Category: 2020 Morsels

October 16, 2020

Neutralize Button Battery in the Esophagus

Last week was a highly productive week for my educational enlightenment. I learned that not all Compartment Syndrome is Acute… it...

October 9, 2020

Just when you think you have a handle on patient complaints and have a refined working differential diagnosis list for each...

September 25, 2020

While the current COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reduced travel (especially for those of us in the USA… hmmm… who would have...

September 18, 2020

We all know that caring for children can be tricky. Being a parent is certainly tricky… but trying to decipher the...

September 11, 2020

Syncope is a common presentation in the Pediatric ED. While often it will be due to a benign etiology (ex, Hair...

September 4, 2020

We manage many skin infections in the Pediatric ED. From Tinea Capitis to Perianal Strep, we see infections from the top...

August 28, 2020

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Children? I know, you are shaking your head right now. “Come on, Fox! I’ve never seen that...