Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS): Rebaked Morsel
Diarrhea is common. Bloody Diarrhea requires specific consideration, however, for possible Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Let's Review.
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Fat Embolism Syndrome in Children
Ok, so maybe Homer has the wrong idea about “Fat Embolism”… I think he should be more worried about a devastating Food Impaction… but, with the Holidays upon us and the prevalence of fatty foods surrounding, me I began to…
Renal Papillary Necrosis and Sickle Cell Disease
Blood shooting out of the urethra will catch people’s attention! While it may be due to a relatively benign issue, there are a number of considerations that immediately come to our minds: Renal Trauma, Abdominal Trauma, Renal Stones, UTI. While…
Brown Recluse Spider Envenomation
Children are curious creatures. Yes, they are perplexing (well, at least my kids are), but they are also interested in exploring their environments. This curiosity can place them in harms way at times… and then they come to see you…
Microscopic Hematuria
Obtaining a urinalysis is often part of the management plan in the Ped ED to screen for a condition. Often it is obtained to look for possible infection. Sometimes we are evaluating unusual swelling with concern for proteinuria. What, however,…
Rhabdomyolysis
Vigilance in the face of apparently common or benign presentations is a common theme of the PedEM Morsels. As we have said, Grandma can diagnose the gastroenteritis; we need to consider the other sinister ailments that masquerade as the benign. …