TOTAL EM - Tools Of the Trade and Academic Learning in Emergency Medicine

This post is in direct response to a question that was asked recently.  There is a surprising amount of dogma around the subject of strep testing, but one major piece is that children under three year...

4 Des 201813min

Acute bronchiolitis is another condition that will start showing more this time of year.  In some parts of the country, it is already being diagnosed.  It is important to know the current recommendati...

27 Nov 201810min

Lawrence Berdan is a paramedic who has personally experienced the importance of recognizing and acutely managing pediatric neurological emergencies.  This post discusses some of the emergencies we may...

20 Nov 201834min

It is that time of year.  It is cold and croup is in the air.  There is a spectrum of patients that present ranging from the mild to the life threatening.  We discuss how to manage these patients.

13 Nov 201818min

Now that our month of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is over, it is time to talk about other clinically relevant topics.  Michelle Perkins is back again this time to help us cover tickborne illnesse...

6 Nov 201842min

We wrap up our month of discussing point of care ultrasound (POCUS) papers by having our guest Michelle Perkins.  Over the last couple of years a flurry of evidence has come out regarding abscess mana...

30 Okt 201817min

There are many ways to confirm successful intubation.  Some are better than others, but they all have limitations.  One newer approach is the use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) to provide real-ti...

23 Okt 201811min

Although point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is a valuable tool, there are times that a formal radiology performed ultrasound is needed.  We continue our October POCUS month marathon with a discussion on...

16 Okt 201814min