Episode: 112: Best way to Examine a Newborn and Keeping Things Simple
Release Date: 05/12/2025
Episode 131: Pediatric Rheumatology in the Pediatric ER, What to Ask, What to Check and What Studies to Obtain.
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It is not often that I see a child with possible rheumatologic disease in the pediatric ER. What to ask, what to check for and what labs to order are always important things to think about. That is why I asked Dr. Robert Lowe to come on the show and discuss the management of those patients. Dr. Lowe Advice on Labs to order when suspecting Rheumatological condition: For suspected JIA. Most important to confirm joint swelling on physical exam AND a history of one or more joints being swollen continuously for 6 weeks or longer. Systemic JIA (only 15% of kids with JIA) ESR and CRP are both...
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Episode: 130: Screening Tests, Femurs and the Exceptions
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What should your next step be if your screening tests are negative. How worried should you be about child abuse in the setting of a femur fracture and when to pay attention to the exceptions. Here is the link to the study I refer to in the episode. Please consider contributing to PEM Rules at And check out and the PEM Rules Store at 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,...
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Episode 129: Pediatric Otolaryngology in the Pediatric ED. Discussion with Dr. Jeremy Prager
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ENT related illness are very high on the list of conditions I treat from the mild AOM or Strep Pharyngitis and beyond. That is why I asked Dr. Jeremy Prager to come on PEM Rules and discuss some common ENT related problems.
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Episode: 128: Sleeping Well at Night, Being an Advocate and Asking About Antipyretics
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Why is it important to leave your shift with NO unresolved issues. How to advance your education and be your own best advocate and what is an important questions on any afebrile (or febrile) child.
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Episode 127: Why is PEM So Special and What Advice Do I Have for “Beginners”
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Listen to the discussion I had with EM physician Dr. Patricia Capone and PEM physician Delia Gold from Nationwide children’s Hospital about the field of Pediatric EM and what advice we, PEM specialists, have for the medical students, residents and anyone who is “scared” of children
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Episode 126: Clinical Care Tips – Being kind, False Negatives and the Minimum X ray Views.
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We heavily relay on radiologists these days so why not helping them out and making it easy for them to help you? What to be aware of when you are ordering tests on your patients and a bit about X ray views.
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Episode 125: Child Abuse in the Pediatric ED with Dr. Toni Laskey
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Probably one of the most important (and most challenging) situation in PEM is how do we identify the child with none accidental trauma among the see of true / innocent accidental injuries. That is why I asked Toni Laskey, a child abuse physician in Utah to come and talk about this very important topic.
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Episode: 124 - Clinical Care Tips – Future Visits, Taking Complaints Seriously and Validating the Concerns.
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Sometimes it is worth going the extra mile in order to (maybe) prevent the next ED visit. Always try to take the Chief Complaint seriously though it is not always as easy as it sounds and why it is important to validate the parents or patient’s concerns Please consider contributing to PEM Rules at https://ko-fi.com/pemrules And check out and the PEM Rules Store at 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...
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Episode 123: Pediatric Trauma: Same-Same or Different? with Dr. Nir Samuel
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Trauma is often scary and small children may be intimidating. Admitting to this is a good first step. In this Episode Dr. Nir Samuel and I talk about how to fall on our feet, get better about treating injured children (or at least effectively cheat!)
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Episode 122: My List of "I Never Want To Miss It" with Jay Fisher - Bacterial Meningitis
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Dr. Jay Fisher is back on PEM Rules to discuss his experience with Bacterial Meningitis, a rare (and terrible) condition that is high on my list of "I Never Want to Miss It". Here are the articles Jay discussed: References Clinical Features Suggestive of Meningitis in Children:A Systematic Review of Prospective Data. Pediatrics 2010;126(5);952-960. Bulging fontanelle in febrile infants as a predictorof bacterial meningitis. European Journal of Pediatrics (2021) 180:1243–1248. Here is the link to the picture of the CSF of the patient discussed in the episode.
info_outlineNewborns are small and examining them the “right way” does not take much and is worth doing, and why it is important (and helpful) to look at Pediatric Emergency Medicine as Simple.