Research

 Publications and Interests

• Ultrasound use by PEM physicians for GT placement after accidental displacement.
• The safety of High dose intranasal fentanyl in the Pediatric Emergency Department
• Does adjunctive treatment with Terbutalline in severe asthmatics make a difference?
• Determining effect of early IV Magnesium in severe pediatric asthma exacerbations and admission to the PICU.
• Differences in Accidental and Intentional Firearm Injuries in Children.
• Hunger Games:Impact of Fasting Guidelines in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
• Bedside ultrasound for GT Placement.
• Video discharge instructions and improved parental compliance
  PEM physician fracture reduction in the PED.
• Relationship between restraint type, long bone fracure and other associated trauma in pediatric victims.
• Cervical spine imaging in pediatric trauma.
• Bedside US by PEM physicians for determination of intussusception.
• Strep pharyngitis in pediatric patients- testing and predictive factors.
• Co oximetry in the pediatric trauma patient.
• A randomized trial comparing MDI vs breath actuated nebulizers in the PED.
• Treatment of bronchiolitis in the PED.
• Bedside ultrasonography for Endotracheal tube placement.
• Point of care echocardiography by pediatric emergency physicians.
• Safety of high dose Naloxone in the PED.
• Using bedside US to evaluate optic nerve diameter as a measure of increased ICP.
• Benadryl's effect on length of stay, admissions and returns with migraine cocktail.
• Is intransal ketamine effective for analgesia in Incision and Drainage in the PED.