PEM Core is a monthly curriculum focused on reviewing PEM Certification Exam (Boards) Content. It is not intended to be a complete review of a case or topic, but rather “hits the high…
Dr. Ronine Zamor gives us a great overview of the of neonatal shock, and highlights the times when those babies don't follow "the rules." Differential Diagnosis of Neonatal Shock The…
Vaping associated lung injury in adolescents, an inevitable truth.
Ever think about how to handle the first few minutes of an arrest? Check out this addition of PEM to the POINT for a technique!
Check out this post by Dr. Preston Dean on the optimal management of Pediatric Cervical Spine Trauma!
Getting the notification of an incoming full arrest is one of the most adrenaline inducing moments in the pediatric emergency department. Annually, >5000 children will have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. …
The Case You and your team are called to the resuscitation bay for a poorly responsive young child on a hot and muggy day. Low and behold his rectal temperature…
If you are at all like me, End-Tidal CO2 (ETCO2) was an oft-forgotten vital sign hanging out on the monitor. Like Ringo in The Beatles, it was the vital sign…
Plastics Pearls 4 PEM Physicians from Plastic Surgeon Dr. Fernando Ovalle. Destroying the Dogma Lidocaine with epinephrine can be used on the fingers, toes, and the nose and down below. Advising…