Category 2019 Morsels

Ketamine and Propofol (Ketofol) for Pediatric Sedation

Ketamine and Propofol (Ketofol)

Keeping children comfortable benefits everyone! Patients have less pain and psychological trauma. Their families think you are amazing and… your procedure is easier to do when not also performing professional wrestling maneuvers. Honestly, a successful procedural sedation is one of…

Reye’s Syndrome

Reye's Syndrome

Call me crazy, but discussing Measles last week got me feeling nostalgic. Mumps, Tetanus, and Chicken Pox similarly harken back to the early days… you know, when safe and reliable vaccines didn’t exist. I distinctly remember having chicken pox personally…

Measles Management in 2019

Measles Treatment in 2019

Measles was discussed in the PedEM Morsels in 2011 and again in 2015. Sadly, measles is even more important today for us to review. While we refresh our memories about what measles may look like and can cause, let us…

Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis

Glomerulonephritis

Often our clinical role is similar to that of a detective. We carefully search a patient’s history and physical exam to discover the obscure clues that help us to provide excellent care. Is that pyoderma gangrenosum? We need to consider…

Alopecia

Alopecia in Children

Hair loss may not seem like an Emergency to you… but it is! (Ok… maybe my perspective has changed as I’ve aged.) Seriously though, Alopecia will certainly catch a parent’s attention and they may just come to the ED for…

Uvulitis

Uvulitis

We cannot afford to be cavalier in our jobs. What is, on the surface, seemingly simple, may be more complex. Take for example, the “Sore Throat.” Sure, it is likely “just a virus” (which we should never say out loud),…

External Ear Lacerations

Ear Lacerations

Lacerations and injuries are pervasive in the Pediatric ED. While lacerations on the arms and legs deserve consideration (at least consideration of whehter they need tetanus prevention?), facial lacerations will often attract a lot of attention. We have discussed other…