PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine PodcastNorovirus is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis worldwide and is also a major cause of food borne illness. It spreads rapidly and causes vomiting and diarrhea that lead to many ED visits. Hopefully this brief episode will enrich the discussions that you have with patients and their families when making the diagnosis of viral […]
This episode of PEM Currents features an in-depth interview with the lead author on the recent New England Journal paper on the use of probiotics in gastroenteritis. David Schnadower was kind enough to sit down with me and James Gray, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow from Cincinnati Children’s to talk about the study and its […]
This edition of PEMCurrents echoes a recent post on the PEMBlog and reviews the use of ondansetron in acute gastroenteritis. Specifically highlighting the reduction in risk of further episodes of emesis, need for intravenous fluids and immediate admission to the hospital. http://media.blubrry.com/pem_currents/www.pemcincinnati.com/podcasts/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Ondansetron-in-gastroenteritis.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:45 — 7.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS