New Leukemia Presenting as Facial Palsy In Children
Caustics – Spoon Feed Version
How Effective Is the Epley Maneuver?
You Glued the Eye Shut – What Now?
Management of Upper Airway Obstruction
Is 5 Days of Penicillin For Strep Pharyngitis Enough?
A 5-day course of penicillin was non-inferior to a 10-day course for group A streptococcal pharyngitis.
What’s the Right Pediatric ETT Size?
The pediatric trachea is elliptical at the infraglottic level, with the transverse diameter being narrowest. The endotracheal tube size formula, (age/4) + 3.5, with a cuffed tube makes more sense anatomically.
Coding Bias for “Sinusitis” to Justify Antibiotic Prescribing
Physicians who wrote for the most antibiotics were also the ones who diagnosed sinusitis most often. To justify writing for an antibiotic, there was a coding bias to call it “sinusitis” when in fact, it probably was just a cold.
TXA vs Packing for Epistaxis
Intranasal tranexamic acid with nasal compression was as effective as Merocel nasal packing for bleeding cessation in anterior epistaxis, had a lower rebleeding rate, and was better tolerated than nasal packing.
Lemierre’s Syndrome – Sore Throat Gone Wrong
Sometimes sore throat isn’t just sore throat - it could be a life threatening complication. Learn about Lemierre’s syndrome with this quick-hitter teaching case from NEJM.