by Fareed Saleh, Children’s National with Maybelle Kou, Inova Children’s Hospital The Case 15 yo F p/w combativeness and altered mental status after playing field hockey outside on a hot day where she consumed copious amounts of water and Gatorade. This case offers a great review of how to approach a patient with AMS and how to […]

Ebola and Quarantine Ebola Virus Outcomes in Sierra Leone In case you aren’t sick of reading/talking about Ebola yet, thought these 2 articles published recently in NEJM were interesting. One is an editorial discussing NJ and NY’s recent decision to impose a mandatory quarantine on health care workers who have returned from caring for patients […]

Feedback on Oral Presentations During Pediatric Clerkships This article caught my interest because of our ongoing safety and communication initiatives, and our ongoing educational improvements.  The article and the study itself are fine in terms of intent, scope, design, analysis, at least for a feedback/survey-oriented study.  The results: not earth shattering.  If you want to […]

by Fareed Saleh, Children’s National with Maybelle Kou, Inova Children’s Hospital The Case 15 yo F p/w combativeness and altered mental status. Per mother, pt was playing field hockey outside on freshly mowed field for 3+ hours this AM. Given that it was a hot day she consumed copious amounts of water and Gatorade. She […]

by Jason Woods, Children’s National with Pavan Zaveri, Children’s National The Case 4 year-old no PMHx p/w edema and a red rash involving bilateral eyelids as well as abdominal pain/distention and fatigue. Challenges of this case include what labs/imaging to obtain and who to consult in the setting of multi-organ involvement. Here’s How You Answered […]