This PedsCases note provides a one-page infographic on neuroblastoma, including its clinical presentation, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. This note was created by Surabhi Sivaratnam, a medical student at McMaster University with the help of Dr. Carol Portwine, professor and pediatrician at McMaster Children's Hospital.
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This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Cervical Lymphadenopathy, including the history, red flags, differential diagnosis, investigations, and management. This infographic was created by Katharine Jensen with illustrations by Alexander Perry, both medical students at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Hayley Turnbull, a pediatrician and clinical lecturer at the University of Alberta.
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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.
This podcast presents an approach to the clinical aspects of pediatric lymphoma. In this podcast, listeners will learn to define Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, gain insight into the epidemiology and prognosis of pediatric lymphoma, recognize the presentation of pediatric lymphoma, and discuss the treatment of pediatric lymphoma. This podcast was created by Emily Allin, a third-year medical student at the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with Dr. Brenna Eldridge, a pediatrician at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.
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 podcast presents an approach to the management of late effects of childhood cancer treatment. Listeners will learn about the most common childhood cancers and best therapeutic modalities, as well as health resources and programming offered to survivors of childhood cancer. This podcast was developed by Kristen Salena, a medical student at McMaster University, and Dr. Stacey Marierrison, a pediatric oncologist at McMaster Children's Hospital.
This is Part 2 of the two part series covering and Approach to Abdominal Masses. This podcast will discuss Wilms' Tumor and Neuroblastoma. This episode was developed by Kieran Purich, a medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Ioana Bratu, a pediatric surgeon and Associate Professor at Stollery Children's Hospital and the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta.
This is Part 1 of the two part series covering and Approach to Abdominal Masses. This podcast will discuss the differential diagnosis, history, physical exam, and initial investigations for a child presenting with an abdominal mass. This episode was developed by Kieran Purich, a medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Ioana Bratu, a pediatric surgeon and Associate Professor at Stollery Children's Hospital and the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta.
This podcast outlines an approach to febrile neutropenia in children. Listeners will learn about the differential diagnosis, considerations for history and physical examination, and the initial investigations and management for a child presenting with fever and neutropenia. This episode was written by Dr. Chris Novak and Dr. Bev Wilson. Dr. Novak is a pediatric resident at the University of Alberta and Dr. Wilson is a Pediatric Oncologist and Professor at the Stollery Children’s Hospital and the University of Alberta.