PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast
Episodes
Measles
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I never thought that this particular disease would make a comeback in the United States. But here we are. Measles. As of May 2019 there have been case...
Constipation
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Constipation is an incredibly common problem in the Pediatric Emergency Department and amongst children who visit the Emergency Department with compla...
Anaphylaxis: Admit or Discharge?
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You will no doubt see a child with anaphylaxis in the Emergency Department. Recognition, management and disposition are all key questions that feel in...
Sinusitis
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that up to 9% of URIs are eventually complicated by acute sinusitis in children? This episode of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Me...
Testicular Pain
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Acute testicular pain is a common presenting complaint in the Pediatric Emergency Department. In this episode of PEM Currents you will learn about tes...
Probiotics for Gastroenteritis
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of PEM Currents features an in-depth interview with the lead author on the recent New England Journal paper on the use of probiotics in g...
Intranasal Ketamine
02 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I am delighted to bring you this special episode of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast. It’s all about intranasal ketamine and i...
Pelvic Avulsion Fractures
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pop goes the apophysis! In teenage athletes the apophyseal cartilage is the weak point along the pelvic rim. Learn about these common injuries in this...
Acute Flaccid Myelitis
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Acute Flaccid Myelitis is a rare but serious disease characterized by rapid onset of muscle weakness. Diagnosis also requires an MRI with lesions in m...
Otitis Externa
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With summer pool season in full swing allow me to freestyle a little on a common topic that many Emergency Departments and Urgent Cares seem to be swi...
Kawasaki Disease
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kawasaki Disease, AKA Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome, is one of the most common vasculitides of childhood. The hallmark is fever ≥5 days plus 4/5...
Acute Otitis Media
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
OK, so this is the least exciting topic in Pediatric Emergency Medicine… With that being said, you will all see it. And we need to be good at lookin...
Dental Infections
20 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
To tell you the tooth you’ll probably see quite a few kids with dental related complaints in the Pediatric Emergency Department. This can range from...
Testing for Influenza
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t need a flu test to diagnose the flu! But there are situations where rapid antigen testing or PCR is valuable. Listen to this episode of PE...
Hyperkalemia
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hyperkalemia is more than just peaked T-waves on an EKG. Learn why an elevated serum potassium level can put patients in the danger zone and how to ac...
Bronchiolitis
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I’m sure that you’ll probably see a case of bronchiolitis this winter. Call it a hunch. In this episode of PEM Currents you’ll learn why suction...
Rapid Sequence Intubation
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of PEM Currents, featuring Preston Dean – @prestonndean on Twitter, a senior Pediatric Resident at Cincinnati Children’s, is about al...
Community Acquired Pneumonia
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fever, tachypnea and rales – it must be a community acquired pneumonia… right? Learn more about the diagnosis and management of this common proble...
CSF Shunt Complications
18 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ventricular CSF shunts are very common – many kids have them. The most common complications are malfunction and infection. This episode of PEM Curre...
Vocal Cord Dysfunction
25 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Vocal cord dysfunction, AKA paradoxical vocal fold motion is more common than you might think. Patients often present to the Emergency Department in ...
Management of Elevated ICP
05 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Get ahead of your peers and listen to this episode of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast where you’ll learn all about the manage...
Breath Holding Spells
22 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t hold you breath while listening to this podcast – because you’d be doing so for longer than 20 seconds – and you will have apnea. Do how...
Serum sickness
31 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What does the combination of erythema multiforme, fever and swollen joints equal? If you answered a visit to the Emergency Department you’re only pa...
Kidney Stones
03 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It’s an epidemic! OK, so not quite, but we are seeing a rise in the number of kidney stones recently and we’re not quite sure why. This episode o...
Hemorrhagic Ovarian Cysts
13 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Check out the latest episode of PEM Currents the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast where I talk about hemorrhagic (AKA ruptured) ovarian cysts. I d...
Interview with Ben Kerrey about Pediatric Rapid Sequence Intubation
21 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Kerrey is a rising star in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and is the point man for an ongoing initiative at Cincinnati Children’s centered around...
Rabies
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This edition of PEM Currents is a bite-sized rundown on rabies, or more accurately rabies post-exposure prophylaxis since most of you will never see i...
