#peds

[motivatemycollegelife]

Peds rotation

[emgoesmed]

6/15/2024

Looking forward to a weekend reset after kicking off orientation for residency!

I have 2 more weeks of orientation & I’m alternating between feeling extremely nervous and excited about starting intern year.

I’ve been decompressing after being blasted with information every day by squishing the cat when I get home.

[jacksproject2025]

Here’s how things are going over on BlueSky:

“MAP” = “Minor Attracted Person” aka a Ped

[queerstringcheese]

mommy is mommying

[cerealsensei]

[kaapstadmk]

Just sharing this article here, because it's given me hope. As someone in medicine, working with neurodivergent kids, who is neurodivergent himself, I love seeing the pendulum finally begin to swing, as there's interesting recognition that autism is different, broader than we previously understood

[teachingrounds]

A posterior fossa tumor arising from the fourth ventricle in a child is likely an ependymoma (image 1, Case courtesy of Jini P Abraham, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 98653).

A tumor arising from the brainstem, particularly the pons, is likely a diffuse midline glioma, although pilocytic astrocytomas and gangliogliomas can also arise here (image 2, Case courtesy of Jeremy Jones, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 68486).

[suramed-health-center]

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[notquitereality]

Why Steroids Are NOT Functional - Don't Trade Your Health for Muscle

Steroids may make you stronger and help in certain sports. However, they come with many serious drawbacks that make you WORSE overall. They're not just bad for you - they're also detrimental to some aspects of performance. And they expose your insecurity.

Hey guys, so there’s something I wanted to talk about that’s a little bit more opinionated than what you normally get on this site. That is: I want to make very clear my stance on steroids. Which is that they’re lame, they suck, and they’re dumb. Doing steroids IS dumb. I feel like this is an important message to share right now. Partly, that’s because more and more fitness “influencers” are…

[teachingrounds]

Q. If the usual "nil per os" order is to wait 8 hours after a full meal with all the macromolecules, how long after a light meal (e.g., clear liquids and toast, no added fats) could you sedate a child for a procedure?

A. Just like formula and non-human milk, 6 hours.

Credit: Dosed Daily (5/31/19)

Image: Ekaterina Bolotsova, Pexels

[dailyplanet-loislane]

Enhanced Athletes' Illegal Advantages in Olympic Events

[fitzloves]

its amazing how much pediatric patients will like you and respect you (plus cooperate with you) if you just treat them like actual human beings instead of witless dolls

[healthcarereaders]

Explore the hidden world of performance-enhancing drugs and the major scandals that have rocked the sports industry.

Check out our latest blog for the full story: https://bit.ly/4egDRXB

[edrake]

It’s Time To Stir The Pot: PEDs

[suramed-health-center]

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[vidpoker11]

Performance enhancing substances linked to eating disorder symptoms

With increasing value and emphasis being placed on muscularity and leanness as today’s body ideal, the use of appearance- and performance- enhancing drugs and substances (APEDS), such as whey protein and steroids, has become increasingly prevalent among college-age men and women. Few studies have been completed to explore associations between certain APEDS use and eating disorder symptoms,…