Chicken Pox (Varicella)
When I was young, Chicken Pox Parties were all the rage! Yup… a party to expose kids to illness (well, I...
Ped EM Morsels Tasty Morsels of Medical Education
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....
Horse Related Injuries in Children
After last week’s Morsel, many of you may have felt that I was unjust in my singling out dogs and cats...
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...
Pediatric Behcet’s Disease
There are numerous conditions that we all learned about in medical school, but then quickly allowed to fall to the deep...
Epiploic Appendagitis
Abdominal pain is a challenging complaint. We have to discern between the critical abdominal conditions (ex, Appendicitis, Volvulus, Pancreatitis) from the...
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