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Briefs: ITP
A really well looking preschooler has been referred to the ED because of petechiae and bruising. The mom has consulted Dr. Google and is worried that her son has leukemia. He had a cold last week that...
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PEM Currents podcast on ITP
This edition of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast reviews the diagnosis and management of Immune Thrombocytopenia, formerly known as Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura. You will...
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AAP Top 10 2016 #8: Chest X-Rays in sickle cell disease
.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}Which Febrile Children With Sickle Cell Disease Need a Chest X-Ray?Eisenbrown K,...
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Does D-dimer help in children with possible pulmonary embolism?
Sometimes there’s just a question that rattles around in the back of my head. I feel like whether or not a normal D-dimer can help rule out pulmonary embolus in kids is one such question. What is...
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Factor First! Hemophilia management in the Emergency Department
If you work long enough in the ED it is likely that you will see a child with hemophilia presenting to the ED. You may even have known ahead of time that they were coming. Regardless you definitely...
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A podcast episode on Hemophilia
Factor First! OK, did I get your attention? Hopefully I did, because giving replacement factor to children with hemophilia presenting to the Emergency Department as soon as possible is the most...
View ArticleBriefs: Bloody baby barf (Hematemesis in the newborn)
Hematemesis in the newborn period can be alarming for parents and doctors. Let’s look specifically at bloody emesis only in the newborn period – age less than 8 weeks. Obviously the initial questions...
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Podcast Briefs: Deep Venous Thromboses
Your time is valuable and so is mine. That’s why I’m sharing brief, focused podcast episodes that will hone in on a single problem. This time, it’s deep venous thromboses (DVT). Learn how to suspect...
View ArticleA prophylactic treatment for hemophilia that you should know about
A special thanks to Dr. Cristina Tarango, director of the Hemophilia Treatment Center at Cincinnati Children’s and Lisa Littner, Project Manager at Cincinnati Children’s who helped me research and...
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Tools you should use: Blood donor and recipient guide
This is an amazingly well-done infographic/video I found on Reddit of all places. I am working on finding out the source author – stay tuned. I also made a table version… Universal Donor Type O-...
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A Vitamin K Deficient Bleeding AKA Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn podcast
Newborn infants need intramuscular injections of Vitamin K in order to produce critical clotting factors. If they don’t get it they can have potentially life threatening bleeding. This is a podcast...
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