Caring for patients is extremely rewarding… but it can also be rather Stressful. There are many complex math problems to solve and risk-benefit ratios to balance. Even the seemingly elementary problems can mentally taxing, especially in children who are prone…
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…
Diarrhea is no joking matter (although it can be the butt of many jokes – see what I did there?). It causes a large burden to patients (ex, dehydration), care providers, and the healthcare system. Fortunately, more often than not,…
Intussusception is a common concern that we manage when faced with a child with abdominal pain and/or vomiting. We have discussed multiple aspects of the evaluation and management of intussusception (ex, Intussusception, Intussusception and HSP, Change in Mental Status, and…
Parental concerns, appropriately, drive a lot of the traffic to our Emergency Departments. Managing concerns and expectations is part of the art of what we do. When a child develops Rectal Prolapse, there are often a lot of concerns,…
We have all been there: listening to the family describe, with great concern, the apparent tremendous volume of emesis that their child produced prompting the ED visit. Everyone is knowledgeable about “dehydration” and is aware of the potential dangers it…
Now that it is “Summer Time”, and everyone is out of school (driving their respective parents crazy (or at least in my home)), there will be more frequent trips to the Zoo and to Pools. This effort to save some…