Abdominal Pain

Intussusception

This Pedscases note provides a one-page overview on the presentation, diagnosis, management and prognosis of intussusception. It was developed by Jonah Isen, a medical student at Queen's University with the help of Dr. Andrea Winthrop, a pediatric surgeon at Queen's University. 

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Constipation

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on constipation. It was created by Katharine Jensen, a pediatric resident at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Jason Silverman, a pediatric gastroenterologist at the University of Alberta.


Approach to Adnexal Torsion in Children and Adolescents

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.


Scrotal Pain

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on the clinical presentation, investigations, and management of the common causes of scrotal pain including testicular torsion, epididymitis, torsed appendix testis, and incarcerated inguinal hernia. It was created by Sarah Park, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Peter Metcalfe and Dr. Mark Assmus, urologists at the University of Alberta and Indiana University respectively.


Acute Appendicitis

In this podcast, the listener will learn the basics of approaching acute appendicitis in pediatric patients. This includes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and complications of acute appendicitis, its presentation, the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in children, investigations for suspected appendicitis, and an overview of its management. This podcast was created by Christina Ray, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in conjunction with Dr. Troy Turner, an emergency physician at the University of Alberta’s Stollery Children’s Hospital.


Episodic Syndromes That May Be Associated with Migraine in Children

This podcast covers episodic syndromes that may be associated with migraine in children.  It will discuss the five pediatric syndromes associated with a higher risk of developing migraine later in life, including infantile colic, benign paroxysmal torticollis of infancy, benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood, cyclic vomiting syndrome, and abdominal migraine.  This podcast was developed by Stephanie Unrau, a fourth-year medical student from the University of Alberta with Dr.


An Approach to Pediatric Bowel Obstruction

This podcast presents an approach to diagnosing and managing an important pediatric emergency, pediatric bowel obstruction. Compared to adults, pediatric bowel obstructions have a much broader differential diagnosis, present in a variety of ways and at various ages, and require surgical management in most scenarios. This podcast was developed by Dr. Kevin Verhoeff in collaboration with Dr. Simon Byrns, a pediatric surgery fellow, and Dr. Bryan Dicken, a staff pediatric surgeon.


Acute Gastroenteritis

This podcast on acute pediatric gastroenteritis will cover the definition of diarrhea and the presentation, common causes, and management of acute gastroenteritis in pediatric patients. It was created by Melissa Chiu, a fourth-year medical student at the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with Dr. Anne Feng, a pediatrician at BC Children’s Hospital.


Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This podcast covers the etiology, presentation, and approach to diagnosis and management of IBD, as well as the differences between Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. This podcast was developed by Katherine Pohoreski, a fourth year medical student at the University of Alberta and reviewed by Dr. Jason Silverman and Dr. Hien Huynh, pediatric gastroenterologists at the University of Alberta and the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton.


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