Growing Pains
We have discussed previously how working in the Peds ED is like being tasked with finding the rare, life-threatening needle in the haystack of the benign and common. In order to do this, it requires us to maintain a…
Sean M. Fox
Lawn Mower Injuries
Well, in the northern hemisphere the weather is making my lawn look awesome!! Why we are obsessed with green lawns, I don’t know, but I can’t judge as I also enjoy a lush lawn. Unfortunately, all of this obsessive behavior…
Biliary Atresia
We evaluate many common conditions every day in the Peds ED. We become very comfortable with them. As we have discussed several times previously, part of our job is to remain every vigilant for those rare, yet dangerous, entities…
Autism
The Emergency Department is appealing to many of us because of the speed at which it occurs. We evaluate rapidly. We get results quickly (relatively anyway… often we get cranky because they aren’t rapid enough). We make decisions expeditiously. Our environment…
Osteosarcoma
We all know that when you “hear hoofbeats, think of horses” and when you “see stripes, think of zebras.” Unfortunately, the horses and zebras often look similar. While tachypnea is most often due to a viral process like Bronchiolitis, or…
Osgood Schlatter’s Disease
Musculoskeletal complaints are common in the pediatric Emergency Department. As I sit here watching March Madness Basketball (for those not in the US, that is our college basketball tournament, during which my wife consistently humiliates me by picking the…
Hair Tourniquet
Simple answers are always better than complicated ones. Often we get caught focusing on the complex and can forget that Basics are the Best (ex, Pediatric Shock Index, Optimize Chest Compressions, and Penicillin for Pneumonia)! Often, I have found…