Pediatric Emergency Medicine Newsroom

July 25, 2023 • Pediatric EM Education

Misconceptions Regarding Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a type of thrombotic microangiopathy that can be seen after diarrheal illness in young children and consists of the triad of thrombocytopenia, nonimmune hemolytic an...

June 9, 2023 • Pediatric EM Education

Pulmonary Hypertension in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Pulmonary hypertensive crisis is the most severe emergency and occurs when there is a sudden rapid rise in pulmonary vasculature resistance leading to acute right heart failure. The significant drop i...

May 11, 2023

How can Emergency Physicians Optimize Transition of Care for Youth with Congenital Heart Disease?

When youth with heart defects visit the emergency department for any reason, you have an opportunity to connect them to congenital cardiac care and support them with successful transition of care.

February 23, 2023 • Pediatric EM Education

Brain Abscess: A Rare Intracranial Infection in Children

Brain abscess is a severe condition in children that requires aggressive treatment.

January 23, 2023 • Pediatric EM Education

Ask the Expert-Management of the Well-Appearing Febrile Young Infant: Integrating the AAP Guideline into Practice

Expert answers to questions on the well appearing febrile infant.

January 19, 2023 • Cutting Edge PEM

Lymphatic Malformation: A Rare Cause of Pediatric Abdominal Pain

Lymphatic malformations, which arise from the neck and axillary regions, are typically present at birth and grow bigger with the child. Also known as lymphangiomas, they are diagnosed by the age of 5 ...

September 28, 2022 • Pediatric EM Education

It’s Not Just the Sniffles: Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Sinusitis in the Pediatric Population

This review discusses the trademark signs of viral rhinosinusitis and acute bacterial sinusitis and its most significant complications, as well as current guidelines and practical indications regardin...

September 28, 2022 • PEM Webinars

Management of the Well-Appearing Febrile Young Infant: Integrating the AAP Guideline into Practice

This educational webinar will teach 1) the changing epidemiology of urinary tract infections and invasive bacterial infections in febrile young infants 2) evidence-based strategies for management of f...

July 26, 2022 • PEM Webinars

The Interview Process

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July 1, 2022 • PEM Webinars

Weird Baby Stuff: Managing Brief Resolved Unexplained Events

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May 19, 2022 • Pediatric EM Education

Managing Childbirth and Newborn Resuscitation Toolkit for the EMS Provider

Work from the 2020 Section Grant “Managing Childbirth and Newborn Resuscitation Toolkit for the EMS Provider” has been completed. Section members Denise Whitfield, MD, MBA, and Marianne Gausche-Hill,...

April 28, 2022 • PEM Webinars

The Application Process

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March 23, 2022 • Pediatric EM Education

CO Poisoning – Pearls and Management

Better late than never. It is still winter, and we are all trying to stay warm inside while awaiting warmer days to arrive! We thought this would be a fitting time to review CO toxicity, with some pea...

January 1, 2022

PEM Speaker Database

The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Section is updating their PEM speaker database! Pediatric emergency medicine education is highly desired in many educational arenas. We are looking for board certifi...

January 1, 2022 • PEM Resources

PEDs Discharge Tips

ACEP Tips & Peds EM Section Modified ASK Discharge Instructions for use in Pediatric Emergency Departments

January 1, 2022 • PEM Resources

CARE (Current Anticipatory Guidance Recommendations and Education)

CARE (Current Anticipatory guidance Recommendations and Education) is a project of ACEP supported anticipatory guidelines for physicians to give patients to allow for better home care

January 1, 2022 • PEM Resources

Products of Section Grants

Managing Childbirth and Newborn Resuscitation Toolkit for the EMS Provider Work from the 2020 Section Grant “Managing Childbirth and Newborn Resuscitation Toolkit for the EMS Provider” has been comple...

January 1, 2022

PEM Mentorship Program

In collaboration with EMRA, the ACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Section is now offering a virtual mentorship program for trainees.

January 1, 2022 • PEM Resources

PedEMMorsels

We have all become familiar with the notion of medical “Pearls” to help benefit the adult learner brains we all have. These Morsels are slightly larger than pearls, just as valuable, and often more d...

January 1, 2022 • PEM Resources

Case Study of the Month- Chest Pain in a 16-Year-Old

A 16-year-old morbidly obese female presents to the ED with breathing difficulty, chest pain, and wheezing for the past 30 minutes. She denies any prior history of asthma, but states that she was trea...

January 1, 2022 • PEM Resources

Vomiting, Diarrhea, Dehydration Treatment in the Pediatric ED at Edward Hospital Naperville, Ill.

Patients who present with persistent V and D and look mildly-moderately dehydrated get oral Zofran (ODT or liquid) and after 20-30 minutes we begin small po trials with Pedialyte.

January 1, 2022 • PEM Resources

Oral Rehydration Therapy

Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a specific procedure intended to rehydrate the moderately dehydrated infant or toddler. Its advantages over parenteral therapy include fewer complications, lower cost...

January 1, 2022 • PEM Resources

Pediatric Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT)

Pediatric patients (6 months to 4 years of age) with signs and symptoms of mild to moderate dehydration and history of diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.

January 1, 2022 • PEM Resources

Diarrhea and Oral Rehydration Therapy

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September 10, 2021 • Pediatric EM Education

Use of Monoclonal Antibody to Treat COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents

In November 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for virus-neutralizing monoclonal antibody therapies for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID...