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Podcast Briefs: Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Hand, Foot, and Mouth (and Butt) disease is incredibly popular in the summer/warm weather months in the Northern Hemisphere (August through October). It is so popular that I guarantee you will see it...
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Briefs: Neonatal Mastitis
What is it? Neonatal mastitis is a localized cellulitis of the breast tissue. It may be accompanied by an abscess. Most cases are seen in infants <2 months of age. With the peak approximately 2...
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Chicken pox-cast
Dewdrops on a rose petal. You’ve all heard the description, right? But how many of you have actually seen chicken pox in the wild. And what about monkey pox – does it look the same? How can I tell...
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Briefs: Periorbital / Preseptal Cellulitis
The Case A five year old male presents with right eye swelling and redness. he has been afebrile but a bit congested for the past week and a half. He is otherwise well appearing with no history of...
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You read the post, now listen to the podcast on periorbital cellulitis
Perioribital cellulitis (AKA Preseptal cellulitis)is a soft tissue infection of the eyelids and skin anterior to the orbit. It must be differentiated from the more invasive and dangerous orbital...
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A podcast that reminds you that you don’t have to suture most tongue lacerations
Tongue lacerations are surprisingly common in the Emergency Department. Fortunately most of them don’t require any specific interventions. You just let them go and they heal on their own. Really. But...
View ArticleBriefs: Abdominal Migraines
Let me start off by stating that yes – abdominal migraines are a thing. They fit under the umbrella of migraine variants – which are episodic syndromes related to migraines but presenting with...
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My commotio cordis podcast episode
Commotio cordis is caused by the blunt impact of a hard object directly over the heart occurring during a specific window of ventricular repolarization leading to immediate collapse, ventricular...
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A brief podcast about norovirus
Norovirus is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis worldwide and is also a major cause of food borne illness. It spreads rapidly and causes vomiting and diarrhea that lead to many ED visits....
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Briefs: It’s neither a ring nor a worm… Discuss
The Case The following pruritic rash is the reason for a visit to the ED. You are aiming to be efficient and nail the diagnosis and present a treatment plan while also presenting three patients with...
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