This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on airway clearance. It was created by Dr. Jan Fune (Pediatric Hospitalist, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) and Dr. Megan N Januska (Pediatric Pulmonologist, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai).
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This PedsCases episode will give you an approach to bronchiectasis in children. By the end of this podcast, listeners will be able to 1) define bronchiectasis and explain the pathophysiology, 2) identify common causes and risk factors for pediatric bronchiectasis, 3) describe the common presenting features of bronchiectasis, 4) describe the diagnostic approach, including imaging findings on high-resolution CT and key laboratory investigations, and 5) outline the principles of management.
This podcast will discuss an approach to primary ciliary dyskinesia. The episode was developed by Sahaj Puri, a third-year medical student at the McMaster University, in collaboration with Dr. Kevan Mehta, a pediatric respirologist from McMaster University.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Anaphylaxis. This note will outline the signs & symptoms, triggers, diagnostic criteria, and initial management of anaphylaxis. It was created by Yuelin Qiu with the help of Dr. Troy Turner.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Meconium Aspiration Syndrome. Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) occurs when the baby breathes in, or aspirates, meconium-stained amniotic fluid. It was created by Sahaj Puri with the help of Dr. Kevan Mehta.
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This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on the basics of respiratory support in neonates. It was created by Danica Xiao, an undergraduate student from McMaster University with the help of Dr. Marc-Olivier Deguise, a NICU fellow and Dr. Brigitte Lemyre, a NICU staff from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
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This podcast will give you an updated approach to the evaluation of stridor. In this episode, listeners will 1) define stridor and the pathophysiology causing stridor, 2) create a differential diagnosis based on a patient’s presenting signs and symptoms, 3) differentiate benign causes of stridor from those that are life-threatening, 4) describe common pathogens involved in infectious etiologies of stridor, and 5) outline a basic management plan for a patient with stridor based on the differential diagnoses and investigative findings.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page overview on the approach to pediatric rapid sequence intubation. It was created by Jillian Meyer, a medical student at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Florian Rudolph, pediatric anesthesiologist at the University of Alberta.
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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 PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on pneumothorax. 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 Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the University of Alberta.
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