, Acting Head of Pediatric Cardiology, and creator of Sketchy EBM. You give her an initial Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure ( PRAM ) score of 8 – and consider her to be having a “severe” exacerbation.

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Pediatrics PPE Emergency Department Hospitals 52

PEMBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

Leyenaar; Pediatric Mental Health Boarding. Pediatrics October 2020; 146 (4): e20201174. Zima; Follow-up After Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Visits. Pediatrics March 2023; 151 (3): e2022057383. Mental Health Revisits at US Pediatric Emergency Departments. JAMA Pediatr. Pediatrics. Pediatrics.

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Psychiatric Emergency Department Pediatrics Best Practices 98

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Natalie May trained as an emergency physician with subspecialty paediatric emergency medicine in the UK and worked in Manchester and Oxford before moving to Australia in 2015 to work for Sydney […] The post SGEM#190: Wee are the Champions of Pediatric Urine Samples first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Sepsis Wellness 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Low-dose lipid emulsion for pediatric vasoplegic shock due to quetiapine and fluvoxamine overdose: a case report. 2016 Dec;54(10):899-923. Intravenous lipid emulsion as an adjuvant therapy of acute clozapine poisoning. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2021;40(7):1053-1063. Hubbard AM, House LM, Lee JM. Clin Toxicol (Phila). Stroup TS, Gray N.

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Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EKG/ECG Seizures 111

ACEP Now

APRIL 8, 2025

Previous conferences have been held in Taipei, Taiwan (2024); Amsterdam, Netherlands (2023); Melbourne, Australia (2022); Dubai, UAE (2021, virtual); Seoul, South Korea (2019); Mexico City, Mexico (2018); and Cape Town, South Africa (2016).

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Emergency Department Ultrasounds Pediatrics EMS 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Disparities in the emergency department management of pediatric migraine by race, ethnicity, and language preference. She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and is a pulmonary embolism […] The post SGEM#378: Keepin’ It REaL when Treating Pediatric Migraine Patients first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Research 52

PulmCCM

APRIL 14, 2025

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has consistently opposed SEP-1 since at least 2016. . “thoracic” society has not taken a formal position that we are aware of.

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Sepsis Infectious Diseases Administration Shock 59

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 24, 2023

Pediatric Radiology. PEDIATRICS. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2016 Apr 9;17. It can reduce diagnostic delay and can identify adjacent inflammatory lesions requiring prolonged treatment +/- surgical intervention. It is also used to monitor improvement/resolution. Radiological resolution can take time. Discitis in children.

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Radiology Radiology Infectious Diseases Pediatrics 98

PEMBlog

JULY 14, 2023

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

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Fractures Pediatrics 98

ALiEM

MAY 13, 2024

Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for pediatric soft tissue ultrasonography. Take the ALiEMU PEM POCUS: Soft Tissue Quiz Case Goals List the indications of performing a pediatric soft tissue point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Pediatric Soft Tissue POCUS Ultrasound Technique Figure 1.

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Ultrasounds Pediatrics Emergency Department Wellness 64

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 19, 2023

Trends and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Presenting to an Ophthalmology Emergency Department with an Initial Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Head Elevation. This data was collected over a five-year period (2016-2020) had true papilloedema. Outcome of pediatric patients referred for papilledema. Clin Ophthalmol.

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Outcomes Wellness 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 2, 2023

carried out a retrospective chart review of children with CRPS presenting to a paediatric Chronic Pain Clinic in Canada over a 5-year period (2012 to 2016). Clinical Features of Pediatric Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A 5-Year Retrospective Chart Review. Pediatric complex regional pain syndrome: a review. doi: 10.1067/mpd.2002.124380.

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Psychiatric Pediatrics Outcomes Academics 98

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. This case was submitted by Dr. “Intracranial arachnoid cysts: Pediatric neurosurgery update.” 2016 (2016): 6964713. doi:10.1155/2016/6964713 Kim, Ga-Eun et al. Journal of pediatric neurosciences vol.

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Pediatrics Radiology Radiology Research 59

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2018

Pediatric Hypertensive Emergencies. Pediatric Hypertension in the Emergency Department. Pediatr Nephrol. Hypertension Canada’s 2017 Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension. Pediatrics. 2016; 34:1-35. Pediatr Neonatol. References Baracco R et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

That was an episode covering the practice changing randomized control trial published in NEJM by Dr. Nathan Kuppermann from the PECARN Team for pediatric DKA [3]. Despite how common and expensive the management of DKA can be, we have only looked at it once on the SGEM. They reported that the type of intravenous fluids (0.45% NaCl or 0.9%

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Diabetic Emergencies Operations Hospitals Research 110

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 7, 2023

Pediatrics. Evaluating the Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) System for Admitted Patients in the Pediatric Emergency Department. NICE; 2016 [cited 2023 Mar 28]. Management of Children With Fever at Risk for Pediatric Sepsis: A Prospective Study in Pediatric Emergency Care. Front Pediatr.

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Sepsis Pediatrics Urgent Care Emergency Department 98

RebelEM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Fleisher & Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2016:27–54. Accessed August 15, 2020. link] Myers SR, Schinasi DA, Nadel FM. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In: Shaw KN, Bachur RG, eds. FOR THE RIGHT ANSWER CLICK ON THE ROSH REVIEW LOGO BELOW Post Peer Reviewed By: Salim R.

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Resuscitation Emergency Department Pediatrics EMS 58

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Pediatrics. To scan or not to scan: pediatric minor head trauma in your office, clinic or emergency department. Contemporary Pediatrics. JAMA Pediatr. 2016; 23:358-361. Not all minor head trauma is clinically significant. Ann Emerg Med. 2014; 63(6):657-665. Dayan PS et al. 2015; 135(3):504-512. 2012;29(8):40-47.

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Outcomes 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Pediatrics 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Katie Noorbakhsh is a pediatric emergency physician at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. This is an SGEM Xtra and it was inspired by the recent publication in Pediatrics on BRUEs. […] The post SGEM Xtra: Strange BRUE first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Pediatrics Seizures CPR Hospitals 52

EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

7 This has also been observed in a pediatric patient population. Pediatrics. August 2016. Pediatric Emergency Care. Parental language and dosing errors after discharge from the pediatric emergency department. Pediatric Emergency Care. 10 Three times as likely to have poor health literacy (44.9% 34(2):53-63.

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Documentation/Coding Emergency Department Federal Emergency Management Agency Best Practices 104

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. Clinical Pediatric Dermatology 5 th ed, Elsevier, 2016, 382-401. This is the second of the four cases. 4 days earlier, she developed rhinorrhea, cough, and fever to Tmax 101F. References Paller, AS, Mancini, AJ.

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Urgent Care Burns Pediatrics Emergency Department 69

Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in pediatric status asthmaticus. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Bilevel positive airway pressure in the treatment of status asthmaticus in pediatrics. Frontiers in Pediatrics. Non‐invasive ventilation in pediatric status asthmaticus: a prospective observational study.

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