Episode 23: Clinical Care Tips – Abdominal Pain, Bronchiolitis and How to Find the Right Size Endotracheal Tube
Release Date: 10/11/2021
Episode 105: Clinical Care Tips - Distracting Injuries, "Funky" Neurological Complaints and More.
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Distracting injuries can be tricky but should always be taken into account. What should you think about in a child with LLQ abdominal pain and odd Neurological complaints and more about giving yourself a break.
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PEM Rules - Winter Break Announcement
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Thank you all for listening and supporting PEM Rules. I will be taking a short winter break to collect more material and enjoy the cold Nevada Winter (which I love). PEM Rules will be back in four weeks with more information, more medicine, more rules and, of course more music.
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Episode 104: What Does a Pediatric Surgeon Think About The Rule of 6?
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I (finally) got a pediatric surgeon to come and talk on the show. Most importantly I was curious to know what he thinks about my Rule of 6. Listen to Dr. Erik Pearson and his wonderful advice. Here is the link to Erik's Website consider contributing to PEM Rules at https://ko-fi.com/pemrules And check out Copyright PEM Rules LLC DISCLAIMER By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use these resources as medical advice to treat any medical conditions in either yourself or others, including, but not limited to, patients that you are treating. Consult your own...
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Episode 103: Clinical Care Tips – Preparedness, Trainees and Time
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How prepared should you be? Maybe Over-prepared? What to do with your trainees and why it wise to buy time (if you can).
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Episode 102: Adult Disease in the Pediatric Emergency Department
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It seems to me that due to the obesity epidemic more and more children suffer from "adult problems" such as Type 2 diabetes, hypertension etc. That is why I decided to bring Seth Ball, a PEM physician who is also trained in General EM to the show to discuss the management of those children. Please consider contributing to PEM Rules at https://ko-fi.com/pemrules And check out Copyright PEM Rules LLC DISCLAIMER By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use these resources as medical advice to treat any medical conditions in either yourself or others, including,...
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Episode 101: Discussion with Dr Rammy Assaf Who Has Some Great Rules of His Own.
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So apparently I am not the only one with "rules". Dr. Rammy Assaf contacted me via the PEM Rules website and wanted to share some of the rules and wisdom he has learned over the year. Thank you Rammy for coming on the show and sharing you knowledge.
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Episode 100: Finding the Best EM Job for You. Some Rules for Optimizing Where You Land.
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The goal of our long (and exhausting) training is to find the ultimate job. Here are some tips from Dr. Rick Saladino (my fellowship mentor and the inspiration behind PEM Rules) on the process.
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Episode 99: Clinical Care Tips – History, Expectations and Calling Consultants.
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What is the “best way” to take history, talking about patients expectations and what you must do before calling your consultants.
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Episode 98: Pediatric Neurology In the Peds ED. Discussion with Dr. Amy Goldstein
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Children with Neurological complaints represent a significant portion of what we see in the Peds ED. From Status Epilepticus to febrile seizures to the child who (maybe) had a seizure at home. This is a discussion I had with Dr. Amy Goldstein, a Pediatric Neurologist at CHOP. Please consider contributing to PEM Rules at https://ko-fi.com/pemrules And check out Copyright PEM Rules LLC DISCLAIMER By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use these resources as medical advice to treat any medical conditions in either yourself or others, including, but not limited to, patients...
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Episode 97: EBM Review with Sophia Wang, Are Steroids Necessary for Anaphylaxis?
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There are many “unanswered” questions in Pediatric EM where the scientific literature does not have a good, definitive answer. Whether to use or not to use steroids in anaphylaxis is one of them. Sophia Wang (our PEM fellow from previous episodes) looked into it. Here are some of the articles Sophia used in her research Alqurashi W, Ellis AK. Do Corticosteroids Prevent Biphasic Anaphylaxis?. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017;5(5):1194-1205. doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2017.05.022 Gaffney LK, Porter J, Gerling M, Schneider LC, Stack AM, Shah D, Michelson KA. Safely Reducing...
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