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.
This PedsCases Note Provides a one-page infographic on dehydration and fluid replacement. It was created by Grace Georgopoulos, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Chris Novak, a Pediatrician at the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, Alberta.
Click on the image below for the full-screen PDF handout.
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.
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.
This podcast presents an approach to adrenal insufficiency, including the general physiology, etiologies, diagnosis, and management of the condition in the pediatric population. It was developed by Rebecca Quilty, a 4th-year medical student from Memorial University, in collaboration with Dr. Heather Power, a pediatric endocrinologist at Memorial University.
This podcast on disorders of sodium balance was developed by Dr. Laura Betcherman and Dr. Talia Lenton-Brym, second year pediatric residents at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada with Dr. Rachel Pearl, a pediatric nephrologist at the Hospital for Sick Children. This podcast covers hypernatremia and hyponatremia including common etiology, clinical presentation, a basic approach to sodium imbalance and management.
This podcast is part 2 the two part series on an approach to the diagnosis and management of diarrhea in children. This episode provides an approach to chronic diarrhea and the development of a differential diagnosis. This podcast was developed by Katie Girgulis a medical student at the University of Alberta, Dr. Chris Novak, a pediatric resident at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Karen Forbes, a pediatrician and medical educator at the Stollery Children’s Hospital
This podcast is part of a two part series on an approach to the diagnosis and management of diarrhea in children. Part 1 gives an overview of the pathophysiology of diarrhea and an approach to acute diarrhea. This podcast was developed by Katie Girgulis a medical student at the University of Alberta, Dr. Chris Novak, a pediatric resident at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Karen Forbes, a pediatrician and medical educator at the Stollery Children’s Hospital.