Category: Endo/Met/Tox

July 17, 2015

Pheochromocytoma

The PedEM Morsels often focus on remaining vigilant. That certainly does not mean ordering a million unnecessary tests, but rather...

July 3, 2015

Our job can be deeply satisfying. When you are able to relieve a patient’s pain or able to help detect impending...

February 27, 2015

We have discussed previously how poisonings (Childhood Injury) is one of the top leading causes of death in children. Obviously,...

August 22, 2014

Most of us entered into the practice of medicine to “make a difference.” {Having read...

February 21, 2014

Cerebral edema is the most feared emergent complication of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis. Fortunately, it is relatively rare, but the rarity...

August 9, 2013

No one likes to be made to look like a fool, but overlooking the potential for hypoglycemia is a guaranteed way...

May 31, 2013

Vigilance in the face of apparently common or benign presentations is a common theme of the PedEM Morsels. As we have...