Why I don’t recommend you ever run in the ER. How to spend your money during your training and how a doctor should really worry. Check out this episode!
Episode 25: Peds ID, In The ED
Though Infectious Diseases is not a very common subspecialty I consult from the ED, it is still one of my favorites. Great discussion with Dr. Levent about vaccination, fever and when antibiotics is truly needed. Check out this episode!
Episode 24: Clinical Care Tips – About You, Part 4
Sometimes there is just nothing to lose, so why not try? What do you do when you make mistakes? And how do you deal with the chaos of the ED? Check out this episode!
Episode 23: Clinical Care Tips – Abdominal Pain, Bronchiolitis and How to Find the Right Size Endotracheal Tube
This is how I make sure the abdomen is not surgical, what helps me with the disposition of children with bronchiolitis and how do I decide what ET tube size I need. Check out this episode!
Episode 22: My Newborn Talk to Young Parents in the ED
Some of my favorite patients are those newborns with new parents who have many questions and concerns. I try to address the acute concerns of that encounter and take care of the issue (whatever it may be) but I always take the 10 minutes to give those parents my “Newborn Talk”. Check out this episode!
Episode 21: Clinical Care Tips – Ventilation, Sedation and Breaking Some Rules
Talking about ventilating a child using bag and mask, the way I go about conscious sedations and how I get ready, and recognizing the fact that some rules were meant to be broken. Check out this episode!
Episode 20: EBM Review with Victoria – Approach to the Child with Anaphylactic Reaction
My former scribe, Victoria, who is now an astute medical student and I discuss an evidence based approach to the treatment and management of anaphylactic reaction. Check out this episode!
Episode 19: Clinical Care Tips – Life, Career, And The Patients We See Often
I love my job but rule number 64 is so important as a person, father and husband. I also discuss the importance of listening and paying attention to the PMH and HPI and why a chest x ray is a good idea on that child who had Pneumonia so many times Check out this episode!
Episode 18: Lower Airway Obstruction – Bronchiolitis
Probably one of the most researched diseases in Pediatrics. Bronchiolitis is an issue for us PEM physicians every winter. Here is my approach to the wheezing child with bronchiolitis. Check out this episode!
Episode 17: Upper Airway Obstruction – Viral Croup
As an Emergency Physician, my biggest concern (and the first thing I need to address) is the airway. I like to think of the Pediatric airway as simple. Upper and lower. Viral croup is a very common upper airway obstruction. Check out this episode!