Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 5, 2024

Other Rickettsial Disease of concern from non-tick vectors (CDC Yellow Book 2024) Murine Typhus Causative Agent: Rickettsia typhi and the principal vector is the Asiatic rat flea. These resolve within 1 week. (CDC 2022) Testing for many of these illnessess can take time during the acute phase as many are ELISA or PCR tests.

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ALiEM

AUGUST 9, 2023

Technique Positioning and Probe Figure 1: Younger children can sit in their parent’s lap and give a hug for lateral and posterior lung scanning. The patient should be in a position of comfort: supine, sitting, or in parent’s lap (Figure 1). Distractions such as a toy, book, or phone/tablet can also help ease anxiety.

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This Podcast Will Kill You

JANUARY 2, 2024

Natalie is a New York Times bestselling author of novels for young readers, whose recently published award-winning book Hummingbird tells the story of a young girl with OI. Heartwarming, magical, and brilliant, this wonderful book is a must-read. 2002): 1-7. Nature Reviews Endocrinology , 7 (9), pp.540-557. Sochett, E.

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FOAMfrat

MAY 19, 2024

While transporting to the emergency department, the patient’s mother informed me that PDCD affects less than 1 in 50,000 individuals and is more common in males than females. In his new book, Clinical Airway Management , Austin Kiser writes, “Our individual clinical expertise has nothing to do with our organization.

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AAEM RSA

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

3 Sheryl Sandberg’s recent book, Lean In , focused attention on the individual factors that hinder the advancement of women and has challenged women to overcome their own low expectations and self-defeating behaviors. In the past this discrepancy could be explained by a higher percentage of male medical and professional school graduates.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

The study asked TWO questions: 1. Transfusion guidelines in LMICs in sub-Saharan Africa differ significantly from the Western world. However, these recommendations are only based on expert opinion and have not been systematically evaluated. Some wonder if giving blood to children with a haemoglobin <6g/dl will improve outcomes.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

But these cases show the potential dangers of delayed recognition and treatment of inferior reperfusion Take away 1. ECG’s can be labeled as ‘normal’ by the computer (and confirmed by cardiology) even with diagnostic signs of occlusion or reperfusion References 1. JAMA Intern Med 2019 9. Am J Med [Internet] 2017;130(9):1076–83.e1.

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