Pedscases.com: Pediatrics For Medical Students

This CPS Podcast will discuss Neurofibromatosis Type 1 or NF1, a congenital neuro-oculocutaneous disease and its possible neurologic, ophthalmic, and cutaneous manifestations. The podcast was created by Miles Jaques, a fourth-year medical student at the University of British Columbia with the support of Dr. Jennifer Ling, an ophthalmology resident at the University of British Columbia, and Dr. Gardiner, a pediatric ophthalmologist at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC.

This podcast presents an overview of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). It will cover the basic anatomy of growth plates in addition to the clinical presentation, differential diagnoses, investigations, treatments and complications of SCFE. It was developed by Reva Qiu, a second-year medical student at McMaster University, and Dr. Waleed Kishta, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the McMaster University Medical Centre.

This podcast is part 1 of a 2-part series intended to introduce the listener to peripheral intravenous insertion in the pediatric patient. This podcast will review some key differences between doing procedures in children compared to adults, and how those differences guide our approach to placing peripheral IVs in kids. It will discuss considerations specific to working with children that will both improve your success rate and make placing the IV far less stressful of an experience for your young patients. While the focus of this discussion will be on the overall approach to peripheral IV insertion, this approach can be applied to other painful and stress inducing procedures as well. The second part of this podcast series will focus on the actual procedure of placing a peripheral IV and will be accompanied by a video tutorial. This podcast was created by Nathan Gollner, a 3rd year medical student at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta Canada and Dr. Karen Forbes, a pediatrician and medical educato

This podcast will review a pediatric and ophthalmic emergency: retinoblastoma. We will review the pathophysiology, pertinent history and physical examination findings, appropriate investigations, and management of retinoblastoma. This podcast has been created by Ojas Srivastava, 3rd year medical student, Kim Papp, 2nd year medical student, Dr. Meghan Smith, Chief Ophthalmology Resident, and Dr. Carlos Solarte, Pediatric Ophthalmologist, all at the University of Alberta.

This podcast presents an overview of acquired heart failure in children including etiologies, clinical manifestations, and diagnostic evaluation. This podcast was created by Umairah Boodoo, a medical student at McMaster University in collaboration with Dr. Tapas Mondal, a pediatric Cardiologist at McMaster University.

This podcast on breastfeeding was developed by Jennifer Butler, a medical student at McMaster’s School of Medicine in Ontario for pedcases.com, with guidance from Dr. Melanie Lewis, Professor and Pediatrician in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta.

This podcast will present an overview on cranial nerves. It will cover cranial neuropathies, the etiology, clinical manifestations, investigations and management of various cranial nerve disorders, and examination of cranial nerves in children. This podcast was created by Alekhya Nimmagadda, a medical student at the Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research with the help of Dr. Janette Mailo, a Pediatric Neurologist at the University of Alberta.

This podcast presents an overview of X-linked inheritance. This is part 2 of a 3 part series on genetic disorders. This episode will define X-linked inheritance and describe dosage compensation using a case of X-linked hypophosphatemia as an example. This podcast was developed by Rozlyn Boutin a senior medical student at the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with Dr. Caitlin Chang, a medical geneticist at the British Columbia Children’s Hospital in Vancouver

This podcast discusses long QT syndrome as an example to discuss medical conditions that are inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. This is the first video in a 3-podcast series on Genetic Diseases. It was created by Dr. Rozlyn Boutin, a resident at British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC, Canada in collaboration with Dr. Caitlin Chang, a medical geneticist at BC Children’s.

This podcast reviews an approach to traumatic head injury due to child mistreatment. This episode will discuss relevant biomechanics, pathophysiology, features on history, physical examination findings, investigations and approach to management. This podcast was developed by Ojas Srivastava, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with pediatrician Dr. Melanie Lewis and retinal specialist Dr. Matthew Tennant also from the University of Alberta. 

This podcast will provide listeners with an understanding of Maple Syrup Urine Disease, its clinical signs and symptoms, and management. This podcast was developed by fourth year medical student Angela Messer in collaboration with Dr. Shailly Jain, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of Alberta.

This is the second part of a two-part video on approach to prematurity. If you have not already, please check out part one of this podcast that discusses an overview of prematurity. This podcast will be focusing on the initial stabilization of a premature infant, as well as providing the learner with a systems-based approach to managing common short-term complications associated with prematurity. This video and podcast were developed by Jhanahan Sriranjan, a medical student at Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University, with the support of Dr. Kristin Inch, a pediatrician at the Special Care Nursery at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario.

This podcast covers an approach to pediatric ptosis. It was developed by Arshdeep Singh Marwaha, a 3rd year medical student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC along with Dr. Jane Gardiner, a pediatric ophthalmologist at the University of British Columbia.

This podcast will discuss peripheral IV infiltration and extravasation injuries (PIVIE). By the end of this podcast, learners should be able to recognize the risks of PIVIE injuries in the pediatric population, distinguish between an extravasation injury and an infiltration injury, and develop an appropriate management plan for different types of PIVIE injuries. It was developed by Alexander Perry, a medical student at the University of Alberta in collaboration with Dr. Courtney Wilkes, Dr. Jaret Olson, and Dr. Chris Novak.

This podcast presents an approach to a paediatric psychiatric history and mental status exam. In this podcast, we will walk through an approach that you can apply in different clinical settings such as a primary care clinic, community pediatric office or emergency department. This podcast was developed by Annabelle Wong, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Heidi Wilkes, a consulting psychiatrist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital.

This podcast covers an approach to the diagnosis and management of pediatric sports injuries of the shoulder. It was produced by Cassie Walmsley, a third-year medical student at the University of Alberta in collaboration with Dr. Erika Persson, a Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist at the University of Alberta.

This podcast will discuss gross motor delay. By the end of this podcast, learners should be able to recognize normal motor developmental milestones in children, develop a differential diagnosis, identify key tests and investigations to clarify the etiology and discuss the management options for gross motor delay. It was developed by Devika Singh, a second-year medical student at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University, in collaboration with Dr. Lyn Sonnenberg, a Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician at the University of Alberta, where she is also the Associate Dean of Educational Innovation & Academic Technologies.

This podcast provides an approach to identification of the different types of cleft malformations, outlines the management of orofacial clefts and timing of surgical repair and discusses the genetic syndromes, sequences and associations linked with cleft lip and palate.  It was developed by Julie Le, a first year Family Medicine resident at Queen’s University with the help of Dr. Regan Guilfoyle, a pediatric plastic surgeon at the University of Alberta.

This Podcast will discuss an approach to gastrointestinal bleeding in children. The podcast was created by Clarelle Gonsalves, a third-year medical student at McMaster University, in collaboration with Dr. Herbert Brill, a pediatric gastroenterologist at McMaster Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto.

This podcast provides an overview on approaches to pediatric toe walking, what to ask for on history, look for on physical exam, investigations to consider, potential treatment options as well as some of the causes of toe walking. It was developed by Lindsay Amatto, a third year medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Lindsay Hubenig, a pediatric physiatrist at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital and Body Restoration Windermere.