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Zaynah drops in to discuss an article on adverse effects of short courses of steroids and we both get swept up in roid rage. RIP J-Rod. And then we both demonstrate how we are not smart enough to practice primary care.

Part 4 in our series about the COVID-19 vaccine in children and our community features a conversation with virologist, vaccine scientist, and global health expert Larry Stanberry. We discuss the variants, global vaccine supply and distribution, and why global vaccination is the biggest issue of 2021. Also we hear from more listeners about why they chose to get vaccinated.

Part 3 in our series about the COVID-19 vaccine in children & our community. This is a Q&A with pediatric hospitalist and expert on children with medical complexity Divya Lakhaney about the effect of the pandemic on children with complex condition and their families, and an approach to protecting them. Also we hear from more listeners about why they chose to get vaccinated.

Part 2 in a 3-part series about the COVID-19 vaccine in children & our community. This is a Q&A with pediatrician and community health expert Dodi Meyer about vaccine equity and social determinants of health. Also we hear from more listeners about why they chose to get vaccinated.

Part 1 in a 3-part series about the COVID-19 vaccine in children & our global community. This is a Q&A with pediatrician and vaccine researcher Melissa Stockwell about vaccine science. Also we hear from listeners about why they chose to get vaccinated.

Returning champions Divya and Shoshana join in to talk about the perennial battle between acetaminophen and ibuprofen for treating fever and pain in infants. We also "take it to the streets" to get real-life feedback and context for the evidence.

Steph, Hadley, and Erica speak truth to the hidden effects and disparities of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and families. They are also joined by returning champion Shoshana to play a "Family Feud" style game about Google searches for the 'Rona and get a harsh dose of reality about where Americans are at right now #COVID19 #2020

Francesca and Divya join in to discuss providing care for and discharging children with medical complexity. Then, we play two truths and a lie and they flex their civics muscle with a game about ballot measures across the country.

Join Sumeet, Rachel, and Shivang for our first ever (anti)Microbial Madness tournament Selection Show. We reveal the antibiotics that have made it into the tourney and breakdown the match-ups. And there is plenty of shade thrown. Play along on Instagram @pedantic3959 for chances to win prizes (and sorry for the low audio quality - it's our first virtual recording session!)

Presley and Lindsay drop in to talk about fluid management in DKA. We try out digit span tests, one of the outcomes from the paper, and then end with a sweet game which puts allegiances to the test... Go Heels, Go America!

Ben and Aaron stop by to talk about children's physical activity and early mobility in the ICU. They also discuss the 2020 superbowl and things quickly get physical. And personal.

Taylor joins Divya and Sumeet to discuss a QI article about early discharges for patients with asthma. Then they play an impossible game in which they somehow manage 2 points, and end by sharing their alternate careers...just in case they all get fired for their lack of Faith Hill fanaticism. Article: Discharging Asthma Patients on 3-Hour Beta-Agonist Treatments: A QI Project (Lo HY, et al., Hosp Pediatr. 2018)

Sarah joins Jess and Sumeet to set the record straight on synthetic cannabinoids. They a play a game to prove they're hip to the lingo and eventually they just give up and get high on K2. The mountain.

Sumeet, Jess, and Divya open up the mailbag to take listeners' questions in this holiday episode. Then they play a nice holiday game which, in true Pedantic fashion, ends up pretty naughty.

Benjamin discusses the rationale behind procalcitonin. Jess struggles with naming late 2000s club bangers, and what was supposed to be a nice holiday episode turns contentious, just like Thanksgiving dinner at your weird uncle's house.

Jenn and Adam sit down to discuss the questionable relationship between UTI and meningitis in febrile infants. They participate in the first ever antibiotic draft, but things eventually devolve into a gripe-sesh about the annual pumpkin takeover.

Sumeet and Andy review a study about discharge phone calls and 'Take it to the Streets' to talk with actual nurses. Fahmida joins in to play a game that's just embarrassing for everyone...

Jess and Divya keep Sumeet honest with the truth about family-centered rounds. Two movies from the late 1980s make cameo appearances, and Jess explains what a neuroblastoma-toma is. Like rounds, some content may be cut for time.

Sumeet and Kristen discuss caring for immigrant children using a socio-economic model of health. Then we try to stump her with a game on obscure parasites. Listen now to get the full loa-down!

Things get heated when Lea joins Sumeet and Josh to discuss a recent article about asthma. Then things quickly deteriorate as the gang muses about Clueless, Real Housewives, and hospital hygiene. Unlike Josh's stethoscope, this episode is very long... but worth every minute!

Janine gets real about health disparities and takes us back to where it all began at birth. Then, Sumeet tries to stump her on neonatal oxygen delivery methods in fact or fiction.

Sumeet and Wallace are joined by Hector and John for a very pedantic discussion about keeping children lit. Literate, that is. The gang sorts through titles of children's books and Hector falls on the sword about 24-hr calls.

Sumeet and Josh break down rhinovirus and debate the merits of whole exome sequencing in infants with bronchiolitis. Wallace joins in to play fact or fiction and gets on his high horse about high-sensitivity CRP.