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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 1: A House Divided

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PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. During that initial visit, her physical exam was notable for generalized abdominal tenderness. The family declined an enema in the ED, and she was discharged home on a miralax cleanout to follow up with her PCP.

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 2: Walk Softly

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PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. The family denies any sore throat, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, conjunctivitis. Physical exam Initial vital signs: T 37.5 °C The diagnosis can be made clinically. This is the second of the four cases.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #1: Mission: SPACE

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PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. At that visit, his physical exam was normal. During this ED visit, the family notes that the child has had 1 week of vomiting whenever he eats. What’s the Diagnosis? 2023, doi:10.7759/cureus.33652

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November is Diabetes Awareness Month

Family Physicians of Greeley

This diagnosis increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Get a regular annual physical with your PCP (Primary Care Physician), get moderate physical activity at least 4-5 days per week (30 minutes), eat a healthy diet, and know your risk factors. Prediabetes is reversible!!

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

Consider it a supplement to what you remember from Biochemistry and the instructions on the family’s laminated care plan sheet. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. Inborn errors of metabolism in infancy: a guide to diagnosis. So, importantly, you may not have a positive family history. Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Pediatr Rev.

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A podcast episode about laryngomalacia

PEMBlog

Early diagnosis is crucial as it can impact a child’s growth and development. Learn all about diagnosis and management of this common problem in this brief podcast episode. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Laryngomalacia, is the most common cause of infant stridor. Laryngomalacia.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

And so I think that’s why it has its moment now even in 2023. And when you and I talk about, what’s the key medical decision or diagnosis that we’re making all the time, we’re making a decision about like, “Is this patient sick enough to die? So I just can’t keep going. Alex: That’s great.