Facial Hemangioma
The skin is the largest organ, yet we often undervalue its importance. Ok, maybe it is just me being less than comfortable with all of the oddities that can present with skin findings (ex, pyoderma gangrenosum). This is why I…
Neonatal Issues
Failure to Thrive
Children have very few responsibilities and even fewer jobs (just ask my kids). The one job young children have is growing. We have discussed some Growth and Development topics previously (ex, Milestones, Infant Formula, Growth Estimates). Occasionally, that single job…
Legionellosis in Children
Recently we discussed Urinary Retention in Kids and highlighted how this is not a condition that only affects adults and the elderly. Obviously, there are numerous examples of conditions typically segregated in our medical school texts as affecting only adults…
Poor Utility of WBC Count for the Evaluation of Fever
When I was a resident (Not that long ago people! Come on!!), I was taught by Dr. Mattu (@amalmattu) that the WBC Count is “the last bastion of the intellectually destitute.” These words were meant to encourage me to avoid…
Neonatal Mastitis
We have previously discussed my distrust of neonates (ALTE, BRUE) and this may be why so many of the Morsels focus on neonatal issues. Recently a dear friend, colleague, and full-time appreciator of UMMS Shock Trauma Pink Scrubs, Dr. Jessica…
Galactosemia
Humans are complex creatures and caring for them is challenging (to say the least). In order to provide superior care for all of the kids we see, we need to know the critical (ex, SHOCK, Difficult Airway, and Necrotizing Enterocolitis),…
Infant Formula Primer
Often a little knowledge of primary care topics can help our evaluation and management of infants presenting to the ED. We have discussed some of these previously (ex, Growth, Developmental Milestones), but let us take a moment to review another…