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Episode 48 – Pediatric Fever Without A Source
Have you ever seen a child in your emergency department with a fever - he asks sarcastically? At the ginormous community hospital where I work, we see about 25,000 kids...
Anton Helman | July 22, 2014
Addison's disease, adrenal insufficiency, Best Case Ever, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Resuscitation, Sarah Reid, sepsis, septic shock, steroids
Best Case Ever 27: Pediatric Shock
Ottawa this year, I had the pleasure of discussing pediatric shock and sepsis with Dr. Sarah Reid, a good medical school friend of mine from the Gretzky Year ('99) graduating...
Anton Helman | July 16, 2014
Addison's disease, adrenal insufficiency, Best Case Ever, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Resuscitation, Sarah Reid, sepsis, septic shock, steroids
Best Case Ever 27: Pediatric Shock
Ottawa this year, I had the pleasure of discussing pediatric shock and sepsis with Dr. Sarah Reid, a good medical school friend of mine from the Gretzky Year ('99) graduating...
Anton Helman | July 16, 2014
Addison's disease, adrenal insufficiency, Best Case Ever, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Resuscitation, Sarah Reid, sepsis, septic shock, steroids
Best Case Ever 27: Pediatric Shock
Ottawa this year, I had the pleasure of discussing pediatric shock and sepsis with Dr. Sarah Reid, a good medical school friend of mine from the Gretzky Year ('99) graduating...
Anton Helman | July 16, 2014
article review, Gastrointestinal, Pediatrics
Ondansetron: Has it reduced need for IV rehydration in vomiting kids?
A 3-year-old male presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of vomiting and diarrhea that has been occurring for 2 days. The mother states that the child has had fewer wet...
William Paolo, MD | May 22, 2014
article review, Endocrine-Metabolic, Pediatrics
Article: Hypotonic maintenance IV fluids in pediatrics
A 6-month-old male presents to the emergency department with diarrhea and vomiting. Despite antiemetic therapy, the the child is unable to tolerate oral intake in the ED and so you...
William Paolo, MD | April 9, 2014
Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Pediatrics, Trauma
Head injury in pediatric patients: To CT or not to CT?
Intracranial injury is the leading cause of death and disability in children. It can arise after severe, moderate, or minor head injury. Children with minor head injury present the greatest...
Josh Easter, MD | January 23, 2014
Pediatrics
Child Whisperer Series: Breaking Bad News
The weekend after Thanksgiving, I received the following text from one of my friends: “Bella’s in the hospital. Her legs were hurting, they did tests… It’s leukemia.” Bella is one of...
Kristen Beckler, CTRS, CCLS | January 16, 2014
Pediatrics, Social Media & Tech
Child Whisperer Series: There’s an app for that!
I was playing bubbles with a 2 yr old when she wanted a turn. Even though I knew the outcome, she said “peeeze” so I said OK. As predicted, she...
Kristen Beckler, CTRS, CCLS | December 9, 2013
Cardiovascular, Critical Care/ Resus, EMS, Environmental, Gastrointestinal, Infectious Disease, Neurology, Orthopedic, Pediatrics, Pulmonary, Renal, Trauma, Ultrasound
52 Articles in 52 Weeks: Landmark EM Articles 2013
To provide a resource for evidence-based Emergency Medical education, this list of must-read landmark articles was created to supplement the Emergency Medicine (EM) internship year of training. There are 52...
Emily Junck, MD | November 12, 2013
Pediatrics, Tricks of the Trade
Child Whisperer Series: Just Breathe
Just breathe…. Early in my career as a Child Life Specialist, I was working with a 4 year old girl who needed her port catheter accessed. She was beginning to...
Kristen Beckler, CTRS, CCLS | November 6, 2013
Infectious Disease, P-videos, Pediatrics, video
P-Video: Sources for pediatric and adult fevers
Dr. Jeremy Faust is back with another P-video, which stands for Paucis Videos (paucis means “few” or “brief” in Latin) much like the Paucis Verbis cards. These P-videos are short...
Michelle Lin, MD | October 17, 2013
Pediatrics
Confessions of an Emergency Department Kid Helper
As I was rounding the corner from the adult area of the emergency department to the pediatric area I heard a child screaming at the top of his lungs, “I...
Kristen Beckler, CTRS, CCLS | October 14, 2013

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