Pediatric EM , Pain Management

Overview of Complications Seen in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Patients and How to Manage Them in the Emergency Department

6/12/2021 Heather Jones, DO , Zachary Burroughs

It is estimated there are around 100,000 individuals living in the United States with sickle cell disease (SCD). Patients with sickle cell disease are predisposed to a variety of complications.

Behavioral Health , Pediatric EM

Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Pediatric Patient

4/8/2021 Katherine Dickerson Mayes, MD, PhD , Margaret Samuels-Kalow, MD, MPhil, MSHP

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are a patient population that faces unique challenges in the emergency department.

Pediatric EM , Orthopedics , Ultrasound

Pediatric Gonococcal Hip Arthritis Diagnosed by Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Arthrocentesis

4/8/2021 Cameron Fisher , Brittany N. Arnold, MD , Megan Mickley, MD, FAAP, FACEP

Point-of-care ultrasound-guided arthrocentesis performed in the emergency department can expedite the diagnosis and treatment of septic arthritis, potentially averting the need for surgery.

Orthopedics , Pediatric EM

How to Approach the Pediatric Elbow

4/8/2021 Shahfar Khan, MD, FAAP , Brian D. Novi, DO , Youck Jen Sui Navarro, MD , Dorota Pazdrowska-Chawdhry, MD , Erica Poletto, MD

Here it is: the dreaded pediatric elbow. Is it a fracture? An ossification center? Shouldn't there be a bone there? By using a systematic approach to reading elbow x-rays, you can begin to feel more c

COVID-19 , Pediatric EM , Cardiology

Kawasaki Disease or MIS-C?

4/8/2021 Blair Gaines, MD

Clinical knowledge regarding how the COVID-19 virus affects children is still evolving. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) can be approached in the same way as a Kawasaki-Like Hyper

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Pediatric EM , Infectious Disease

A Peculiar Case of Pediatric Subdural Empyema

2/4/2021 Sunny Bang, MD , Amy Le , Timothy Young, MD , Heather Kuntz, MD, FAAP, FACEP

Subdural empyemas are associated with significant morbidity and mortality if not recognized and treated promptly. The condition leads to purulent fluid collections between the dura and arachnoid mater

Pediatric EM , Infectious Disease , Wilderness Medicine

Tick Bites: An Often-Missed Cause of Pediatric Paralysis

2/4/2021 Megan Hoffer, DO , Anne Basil , Aaran Drake, MD, FACEP

The presentation of motor weakness in children is often alarming, difficult to characterize, and involves a large differential of uncommon pathologies. Tick paralysis is a rare but important cause of

COVID-19 , Pediatric EM , Social EM

Child Abuse Screening in the Emergency Department During the Pandemic

2/4/2021 Briana Corkill

COVID-19 has brought challenges that those in emergency medicine have worked tirelessly to address. The challenge of the increased pediatric abuse cases and limitations on reporting is no different, a

Neurology , Pediatric EM

MRI Confirmed Bell's Palsy Presenting with Multiple Cranial Nerve Involvement

12/1/2020 Gabrielle Ransford, MD , Vipin Philip, MD , Joel M. Clingenpeel, MD, MPH, FACEP

Bell's palsy, also called idiopathic facial nerve palsy, is the paralysis of facial motor function without an identifiable cause. It typically presents with sudden onset unilateral facial paralysis an

Pediatric EM , Orthopedics , Social EM

Utility of Follow-Up Skeletal Surveys in Suspected Child Maltreatment

12/1/2020 Shahfar Khan, MD, FAAP , Brian D. Novi, DO , Norrell Atkinson, MD, FAAP

In 2018, statistics show 15,605 children and adolescents were conﬁrmed victims of physical abuse in the United States. It is vital to ensure a safe disposition for pediatric patients, as further harm

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Overview of Complications Seen in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Patients and How to Manage Them in the Emergency Department

Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Pediatric Patient

Pediatric Gonococcal Hip Arthritis Diagnosed by Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Arthrocentesis

How to Approach the Pediatric Elbow

Kawasaki Disease or MIS-C?

A Peculiar Case of Pediatric Subdural Empyema

Tick Bites: An Often-Missed Cause of Pediatric Paralysis

Child Abuse Screening in the Emergency Department During the Pandemic

MRI Confirmed Bell's Palsy Presenting with Multiple Cranial Nerve Involvement

Utility of Follow-Up Skeletal Surveys in Suspected Child Maltreatment

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