Three things I learned in 2022
Happy New Year! We have an exciting lineup for 2023, but first, we’d like to reflect on a few things we learned this past year. Some favorites include our legal series and our series on ....
Category: PECARN
Do I really need to LP a febrile infant with a UTI?
In this podcast we discuss the prevalence of bacteremia and even more interestingly the prevalence of meningitis in febrile infants <=60 days of age with a positive UA. Dr. Kuppermann from PECARN shares his approach to the ....
Kids and COVID: the PERN study
It’s time for another COVID-19 update! This time from PERN, the international Pediatric Emergency Research Network. Dr. Nate Kuppermann joins us to talk about a recently published study on kids with COVID. This multinational, prospective ....
Glucose = Brain
A new PECARN study found just a single episode of moderate-severe DKA impacts cognition! This game changing article challenges what we thought about glucose and the brain and really makes a case for aggressive DKA ....
Treating Pediatric Pain Equitably
How do you treat the pain of pediatric long bone fractures? Is it equitable? In this episode the authors of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Emergency Department Pain Management of Children With Fractures of Pediatrics ....
The State Of Status
If you’ve ever watched a patient, friend, or family member have a seizure, you know how scary and stressful it can be for everyone involved. It’s even more stressful when you can’t get the seizure ....
2019 Year in Review
Happy 2020! Well, that’s a wrap on another year of EM Pulse. Our podcast continues to grow, as does our audience. We published another 25 new episodes this year and now have listeners in 114 ....
Let’s Talk About PECARN
Welcome back and happy new year! If you are an EM or peds provider you likely know the name PECARN (Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network). This powerhouse was the first federally funded pediatric emergency ....
“Hot” Off the Press: Infant Fever Rule
“Hot” Off the Press: Infant Fever Rule - Episode 15 Talking about neonatal fever makes most people hot under the collar! Fortunately, PECARN is on the case. Their latest paper was just published TODAY in JAMA ....