No, I don’t mean that cup of frozen water you’re using to take the arterial blood sample to the lab. A recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy change means that ICE agents may come to hospitals and emergency departments. EMRA and ACEP both… Continue Reading →
Just read a PED-EM-L post from Todd Z (in response to a questioner wanting to improve Press Ganey scores) that really resonated. Customer (parent) satisfaction is an important part of the ED visit, even if you are not beholden to… Continue Reading →
Tripledemic is coming. Here are some tips for keeping your ED moving (please add more in the comments!) 1) Dispo is King. Often when many patients are waiting to be seen, it’s tempting to sign up for several more. But… Continue Reading →
Harbor-UCLA Emergency Medicine Residency grad and all around great educator Tom Fadial has made some highly useful apps that you absolutely need. The latest, Fractures, is a comprehensive library of fracture types along with radiograph images, pearls, a guide to… Continue Reading →
(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!)
(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!) A PEM group is performing a quality improvement initiative to improve ED flow in the busy evening shift of their 12-bed PED. They implement a… Continue Reading →
(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!)
(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!) You are seeing a critically ill 4 week old with bilious vomiting, abdominal distension, and shock. You have a high suspicion for volvulus. You have… Continue Reading →
(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!) A 17yo boy presents with fever, myalgias, headaches, swollen cervical lymph nodes, and a maculopapular rash that became vesiculopustular on his face, torso, and extremities… Continue Reading →
(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!) Note: controversies are not meant to have a “right” answer – they are to see how most people are practicing. Would love your comments also… Continue Reading →
(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!) Note: conundrums are not meant to have a “right” answer – they are to see how most people are practicing. Would love your comments also… Continue Reading →
(Click the link to comment and to vote – voting not working through email, sorry!) Note: conundrums are not meant to have a “right” answer – they are to see how most people are practicing. Would love your comments also… Continue Reading →
Having trouble finding the ICD-10 code in your electronic medical record? Do a Google search “ICD 10” + whatever diagnosis you’re looking for. For example, searching “ICD 10 parent concern” turns up “Z 71.1 Person with feared complaint in whom… Continue Reading →
© 2025 PEM Source — Powered by WordPress
Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑
