Lead Poisoning

Why do we care? The April, 2022 Peds EMP Article is on the topic of Lead…

NSTEMI

Why Do We Care?  In-hospital mortality rates are about the same for STEMI and NSTEMI, approximately…

Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) Calculator

Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) is calculated as: 1/3 Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) + 2/3 Diastolic Blood…

Topical Steroids

Topical Steroids are classified into 7 classes based on potency. The most potent are in class…

STEMI ECG

“Acute myocardial infarction (MI) historically is defined as a clinical syndrome that meets a certain set…

COVID Update (03/2022)

It has been two months since the last COVID-19 update and once again, the landscape is…

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

On March 18th, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection…

Community Acquired Pneumonia

The following is a summary of the 2019 American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of…

Pediatric Magnet Ingestion

Known magnet ingestion or GI symptoms with known magnets available to child: Background The algorithm above…