PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast

Toxicology: Iron

Saline or Balanced Fluids? What PRoMPT BOLUS Means for Pediatric Sepsis

Minor Procedures: Embedded Earrings

Cyclospora

Minor Procedures: Fishhook Removal

Croup

Croup, a common viral laryngotracheitis in children aged six months to three years, presents with a characteristic barking cough and inspiratory stridor. Diagnosis remains primarily clinical, often following a 12 to 48-hour viral prodrome. Dexamethasone serves as the gold-standard intervention, significantly reducing h...

Migraines

Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES)

Osteomyelitis

Night Terrors

BRUE: Brief Resolved Unexplained Events

Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE) represent sudden, alarming, yet resolved episodes in infants under one year old that require precise clinical evaluation. Unlike the older, subjective ALTE classification, BRUE relies on strict criteria involving cyanosis, breathing changes, or altered tone without an identifiab...

Penicillin Allergy?

The Limping Child

Limping in children functions as a clinical symptom rather than a diagnosis, requiring a systematic, age-based evaluation to differentiate between benign conditions and urgent pathologies. Children under three years old typically present with trauma or congenital issues, while those aged three to ten often exhibit tran...

Managing Pain in Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Crises

Penetrating Neck Injuries

Advanced Imaging of Children in the ED: Ultrasound, CT, and MRI

Parvovirus B19 (Fifth Disease)

The Unvaccinated Child with Fever

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Inhalant Misuse: From Glue to Galaxy Gas