Browsing: Pediatric EM

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Apparent Life-Threatening Events in Children

10/8/2015 EM Resident

Apparent Life-Threatening Events in Children From the April 2014 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Apparent Life-Threatening Events In Children: Practical Evaluation And Management.”

Clinical , Visual Diagnosis , Pediatric EM

Rash and Fever

8/5/2015 R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM , Lawrence Stack, MD

Rash and Fever The Patient A 12-day-old healthy male is brought to the emergency department by his parents because of a blistering groin rash and fever that started 24 hours ago. His Tmax over that t

Clinical , Pediatric EM , OB/GYN , Medico Legal , Risk Management Pitfalls

Pediatric Ovarian Torsion

8/5/2015 EM Resident

Pediatric Ovarian Torsion From the July 2012 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Diagnosing and Managing Ovarian and Adnexal Torsion in Children.” Reprinted with permission. To access y

Clinical , OB/GYN , Pediatric EM

Ovarian Torsion in the Pediatric Population

8/4/2015 Lemi Luu, MD, FACEP , Cristiana Baloescu, MD

Ovarian Torsion in the Pediatric Population It's the start of your afternoon community pediatrics shift and you are seeing a 7-year-old girl who started having acute RLQ pain followed by vomiting. Sh

Medico Legal , Risk Management Pitfalls , Clinical , Pediatric EM

Evaluation of Acute Unexplained Crying in Infants

6/15/2015 EM Resident

Evaluation of Acute Unexplained Crying in Infants From the March 2014 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “A Systematic Approach to the Evaluation of Acute Unexplained Crying in Infants i

Clinical , Critical Care , Sepsis , Pediatric EM

In Shock: The Approach to Pediatric Sepsis

6/13/2015 Jessica Wall, MD

In Shock: The Approach to Pediatric Sepsis Introduction and Sepsis Review Whether in a pediatric or adult patient, the physiologic process of sepsis remains the same. Sepsis is a systemic inflammator

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Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Children

4/30/2015 EM Resident

Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Children From the February 2014 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “PEMP – Emergency Department Management of Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Chil

Clinical , Pediatric EM , Trauma

The Pediatric Burn Patient: A Simplified Approach

4/30/2015 Megan Cobb, MD, DPT

The Pediatric Burn Patient: A Simplified Approach Burns are a fairly common occurrence among the pediatric population. While most burns are limited and require only localized wound care and outpatien

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Pediatric Herpes Simplex Virus Infections

2/15/2015 EM Resident

Pediatric Herpes Simplex Virus Infections From the January 2014 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Pediatric Herpes Simplex Virus Infections: An Evidence-Based Approach To Treatment.”

Clinical , Airway , Pediatric EM

Foreign-Body Aspiration: A Pediatric Airway Emergency

2/14/2015 Molly Wormley, MD

Foreign-Body Aspiration: A Pediatric Airway Emergency Foreign-body aspirations are potential life-threatening emergencies and are the leading causes of unintentional injury in children less than one