Hematemesis in the Newborn
06 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hematemesis in the newborn period is scary for parents but fortunately it is most often due to benign causes such as swallowed maternal blood or GERD....
Heat Illness
21 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The heat is on! With warm weather comes a plethora of heat-related problems in the ED. That’s why I’m sharing this edition of PEM Currents, the P...
Swallowed Foreign Bodies
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kids eat stuff they’re not supposed to. Most of the time foreign bodies pass harmlessly through the GI tract. Occasionally they will get stuck. It i...
Torticollis
03 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Acquired torticollis must be differentiated from more serious symptoms and remains a common presenting complaint in the Pediatric Emergency Department...
Strep Pharyngitis
24 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This may be a bit hard to swallow, but not every disease process in the Emergency Department is exciting. Streptococcal pharyngitis is an incredibly ...
Respiratory Distress
17 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Take a deep breath and PEEP this – PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast proudly brings you an episode dedicated to the initial ass...
ITP
06 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This edition of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast™ reviews the diagnosis and management of Immune Thrombocytopenia, formerly kn...
Unexplained Bruising in the Young Child
08 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This edition of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast briefly addresses which bruises are concerning in children under the age of 4, ...
The Febrile Newborn
06 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of PEM Currents tackles a bread and butter issue in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, the newborn with fever. I discuss management, specifica...
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeds
02 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This episode focuses on upper GI bleeds. Serious UGI bleeds – you know, the ones with shock, massive transfusions and more – are fortunately rare ...
An interview with Todd Florin on bronchiolitis, hypertonic saline and more
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
I’m delighted to share the latest PEM Currents podcast! I recently sat down with Todd Florin, one of the faculty physicians at Cincinnati Children’...
Parotitis
14 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
With the recent influenza epidemic you may have also seen a rise in the number of cases of parotitis. This should not be a surprise, as acute parotiti...
Topical Anesthetics
12 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
PEM Currents returns with a look at topical anesthetics used in the Emergency Department. Specifically this edition of the podcast will focus on LET, ...
Convulsive syncope
11 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t swoon with excitement because the latest episode of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast is here! The focus is on convulsive...
Acetaminophen versus Ibuprofen
29 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This edition of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast, reviews the safety and comparative efficacy of acetaminophen and ibuprofen. If...
Ondansetron for vomiting in acute gastroenteritis
03 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This edition of PEMCurrents echoes a recent post on the PEMBlog and reviews the use of ondansetron in acute gastroenteritis. Specifically highlightin...
Clavicle Fractures
28 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This edition of PEMCurrents takes a crack at clavicle fractures. The old dictum about broken collarbones states that if both ends of the bone are in t...
Antibiotic Therapy for Osteomyelitis
13 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Recognizing osteomyelitis can be challenging. Treating it doesn’t have to be – especially in the Pediatric ED. This edition of PEM Currents review...
Antiemetics for Migraines
02 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This edition of PEM Currents focuses on the use of antiemetics to treat status migrainosus in the Pediatric ED. Prochlorperazine and Metoclopramide ar...
Retropharyngeal Abscesses
12 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ted Brenkert sticks his neck out to educate you on retropharyngeal abscesses. RPAs can be an especially worrisome diagnosis in young children who will...
High Flow
05 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of PEMCurrents is narrated by Brad Sobolewski and focuses on the use of high flow in bronchiolitis. Learn about the application of high f...
Dental Trauma
27 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
PEM Currents cuts to the tooth of the matter in an effort to help you brush up on dental trauma. Ted Brenkert has been chomping at the bit to fill the...
Forearm fractures
09 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Grab your BBFF (or BFF) and FOOSH your way on over to PEM Currents for a discussion surrounding forearm fractures, one of the most common Orthopedic i...
Ketamine
25 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Summertime is in full swing – so you know what that means. Lacerations, broken bones, other stuff – and a lot of sedations to do. This edition of ...
Summer Penile Syndrome
10 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
PEM Currents returns with a second episode focusing on a rather “private” matter. Summer penile syndrome is a hypersensitivity reaction to an ...
Grudge match! Dexamethasone versus prednisone in acute asthma
08 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first podcast in the PEMCurrents series. Ted Brenkert discusses the use of dexamethasone versus prednisone in acute asthma exacerbation...