An overview of how to approach head trauma in our pediatric patients.
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Pediatric Head Trauma
Journal Review
Lidocaine-Epinephrine-Tetracaine Gel is More Efficient than EMLA and Mepivacaine Injection During Skin Repair in Children: A Prospective, Propensity Score Matched Two-Center Study
Lacerations are a common cause of visits to the pediatric emergency department. Laceration repair can be a traumatizing experience. The use of topical anesthetics may obviate the need for infiltrative anesthetics.
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Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis
A look at this post-infectious process that can range from asymptomatic hematuria to florid renal failure and acute nephrotic syndrome.
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Ellen Duncan, MD, PhD
Associate Editor - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Ellen Duncan, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at New York University Grossman School of Medicine and Program Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Fellowship Program. She earned her MD and a PhD (in neuroscience) from Columbia University., and completed her Pediatrics Residency and PEM Fellowship at New York University. Her clinical interests include medical education, simulation-based health professions education, and patient- and family-centered communication.