This ECG learning module on Heart block and sick sinus syndrome was created by Priya Gopwani, Shilpa Patel, Anne Greene, and Jennifer Chapman. This 12 minute interactive learning module deals with important pediatric ECG patterns encountered in the Emergency Department. Reference: Gopwani P, Patel S, Greene E, Chapman J. A Module-Based Pediatric ECG […]
Author: Sonny Tat MD MPH
Sonny's academic interests are in team performance in resuscitation, developing learning platforms for medical education, and transitioning academics to the digital age. Sonny created Emergency Bear Treats, a collaborative blog for PEM education and is the Editor-In-Chief of the PEMNetwork Blog.
Hot Seat #40 Denouement: 3 yo with bloody stools
By Sonny Tat, Children’s National with Shilpa Patel, Children’s National The Case This is a case of a 3 year-old healthy female with abdominal pain and bloody stools who presents with blood at the anus and anemia. The challenge in this case is how to approach this patient with an ultrasound negative for intussusception and how […]
Hot Seat #40: 3 yo with bloody stools
The Case by Sonny Tat, Children’s National with Shilpa Patel, Children’s National 3 year-old previously healthy girl presents to your ER with abdominal pain and bloody stools. The patient had abdominal pain starting yesterday. After a few hours, the patient had a bowel movement with dark red blood, which may have eased the pain. She […]
Ultrasound to facilitate shoulder reductions
by Sonny Tat, Children’s National Shoulder dislocations are a common dislocation that presents to an emergency room. Anterior dislocation is the most common type of dislocation (95%), followed by posterior and inferior dislocations. Anterior dislocations are the result of a direct blow to an externally rotated, outstretched arm that is adducted. Traditionally, plain radiographs were […]
Ultrasound: Scrotal edema and abdominal distension
by Priya Gopwani A 3yo M presented with 2 weeks of worsening abdominal distention, scrotal and LE edema. He has a history of frequent vomiting x 2 years. He had been seen the week prior with mild abd pain and vomiting, and was found to have an albumin of about 2 with no proteinuria. […]