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A podcast for patients and families on deciding between the ED and Urgent Care

PEMBlog

I recorded this episode of the Cincinnati Children’s podcast Young & Healthy with Hannah Carron, one of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine at our institution. They also discuss the option of virtual urgent care, where to go for mental health crises and common misunderstandings about the emergency department.

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Pediatric DKA and HHS

EB Medicine

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the November 2023 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article, Pediatric Diabetes: Management of Acute Complications in the Emergency Department and some of the highlights from the other EB Medicine articles published in November.

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SGEM #417: Everybody’s Changing…the Reference Ranges for Pediatric Vital Signs

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

She is also a member […] The post SGEM #417: Everybody’s Changing…the Reference Ranges for Pediatric Vital Signs first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Time to change the reference ranges of children’s physiological observations in emergency care? Reference: Brennan L et al. It seems awfully high.

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Stings and envenomations – a buzz-worthy podcast

PEMBlog

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. It is summertime, so the bees and bugs are out! Hymenoptera Stings. Updated 2022 Jun 22].

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Lactation – A brief guide for the emergency provider

EM Ottawa

You are seeing your next patient in urgent care, a 35-year-old female with a wrist injury who has been waiting for 6-hours. After sending her for an x-ray and offering pain control in the ED, she tells you she is 3-months post-partum and is currently nursing.

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Pediatric Otitis Media, just give amox, right?

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

Otitis media is a common pediatric complaint seen in the primary care, urgent care, and ED settings. Recommendations for timing of treatment an. Click to view the rest

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SGEM#375: Only One versus Two-Dose Dexamethasone for Mild to Moderate Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Single-dose dexamethasone is not inferior to 2 doses in mild to moderate pediatric asthma exacerbations in the emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Harrison Hayward is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow at Children’s National Hospital. Pediatr Emerg Care. Pediatr Emerg Care.