Dec 29, 2022
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Pediatric patients frequently have vital signs considered abnormal for age at discharge
- Large multicenter study recently evaluated if pediatric patients discharged with abnormal vital signs have worse outcomes
- 97,824 pediatric discharges were included in the study
Dec 19, 2022
Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD
Educational Pearls:
- The causes of pancreatitis can be remembered with the mnemonic: “GET SMASHED”
- G: Gallstones (Most common cause of pancreatitis overall)
- E: Ethanol (Alcohol consumption is the most common cause of chronic pancreatitis)
- T: Trauma
- S: Steroids
- M: Malignancy
- A:...
Dec 13, 2022
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint is uncommon accounting for <1% of septic arthritis cases
- Immunosuppression and IV drug use increases the risk
- Can account for up to 17% of septic arthritis cases in patients who use IV drugs
- Symptoms are typically vague...
Dec 12, 2022
Contributor: Meghan Hurley, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Venomous snakes in the United States include species from the family Elapidae and subfamily Crotalinae
- In prehospital setting, elevate the bitten extremity and transport to hospital immediately
- Do not attempt interventions with the bite site
- Monitor for progression...
Dec 6, 2022
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Two conventional ways to aid in external jugular vein (EJ) catheter placement are Trendelenburg’s position and Valsalva’s maneuver by patient
- One study compared ultrasound visualization of cross sections of EJ and common femoral vein at baseline and with patients in...