Pedscases.com: Pediatrics For Medical Students

This podcast is part 1 of a 4 part series discussing the Abnormalities in Head Shape and Size in Pediatrics. This part will describe how to measure head circumference and head growth. This was developed by Lindsey Logan, Pediatric Neurology resident, and Claire McNiven, Pediatrics Resident, with Dr. Melanie Lewis, Dr. Lauren Redgate, and Dr. Peter Gill for PedsCases.com.

This video podcast presents an approach to spirometry in children. In this episode, listeners will learn to read and interpret a spirometry report with respect to obstructive and restrictive lung disease. This episode was developed by Dr. Rafiaa Valji, a pediatric respirologist at the University of Manitoba, in collaboration with Dr. Tamizan Kherani, a pediatric respirologist at the University of Alberta.

In this podcast, the listener will learn the definition and clinical presentation of asthma, the criteria for the diagnosis in asthma in preschoolers and in children older than six, and the initial and ongoing management of asthma in children. The podcast was created by Usman Ahmed with support from Dr. Melanie Lewis. Usman is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Lewis is a pediatrician at the Stollery Children's Hospital.

This podcast presents an approach to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Adolescents. Listeners will learn about the definition of abnormal uterine bleeding, generate an organized differential diagnosis for abnormal uterine bleeding, and review investigations and management for abnormal uterine bleeding in adolescent patients compared to adult patients. This podcast was developed by Sarah Moor, a third-year medical student at Yale School of Medicine, with Dr. Amanda Kallen, an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale School of Medicine and member of the Reproductive Scientist Development Program.

This podcast reviews the 2021 CPS practice point “Emergency management of the pediatric patient with convulsive status epilepticus.” The podcast was developed Dr. Larissa Shapka a pediatric resident at the University of Toronto, Dr. Chris Novak, a pediatrician in Calgary and Dr. Kyle McKenzie, a pediatrician in Red Deer, Alberta, and one of the authors of the practice point.

This two-part video and podcast series provides an overview of prematurity, considerations surrounding stabilization of preterm infants, and a systems-based approach to common conditions associated with prematurity. This video and podcast was developed by Jhanahan Sriranjan, a medical student 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 discusses vaccines against COVID-19 as they pertain to pediatric patients. The podcast provides background information on vaccine development and types of vaccines, then answers many common questions about vaccines via an interview with Dr. Joan Robinson, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta. The podcast was developed by Dr.  Gauri Shah, a pediatrician who completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Alberta. Its development was supported by Dr. Robinson.

In this podcast, listeners will learn about the peer review process of Paediatrics & Child Health, the official journal of the Canadian Paediatric Society. This was developed by Louise Ing, a paediatric resident at the University of Calgary, Subhrata Verma, a paediatric resident at Western University in London, Ontario, and Katie Girgulis, a paediatric resident at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, along with Dr. Shazeen Suleman and Dr. Joan Robinson.

In this podcast, you will hear about different tinea infections in children, with a specific focus on tinea corporis, and develop an approach to these presentations. The podcast was created by Jessica Hesthammer, a fourth year medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Melanie Lewis.

This podcast will present an overview and organized approach to anomalies affecting ocular structures. In it, the listener will review relevant anatomy, learn to identify common structural eye anomalies, and develop an approach to managing these anomalies. The podcast was created by Arjan Dhoot, a third-year medical student at the University of Toronto, with support from Dr. Michael Wan, an ophthalmologist at the SickKids Hospital in Toronto.

This podcast is the second part of a two-part series on pediatric bradycardia. This episode will discuss high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation, list pharmacologic interventions used in management of pediatric bradycardia with a pulse and poor perfusion, list rhythms that are shockable and rhythms that are non-shockable in pediatric pulseless arrest, list the key investigations in workup of pediatric bradycardia, and list indications for pacing in chronic pediatric bradycardia. This podcast was developed by Damian Feldman-Kiss, a medical student at the University of British Columbia, under the supervision of Dr. Aisling Young, a pediatric cardiologist at Victoria General Hospital, and Dr. Karen Forbes, a pediatrician and medical educator at the University of Alberta.

