Many times providers convey to me that their greatest concerns come from the thought of having to care for the critically ill pediatric patient. Unquestionably, this patient deserves a high level of respect and is why we have an entire…
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…
Many of the PedEM Morsels accentuate the need to be vigilant, although reasonable, and guard against the significant pathology that may present in a benign manner. Often this merely requires maintaining an “active” mind when evaluating children. The “active” mind…
We all know that when you “hear hoofbeats, think of horses” and when you “see stripes, think of zebras.” Unfortunately, the horses and zebras often look similar. While tachypnea is most often due to a viral process like Bronchiolitis, or…