Podcasts by PEM GEMS

Simple Febrile Seizures: The FAQ Approach from 2021-12-03T07:00

Nothing underscores the adage “Don’t just do something- stand there” like a simple febrile seizure. The terror level in parents is often mega high and the temptation may be to go quickly to IVs ...

Rash Decisions: A 3-Step Approach To Pediatric Rashes from 2021-11-05T06:00

There is no getting around it: rashes are rough. Different pathologies can have the same sympotoms; the same pathologies can look completely different on different skin tones. I realized that if...

Not Kidneying Around: A Review of Pediatric Renal Disease from 2021-10-01T10:00

For the most part young and healthy kids have young and healthy kidneys. However, for a small subset there is either acute or chronic renal disease. In this episode I spill the beans on some com...

What's in a Name? The History and Current State of BRUE from 2021-09-03T07:00

The management of BRUE is based partly on historic etymology and partly on medicine. This episode will walk through the history of the events now known as BRUEs, which are as old as time, and fo...

Hot Off The Presses: The Latest AAP Guidelines for the Febrile Neonate from 2021-08-06T06:00

 Kudos to AAP for trying to tackle one of the toughest questions in PEM: what do we do with the febrile neonate? The PEM community is fired up to get its hot little hands on consensus guidelines...

Pediatric Oncology Patients: Managing this High-Risk Group from 2021-05-14T09:00

The pediatric oncology population is an emotionally challenging, high-risk group and a classic example of one Joe's laws of PEM: kids with chronic medical conditions must be treated with ki...

Pediatric Cardiology Part 2: Problems with the Pump from 2021-04-30T07:00

If last time was wires, this time it's all about the pump. The totality of congential heart disease could be a Tolstoy novel-length podcast; the aim of this recap is to give you the CliffsN...

Pediatric Cardiology Part 1: The Haywire Heart from 2021-04-16T08:00

As Gloria Estefan would say, "The rhythm is gonna get ya!" Children presenting in an abnormal rhythm can cause palpitations for everyone involved. In a crisis, you can always fall back...

The Spectrum of Asthma: From the Quick Discharge to the Critically Ill from 2021-04-02T07:00

Asthma is a spectrum disease: from viral wheezing (which may or may not be asthma), to the well appearing patient with a mild exacerbation, all the way to the crashing kid.  A lot of asthma care...

Myths in Pediatric Emergency Medicine: From Prometheus to Procedural Sedation from 2021-03-19T07:00

All cultures have myths. Many myths have the dual effects of explaining why something is the way it is while at the same time warning us against danger. These two tennants are certainly the corn...

Pediatric Airway Management Part 2: The Pediatric Scareway- When the Difficulty Equals the Anxiety from 2021-03-05T08:00

...And now the exciting conclusion! If the last podcast took the anxiety out of pediatric airway, here's a scareway story to ramp it back up!  Plus we troubleshoot common airway problems an...

Pediatric Airway Management Part 1: The Anxiety Outweighs the Difficulty from 2021-02-19T09:00

This podcast is brought to you by the letter "U". Pediatric intubations are Uncommon, use Unusual equipment sizes, and can be Upsetting cases. It's no surprise that these c...

The Approach to Non-Accidental Trauma: What to Watch Out For from 2021-02-05T08:00

Non-Accidental Trauma (NAT) is a tough thing to talk about. While almost all parents just want what is best for their kids, we cannot ignore the statistics that NAT (aka child abuse or child mal...

Pediatric GU Complaints: You Just Have to Look from 2021-01-22T08:00

Whether it's doom in the diaper, a three-nager with a UTI, a bashful preteen or a rare disease in a 14-year-old, the GU area can harbor serious pathology. While it's easy enough if the...

Back To Basics: The Approach To The Febrile Child from 2021-01-08T07:00

Well-appearing, otherwise healthy, immunized children, who are over 3 months old and have short duration of fever is the bread and butter of PEM. How many times can we say, "it's just ...

