Pediatric Lyme Disease
Infections and children seem to go hand in hand (seriously, their little hands are like petri dishes!). We have covered many...
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Pediatric Difficult Airway
Respiratory illness, sepsis, and trauma are three important entities afflicting children that may lead to needing to manage a child’s airway....
Hypocalcemia and Neonates
Unquestionably, a lot of electrolyte panel laboratory studies get ordered reflexively and have little true clinical utility. The healthy kid (or...
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Many of us enjoy the aspect of medicine that requires our refined detective skills to not only find clues in the...
Pediatric Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
“Abdominal pain” is ubiquitous in the pediatric acute care setting. It’s list of potential causes are extensive and diverse. We have discussed...
Tetanus Prevention
Wound management is an important aspect of care in the Peds ED. We have covered several related topics (ex, Plantar Wounds, Road...
Neutropenic Fever
We all are well aware of the prevalence “fever” as a presenting complaint. We are also well aware that not all...
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