by Rosemary Thomas-Mohtat, Children’s National with Moh Saidinejad, Children’s National The Case 5 yr old male transferred from OSH for abd pain found to be mostly left sided, worse on left flank/LLQ. This case addresses the challenges of different imaging modalities for abdominal pain. Here’s How You Answered Our Questions Denouement Infectious etiology was high […]
AOTW: Being a Great Teacher
It’s Not Just What You Know The article is from this month’s Pediatrics about the non-cognitive factors that contribute to being a great clinical teacher. It’s not just about what you know. Great teachers encourage self-motivation in their learners by Being enthusiastic (they really love their job and it shows) Demonstrating leadership (they walk the […]
Hot Seat #48: 5 yo M abd pain transfer
by Rosemary Thomas-Mohtat, Children’s National with Moh Saidinejad, Children’s National The Case Sunday morning 3am: You receive signout on a 5 yr old male transferred from OSH for abd pain. He has had 48hrs of abd pain- awakening “shrieking” in the night 2 nights ago. Pain was described as periumbilical. Had 3 episodes of NBNB […]
AOTW: World AIDS Day
In the spirit of World AIDS day, the AOTW this week is a reminder to offer opt-out HIV screening to all adolescent patients 13 years old and up. A recent study published in JAMA found that initiation of ART “beyond 12 months of seroconversion diminishes the likelihood of restoring immunologic health in HIV-1-infected individuals.” Therefore […]
AOTW: Bread and Butter!
Sooo as I was thinking of a highly intellectual article to provide this week…I came across this in the AAP news… Warnings have little impact on use of OTC cold medicines It made me think… FDA put out an public health advisory in 2008 against the use of OTC CCM in children < 2 years, […]