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Rat Bite Fever in Children

Rat Bite Fever

I often think of our medical knowledge as a collection of cross-referenced manilla folders that are stored in giant drawers in a large web of neurons. In the beginning, those folders have labels but are filled with sparse information. Through…

Vitamin C Deficiency and Scurvy in Children

Vitamin C Deficiency and Scurvy in Children

We are always on the lookout for the big, bad, and ugly causes of our patients’ complaints in the Emergency Department. Someone has epistaxis and we think about bleeding disorders. If a patient is limping, we know it may be…

Neutralize Button Battery in the Esophagus

Button Battery Ingestion Neutralization

Last week was a highly productive week for my educational enlightenment. I learned that not all Compartment Syndrome is Acute… it can be Chronic as well. I also learned that there is a cross over between the application of Honey…