Hemoptysis in Children
A child spewing bright red blood across the room will likely grab your attention, and potentially ruin your day. Fortunately, it...
Tagged: Foreign Body
Bougienage for Esophageal Foreign Bodies in Children
Let’s be honest: our job is awesome … on so many levels! One of the most awesome aspects, though, is the...
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...
Food Impaction
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of the year in the USA. We take time out of our busy schedules to stop...
Fish Hook Foreign Body
Kids love to explore their worlds. That exploration, especially when combined with immature decision making and slow reflexes, can lead to...
Chest Pain
Children like to pretend to be grown-ups. Unfortunately, sometimes they develop grown-up problems (Cholelithiasis, Kidney Stones, and Hypertension). Additionally, often...
Pneumomediastinum
Every so often you encounter a patient that has a finding that catches you by surprise. Like having air in places...
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