We are all rather accustomed to managing the patient who is having a seizure. ABCDs… Airway, Breathing, Circulation, and Disrobe… and then Benzos if there is still shaking. This method works pretty well. But one population that deserves some specific…
You may wonder why over the past >3 years I have continued to write and distribute my beloved PedEM Morsels. You consider the fame and fortune that I have amassed and realize that… well, that cannot be it. Certainly knowing…
There are a lot of rewarding parts of our jobs… getting to play pat-a-cake with a toddler is certainly one of them… but I was recently reminded of a potential downside: placing yourself in harm’s way. Do not construe that…
I think that it is fair to say that we are all accustomed to the management of Simple Febrile Seizures. Essentially, you ensure that the case fits the defined criteria (age = 6mos-5yrs; generalized Sz; lasts <15min; child returns to…
We all enjoy treating “fixable” problems. If you can couple that with simple diagnosis and the ability to bill Critical Care time (ok, perhaps that last criteria is a bit too jaded for our newest of residents), then you have…
Incision of a paronychia may be the very first procedure that I ever did in my medical career, and because of that, it has always held a special place in hierarchy of medical conditions we manage. Generally it is…
We are all familiar with Tetralogy of Fallot, primarily because it is a great topic for test writers to torture us with questions about. One of the cool things about pediatric cardiology is that it really makes you consider…