Sigmoid Volvulus
The threat of impending intestinal catastrophes is always lurking in the Pediatric ED. It is contemplated with each patient with abdominal...
Ped EM Morsels Tasty Morsels of Medical Education
Airbag Injury and Children
Motor vehicle crashes injure and kill many people each year and children are particularly at risk. While evaluating traumatized children leads...
Ingested Lead Foreign Bodies: Not a Typical FB
Foreign Bodies (FBs) are so commonly encountered in the Peds ED, sometimes it seems like they are not so “foreign.” FBs...
Testicular Workup for Ischemia and Suspected Torsion (TWIST) Score
A New Year begins. With it, personal resolutions are being made throughout the lands. If you have yet to select a...
Parental Guidance in the Pediatric ED
Certainly saving lives is an exciting and rewarding aspect of our roles in the Pediatric ED; however, not all encounters need...
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...
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