Pedscases.com: Pediatrics For Medical Students

This podcast presents an approach to newborn screening in Canada. In this episode, listeners will learn about the conditions that are screened for across different regions. Additional details will be covered on the recognition and initial treatment of phenylketonuria and congenital hypothyroidism.

This PedsCases podcast we will explore approaches to procedural sedation in infants, children, and adolescents undergoing common diagnostic and therapeutic procedures requiring sedation and analgesia outside the operating room by non-anesthesiologists and non-intensivist clinicians. It will specifically focus on the prevention of sedation-related adverse events. This podcast was developed by Summer Hudson and Katie Gourlay, second-year medical students at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Kristina Krmpotic, a pediatric intensivist at IWK Health.

This podcast presents an overview of burns in paediatric patients. This episode will discuss an approach to sunburns, provide a basic understanding of thermal burns and discuss its management, explain how to apply the Parkland formula using "the rule of nines", and finally, compare partial vs. full thickness burns. This podcast was developed by Aryan Riahi, a senior medical student at the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with Dr. Joseph Lam, a paediatric dermatologist in Vancouver. 

This podcast discusses HPV and HPV vaccination. In it, the listener will learn about the epidemiology and risk factors for HPV, the health outcomes associated with HPV, and HPV prevention strategies, including the HPV vaccine. The podcast was developed by Nia King, a third-year medical student at Queen’s University, with support from Dr. Kirk Leifso, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist and assistant professor of pediatrics at Queen’s University.

This podcast presents an approach to adnexal torsion in children and adolescents. In this episode, listeners will learn about the anatomy, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of torsion. The podcast was developed by Damian Feldman-Kiss in collaboration with Dr. Jason Wale, an Emergency Physician in Victoria and Clinical Assistant Professor at UBC.

This podcast presents an approach to Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome. Listeners will learn about the clinical presentation and diagnostic criteria, list key initial investigations to refine the differential diagnosis in children presenting with edema and/or proteinuria, and review an approach for the management of patients with childhood nephrotic syndrome. Listeners will also recall common complications and delineate outcomes. This podcast was developed by Summer Hudson, a second year medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Melanie Lewis, a general pediatrician, and Dr. Catherine Morgan, a pediatric nephrologist, who both work at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

This podcast is a review of the Canadian Pediatric Society's position statement on bruising in infants and children. In this episode, learners will learn the differential diagnosis and key investigations for bruising, as well as recognize a health professional's obligation to report injuries concerning for child abuse to the appropriate child welfare authority. This podcast was developed by Josie Cipolla, a third year medical student at McGill University, in collaboration with the lead author of this CPS statement, Dr. Michelle Ward, pediatrician and head of the Division of Child and Youth Protection at the Children’s hospital of eastern Ontario.

This podcast presents an approach to asthma in preschoolers. Listeners will learn how asthma is defined, review the importance of early diagnosis, and master the diagnostic criteria of asthma in a preschooler in the setting of either an acute exacerbation or a non-acute care visit. Further, the recommended appropriate asthma treatment strategies in preschool children will be discussed, as well as when to consider a trial of cessation of asthma controller in preschool children. This podcast was developed by Dr. Dayae Jeong, a pediatrics resident at the University of Toronto, and Dr. Francine Ducharme, pediatrician and past co-chair of the Asthma Assembly of the Canadian Thoracic Society.

This podcast presents an approach to medical complexity and technology dependence in children. In this episode, listeners will learn how these terms are defined, how to assess a child with medical complexity and technology dependence, as well as appreciating the impact of caring for a child with medical complexity on the family. This podcast was developed by Sara Rizakos in collaboration with Dr. Nathalie Major, a complex care pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

This is the final episode of a three episode podcast series on single ventricle physiology. In this episode, we discuss the long-term management and complications associated with the Fontan circulation. We revisit the two hypothetical patients starring in the first two episodes and using their cases, we will cover the main long-term management considerations and complications associated with the Fontan circulation. This episode was created by Dr. Sabine Laguë, a first-year pediatrics resident at the University of British Columbia, in conjunction with Dr. Shreya Moodley, a pediatric cardiologist at BC Children's Hospital.

This podcast is the second part of a three-part series on single-ventricle physiology and focuses on hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). In this episode, the listener will learn the definition and pathophysiology of HLHS, its presentation, diagnostic modalities, and initial management recommendations. This episode was created by Dr. Sabine Lague, a first-year pediatrics resident at the University of British Columbia, in conjunction with Dr. Shreya Moodley, a pediatric cardiologist at BC Children's Hospital.

This podcast discusses an approach to the presentation of ambiguous genitalia by describing the typical sequence of sexual determination and differentiation, defining disorder (or difference) of sex development and ambiguous genitalia, generating a differential diagnosis for ambiguous genitalia, and outlining initial approach and management. This podcast was developed by Terra Morel, a third year medical student at the University of Alberta, and was created in collaboration with Dr. Elizabeth Rosolowsky, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Alberta.

This podcast presents an approach to blunt ocular trauma with a focus on pediatrics. In this episode, listeners will learn a focused history and physical exam for blunt ocular trauma and how it should be managed including when urgent referral to ophthalmology is required. This podcast was developed by Cody Lo in collaboration with Dr. Jane Gardiner, head of pediatric ophthalmology at the University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver, Canada.

This podcast presents an approach to hemolytic anemia in children. In it, the listener will learn to define hemolytic anemia, explain the pathophysiology, describe the clinical manifestations, list relevant investigations and outline the management of a child with hemolytic anemia. This podcast was created by Prachi Shah, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Aisha Bruce, a pediatric hematologist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton.

This podcast discusses the two variants of seborrheic dermatitis, distinguishing features and how to differentiate it from rashes with similar appearances, when to worry about seborrheic dermatitis, and treatment options available. This podcast was developed by Annie Poon, a fourth year medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Jessica Foulds, a pediatrician at the University of Alberta.

This podcast discusses paediatric immunodeficiencies. Particularly, it discusses various aetiologies, clinical presentations, recommended investigations and management of primary immunodeficiencies in children. This podcast was developed by Dominique Ferrarelli, a medical student from Italy, in collaboration with Dr. Sneha Suresh, a paediatric immunologist at the University of Alberta.

This podcast discusses Behcet’s disease. In it, the listener will learn to recognize the presentation of Behcet’s, its diagnostic criteria, how to conduct a focused history and physical examination for the disease, and which investigations and management options to pursue. The podcast was developed by Levi Ansell, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with support form Dr. Dax Rumsey, a pediatric rheumatologist at the University of Alberta’s Stollery Children’s Hospital.

This podcast covers handover, including why it is important, elements of a good handover, common barriers to effective handover, and some commonly used tools.  It was developed by Chelsea Gilbert, a medical student at the University of Alberta and Dr. Zafira Bhaloo, a pediatrician at the University of Alberta.

This podcast presents specific learning disorders (SLDs), with a particular focus on screening for and managing impairments in reading, commonly referred to as Dyslexia. This podcast was created by Liane Kang, a third-year medical student at the University of Alberta with support from Dr. Lyn Sonnenberg, a neurodevelopmental pediatrician at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton.

Part 1 of this 3-part series on single ventricle physiology presents an approach to the management of tricuspid atresia in a neonate. In this episode, listeners will learn about the anatomy-associated anomalies, pathophysiology, and clinical presentation of tricuspid atresia as well as an approach to its diagnosis and management.