Trauma-Rama Part 3: Thoracoabdominal Trauma- Don’t Bust a Gut from 2020-11-18T09:00

Trauma to the chest or abdomen can put you and your patient in a tough spot. This region contains three places where the patient can bleed to death and also lots of prime real estate that doesn&...

Trauma-Rama Part 2: Trauma Above the Clavicles- Keep Your Head on Straight from 2020-11-12T16:00

From a bump on the head to a high speed accident, head trauma, like kids, comes in all shapes and sizes. Minor head trauma is a Shakespearian dilemma: To CT or not to CT?  Major head trauma is a...

Trauma-Rama Part 1: The Initial Evaluation-Easy as ABC from 2020-10-30T08:00

Traumas, just like kids, come in all shapes and sizes. No matter what, a severely injured child always raises the tension in the ED, regardless of the practice setting. So how do we stay cool wh...

Bronchiolitis: The Disease that Only Time Will Heal from 2020-10-16T08:00

Bronchiolitis both keeps the Pediatric ED in business and makes us crazy. We have been studying it for almost a century and the only thing that makes it better is time (or maybe nasal suction). ...

The Pediatric Lower Extremity: Getting a Leg Up on Common Conditions from 2020-10-02T07:00

The limiping child is a cunundrum.  Did they just come off a trampoline? Have they had a fever? It's a mixed bag of truamtic and non traumatic conditions.  Come strecth your legs and take a...

The Pediatric Upper Extremity: Getting the Upper Hand on Common Fractures from 2020-09-18T09:00

What should we do with the 2 year old that fell and wont move their arm? Before we just do an "armogram" x-ray, lets stop and think about the weak points in the pediatric arm.  Once we...

Pediatric Abdominal Surgical Disease: The Rule of 6 from 2020-09-04T09:00

Age ain't nothin' but a number? You are only as young as you feel?  When it comes to pediatric surgical disease timing really is everything.  Hopefully, you enjoy the rule of six (cred...

Pediatric DKA: Going Beyond Fluids, Insulin and Admit to PICU from 2020-08-21T08:00

Making the diagnosis of DKA takes about 30 seconds. But before we open up the order set, check some boxes, and send the kid upstairs, let's think about how we can fine-tune our care. What c...

Flame On! The Hot Mess that is Kawasaki Disease, Toxic Shock Syndrome, and Multi-Inflammatory Syndrome of Children from 2020-08-07T08:00

Pediatric patients presenting with prolonged fever and laboratory signs of inflammation have a broad differential. In addition to the standards, such as viral illness and bacterial infection, we...

Urinary Tract Infections: Bad Puns and Pre(Pee)-Test Probabilities from 2020-07-24T10:00

To people who know me, it will come as no surprise that I love statistics and bad puns.  So have fun streaming this e-piss-ode as we learn about whom to test, how to test, and what to do with th...

Status Epilepticus: The Chess Game of the Emergency Department from 2020-07-10T09:00

The radio call comes in: a 3 year old who is actively seizing. Time to get the board set up and play. In this episode we strive to be more than just algorithm readers; we want to be a status epi...

Neonatal Fever: Trying To Answer the Unanswerable Question from 2020-06-23T20:00

What do a 7-week-old with a fever and breaking up with someone have in common? There is no right way to approach either situation - because if there were, everyone would just do it. Come take a ...

Procederal Sedation: You can do Anything with Propofol from 2020-06-06T22:00

PEM GEMS PREVIEW from 2020-06-05T18:00

PEM GEMS a Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast with Tips and tricks to help you take care of kids on your next shift.

PEM GEMS PREVIEW from 2020-06-05T18:00

PEM GEMS a Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast with Tips and tricks to help you take care of kids on your next shift.

PEM GEMS PREVIEW from 2020-06-05T18:00

PEM GEMS a Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast with Tips and tricks to help you take care of kids on your next shift.