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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

We are in the midst of a staggering mental health crisis. Thousands of children and adolescents spend days at time in Emergency Departments waiting for definitive mental health disposition. These articles will take another look at the content included in this episode. Leyenaar; Pediatric Mental Health Boarding.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 4: Safe prehospital transport of the agitated child

PEMBlog

Describe the role of medical control in determining destination and goals of safe transport This episode is a co-production of the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center whose mission is to minimize morbidity and mortality of acutely ill and injured children across the emergency continuum.

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Need to See a Doctor Fast? Here’s How Urgent Care Could Save Your Day

Plum Health

In this article, I’ll walk you through why urgent care could be your best option when time is of the essence. We'll also touch on women’s health , mental health , and how to get the most out of your visit. What is Urgent Care? She was able to get back to her day without the hours-long ordeal of an ER visit.

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Recognizing and Preventing SIBO: Your Comprehensive Guide

AMMD

In this article, I’m going to help guide you through signs, symptoms, and ways to test for SIBO. Non-Digestive Symptoms You’ve probably heard that gut health affects mental health. The same can be said about gut health and energy levels, skin, and metabolism. I’m not alone, either. This is where testing comes in.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

These articles will take another look at the content included in this episode. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

PEMBlog

Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. These articles will take another look at the content included in this episode. We have developed a series of pain focused episodes.

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Episode 209: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 12 – Our Land is Our Health: Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in Medicine

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Indigenous Peoples continue to suffer disproportionately from health inequities, mental illness, poverty, climate change and police brutality, all of which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes being mindful of language and the etiology of the words we use in academic and medical spaces (e.g., “low