Category 2021 Morsels

Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury and “Seatbelt Sign”

Seatbelt Sign and Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury

There are many “medical myths” that require reconsideration from time to time (ex, cuffed ETTs). Some are less mythological and more misconceptions, misunderstandings, or just related to evolution of information and technology (ex, absorbable sutures for wound closure). This brings…

Cryptorchidism / Undescended Testis

Cryptorchidism and Undescended Testis

We know we must be vigilant! The constant search for clues for the covertly sick patient (ex, Leukemia in Neonates, Heart Failure, Pneumonia) has refined our vision and honed our intuition. That vigilance, however, can discover clues that we may…

Neonatal Intubation and RSI

Neonatal Intubation and Medications

Congratulations! You have made it successfully to 2021! While 2020 was challenging for EVERYONE, and may have required some brute force to endure, let us take this opportunity to consider avoiding using brute force (“Brutane“) when intubating our smallest of…