Pedscases.com: Pediatrics For Medical Students

This podcast explores the clinical features of hypocalcemia as well as etiologies, investigations and initial management plan. It was developed by Dr. Madeline Parker a pediatrics resident at the University of Saskatchewan and Dr. Munier Nour a pediatric endocrinologist at Jim Patterson Children's Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

This podcast will discuss an approach to vocal cord dysfunction in children. The podcast was created by Aleena Amjad Hafeez, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Alberta, Caseng Zhang, a third-year undergraduate student at McMaster University, and Dr. Elizabeth Anne Hicks. A pediatric pulmonologist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital.  

This episode outlines an approach to systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Listeners will learn the classification criteria, clinical features, and complications of systemic JIA as well as the role of a general pediatrician in its management. This podcast was developed by Dr. Rebecca Quilty, a pediatrics resident at Memorial University of Newfoundland in collaboration with Dr. Ronald Laxer, a pediatric rheumatologist at the University of Toronto. 

This podcast discuss an overview and approach to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in COVID-19, also known as [MIS-C]. The podcast was created by Mia Voyatzis, a second-year medical student at the University of Alberta, with the guidance of Dr. Lillian Lim, an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Rheumatology at the Stollery Children’s Hospital of the University of Alberta.

This podcast explores the presentation, diagnosis and management of pediatric migraines. This podcast was developed by Caitlin Goedhart, a fourth year medical student at the University of Alberta in collaboration with Dr. Jessica Foulds, a pediatric hospitalist, and Dr. Janette Mailo, a pediatric neurologist, who both work at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta.

This podcast will discuss the CPS Practice Point "Evaluating and optimizing bone health in children with chronic health conditions." This podcast was developed by Dr. Nehal Shata, a Complex Care fellow at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, and Dr. Celia Rodd, who is the lead author of this statement and a Professor at the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba.

This podcast presents an overview of genetic testing technologies. This is part 3 of a 3-part series on genetic disorders. This episode will describe four types of genetic testing technologies, describe the advantages and disadvantages of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, and discuss personalized medicine. 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 on the pathophysiology, clinical presentation and ocular manifestations of Sturge Weber syndrome was developed by Miles Jaques, a fourth-year medical student at the University of British Columbia with 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 provides an overview of deep neck infections with a focus on the 3 most common deep neck infections: peritonsillar abscess, retropharyngeal abscess and parapharyngeal infections. It provides an approach to describing the relevant anatomy and pathophysiology of deep neck infections, recognizing the typical clinical presentation of deep neck infections, and explaining the initial steps of diagnosis and management of deep neck infections. Created by Owen Sieben, fourth-year medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Hamdy El-Hakim, a pediatric otolaryngologist. 

This podcast will discuss the approach to a newborn born to a mother with limited antenatal care.  It will review the components of antenatal care, identify investigations to consider for the mother and newborn, and the optimal timeline for the investigations. The podcast was created by Surabhi Sivaratnam, a fourth-year medical student at the McMaster University, with the support of Dr. Matthew Purser, a pediatrician at Grand River Hospital and Cambridge Memorial Hospital.

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.