More pediatric coughs! Here we review basics of pediatric pneumonia

We continue our series of pediatric coughs. Up this week: pertussis

Last week we started reviewing pediatric coughs by discussing croup. Here, we review the basics of bronchiolitis.

The next few weeks we will be highlighting different scary pediatric coughs. We start with croup -- 

There is a seemingly endless number of inborn errors of metabolism, and many of these children can present acutely to the emergency room. As emergency medicine physicians, we may not be experts in each of these diseases - but we still need to know how to resuscitate and care for these patients. Below is a general outline on how to approach most inborn errors of metabolism and general guidelines for resuscitation (besides the usual ABCs, IV, O2, monitor).

Dr. Kovalsky discusses the use of POCUS in the diagnosis & evaluation of pediatric skull fractures. 

An 8 month old is rushed into the pediatric resuscitation room. The nurse states he is unresponsive. As you enter the room, you wrack your brain to quickly develop a differntial diagnosis....

It is the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. A 9 yo male presents with one week of flu-like symptoms. You wonder if this is just a viral syndrome or something more ominous as you head for the room....(it is something more ominous)

Pediatric Elbow XR basics ...