Meningococcemia
On this first Ped EM Morsel of the New Year (HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!), I feel like it is a great...
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Hypothermia
Well, for us in the Northern Hemisphere, the weather has finally reminded us that it is December. At times it seems...
Tourniquet Syndrome
Kids, certainly, love to get themselves into difficult scenarios. We’ve all seen funny photos of kids’ heads wedged between the spindles...
Vitamin K Deficiency
On several occasions we have discussed significant gastrointestinal conditions that may present in the young child (Intussusception, Malrotation, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, and...
Injury Prevention
I have two beautiful children (yes, they look like their mother) and I will be the first to tell you that...
Tonsillolith
We commonly are asked to evaluate patients with the complaint of sore throat. Many times our primary objective is to make...
Pyloric Stenosis
We have discussed vomiting a lot (we just can’t get away from it sometimes!). We covered “simple” issues like emesis/diarrhea and...
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