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 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.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on the management of meningitis. It reviews clinical presentation, key findings on investigations, and an overall management plan. It was created by Katharine Jensen, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Melanie Lewis, a pediatrician and professor of pediatrics at the University of Alberta.
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This podcast covers an approach to brain tumors in children. It will discuss the epidemiology and etiology of brain tumors in children, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, initial management and short and long term sequelae. It was developed by Chelsea Howie, a medical student at Dalhousie University Medical School with Dr. Bruce Crooks, a Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist at the IWK Children’s Hospital.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page summary of the management of migrane in the pediatric population. It outlines the differences between a migrane with and without aura, as well as presenting a diagnosis and management flowchart that is meant to be easily used on the wards. It was created by Katharine Jensen, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with help from Dr. Colin Wilbur, a pediatric neurologist and assistant professor at the University of Alberta.
This video presents an approach to varicella (commonly known as chickenpox). The clinical presentation, pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment of varicella will be covered. The podcast was developed by Dr. Gauri Shah, a pediatrician who completed a fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Joan Robinson, a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, Canada.
This episode presents an approach to pediatric hypertension. Listeners will learn about the differential diagnosis, and pathogenesis of hypertension. Listeners will also develop an approach to the clinical presentation and initial investigations for a child with hypertension. This podcast was developed by Dr. Peter Gill, a senior resident at the University of Toronto in collaboration with Dr. Seetha Radhakrishnan, a Pediatric Nephrologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children.
This podcast presents an approach to the management of acute head injuries in children. In this episode, listeners will learn about the initial stabilization and management of a patient with an acute head injury, further investigations and indications for imaging, as well as elements of disposition planning. The podcast was developed by Mark McKinney in collaboration with Dr. Peter Gill, a pediatric resident at the Hospital for Sick Children at the University of Toronto.
This podcast presents an approach to the diagnosis and management of meningitis in children. Listeners will learn the etiology and epidemiology of meningitis in different age groups, explore the clinical presentation, pertinent investigations and understand the management of bacterial and viral meningitis according to the most recent guidelines. This podcast was developed by Linda Ding, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in conjunction with Dr.