Toxic Shock Syndrome
Caring for the child in shock is challenging! Vascular access has to be attained. Fluids have to be given quickly and...
Category: Infectious Disease
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Algorithm
It often seems that we are on the search for the omnipresent Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in the Pediatric ED. “You have...
Chicken Pox (Varicella)
When I was young, Chicken Pox Parties were all the rage! Yup… a party to expose kids to illness (well, I...
Group B Strep (GBS): Early, Late, and Very Late
GBS, E. Coli, and Listeria: everyone is aware that those are the bad bugs we worry about in the sick neonate....
Tracheitis in Children: a 2018 Update
Oh, the cacophony of coughing: it is like the theme music to the Pediatric ED during the winter months. While often...
Animal Bite Wounds
Children love animals. They are cuddly and cute and, often, a great source of reciprocal love and affection. Unfortunately, that is...
Neonatal Acute Otitis Media
Ears! They are the focus of many ED visits! Things get stuck in them (ex, Ear Canal Foreign Body, Cerumen). They...
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