This podcast presents an approach to lead exposure in children. In this episode, listeners will learn the importance of recognizing and preventing lead exposure in children, a rare but important condition included on many differential diagnoses. This podcast was developed by Mikayla Gray and Dr. Abbeir Hussein, a pediatrician at the Children's Environmental Health Clinic in Edmonton.

This podcast discusses the presentation, investigations, and management of COVID-19 in children. It was created by Dr. Gauri Shah, a pediatrician who completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Alberta, with support from Dr. Joan Robinson, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, Canada.

This podcast presents an approach to nutrition support with a focus on parenteral nutrition. In this episode, listeners will learn about indications for, contraindications to, and components of parenteral nutrition, as well as the different methods it can be administered. This podcast was developed by Sierra Casey in collaboration with Dr. Jason Silverman, a Pediatric Gastroenterologist at the Stollery Children's Hospital, and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta.

This podcast presents an overview of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This episode will discuss its common clinical presentations, describe common treatment options, identify risk factors and highlight the importance of antimicrobial resistance and stewardship. This podcast was developed by Jordanna Roesler, a medical student at the University of British Columbia, under the guidance of  Dr. Wingfield Rehmus, a pediatric dermatologist at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Dr. Jennifer Tam, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia, and Dr. Laura Sauvé, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia, and the chair of the CPS Infectious Diseases committee.

This podcast presents an approach to supporting children and families involved with the Canadian Foster Care system. Through the information provided in this episode, learners will get an overview of Foster Care in Alberta, the common challenges faced by children in the system, develop an approach to providing primary care to children in foster care, and understand special considerations of populations especially impacted by foster care. This podcast was created by Frances Morin, a fourth-year medical student at the University of British Columbia, with support and guidance from Dr. Barbara Fitzgerald, a developmental pediatrician and clinical associate professor of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia. 

This podcast presents the diagnosis and management of orbital and periorbital cellulitis. In this episode, listeners will learn about the the relevant anatomy, basic definitions, most likely etiologies, and most common presentations of periorbital and orbital cellulitis as well as the red flag features of severe disease. Furthermore, effective therapies, discharge criterion and follow-up plans for patients with periorbital and/or orbital cellulitis will be described. This podcast was developed by Zach Rumlow, a fourth-year medical student at Rocky Vista University in Colorado, with support from Dr. Peter Gill, a pediatrian from the University of Toronto and Alexandra Moody, a second-year medical student at Rocky Vista University who provided the anatomical illustrations in the script.

This podcast is the second in a two-part series on cystic fibrosis. In this podcast, the listener will learn about the clinical features and complications of CF, the prognosis of CF, and an approach to prevent, investigate, and manage acute respiratory exacerbations. The podcast was created by Dr. Rose Sun, a second-year pediatrics resident at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, with support from Drs. Tamizan Kherani and Melinda Solomon, pediatric respirologists at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton and the Hospital for Sick Children respectively.

This podcast is part one of two podcasts that explore cystic fibrosis (CF) in children. This episode focuses on the early presentations of CF and reviews the pathophysiology and etiology of CF in newborns, the presentation and diagnosis of CF in newborns as well as describes the Newborn CF screening all through a case-based approach. This podcast was developed by Dr. Rose Sun, a second-year Paediatrics resident at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, with the support of Dr. Tamizan Kherani, a pediatric respirologist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, and Dr. Mariam Ayed, a neonatologist and clinical epidemiologist at Farwaniya Hospital and Kuwait University.

This podcast is the first part of a two-part series on pediatric bradycardia. This episode will discuss the general approach to bradycardia in the pediatric population, including the etiology and initial evaluation. This podcast was developed by Damian Feldman-Kiss, a medical student at the University of British Columbia, under the supervision of Dr. Aisling Young, a pediatric cardiologist at Victoria General Hospital, and Dr. Karen Forbes, a pediatrician and medical educator at the University of Alberta