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The PedEM Morsels often focus on remaining vigilant. That certainly does not mean ordering a million unnecessary tests, but rather strives to augment our awareness of the complex systems we evaluate and appreciate that certainty is a fool’s proclamation.…
Naturally, the differential for headache in pediatric patients is vast and includes conditions ranging from strep throat to Pseudotumor and pneumonia to AVM. Occasionally, we have to perform invasive tests like Lumbar Punctures to help evaluate the headache. Fortunately,…
The best part of working in the Emergency Department at Carolinas Medical Center is being surrounded by so many brilliant colleagues. I learn something new every shift (and, in truth, is where the majority of these Morsels are baked). Today’s…