Category 2015 Morsels

Chest Pain

Children like to pretend to be grown-ups.  Unfortunately, sometimes they develop grown-up problems (Cholelithiasis, Kidney Stones, and Hypertension).  Additionally, often kids will complain of symptoms that warrant great concern in adults, but often engender apathy when considered in children. Chest…

Pediatric Burn

              We have covered many environmental injuries in the past (ex, Lawn mower injury, ersion Injury, Firearm Safety).  We have also addressed some basics of Pediatric Burn management, but because burns can be challenging to…

Seizure Mimics

Few things will frighten parents more than seeing their child appear to shake all over.  Fortunately, many times seizure activity is due to benign causes like simple febrile seizures.  Unfortunately, our job is quite difficult and we need to deal…

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…

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…