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Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

This podcast will cover an approach to acute kidney injuries in pediatric patients, including the understanding of pathophysiology of AKI, developing a differential diagnosis, initial work-up and management. This podcast was created by Aspen Lillywhite and Aisha Farooq, who are medical students at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Emma Ulrich, a pediatric nephrologist at Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton Alberta.


Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on the presentation, risk factors, investigations, and management of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis. It was created by Morgan Gregg, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Jessica Foulds, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Pediatrician at the University of Alberta.

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Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis

This podcast presents an approach to infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS). It reviews a case presentation and general overview of risks, symptoms, consequences, and management. Created by MD students Christine Miller and Sarah Mavin, with the help of Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Chantal Corbeil, all from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.


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.


Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) in Pediatric Populations

This podcast will discuss tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) in pediatric patients, including the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, risk factors, and interventions for TLS. It was developed by Stephanie Unrau and Marc Beaudin, 4th year medical students at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Bev Wilson, medical director of the Northern Alberta Children's Cancer Program at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, Canada.


Adolescent Pregnancy

This podcast presents an overview of the topic of adolescent pregnancy. In this episode, listeners will learn about the epidemiology, identification and management of adolescent pregnancy. This podcast was developed by Delphine Hansen, a third-year medical student at McGill University, in collaboration with Dr Giuseppina Di Meglio, adolescent medicine physician and pediatrician at the Montreal Children Hospital and professor at McGill University Faculty of Medicine.


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.


Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP), including an approach to diagnosis and management in children. It was created by Richard He, a second-year medical student at the University of Alberta, with guidance from Dr. Karen Forbes and Dr. Chris Novak (Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton) as well as Dr. Peter Gill and Dr. Michael Prodanuk (The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto).

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