Category Name: Peds EM Morsels

Peds EM Morsels

Uvulitis

We cannot afford to be cavalier in our jobs. What is, on the surface, seemingly simple, may be more complex. Take for example, the “Sore Throat.”

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Laryngeal Fracture

Few things are more synonymous with pediatric emergency care than “throat pain” and “trauma.” If you are seeing children in the ED right now, I’m sure there is one complaining of sore throat and another has had a recent traumatic injury.

Peds EM Morsels

Vertigo in Children

Let us take a minute to digest a Morsel of goodness on Vertigo in Children.

Peds EM Morsels

Parotitis and Sialadenitis

As many of us salivate over our meals, let us consider the “seemingly simple” condition of Sialadenitis and Parotitis.

Peds EM Morsels

Failure to Thrive

Children have very few responsibilities and even fewer jobs (just ask my kids). The one job young children have is growing.

Peds EM Morsels

Renal Trauma

Seeing blood in a child’s urine will catch a parent’s attention.