This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Glomerulonephritis. Glomerulonephritis (GN) are diseases caused by inflammation and injury of the glomeruli or small blood vessels of the kidney. It was created by Katherine Pirie (Medical Student, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) with the help of Dr. Cal Robinson (SickKids Hospital)
This podcast will discuss an approach to metabolic acidosis in the pediatric patient, using a case of diabetic ketoacidosis. The podcast was created by Ro Moshkovitz, a third-year medical student at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Irina Simin, a pediatric resident at UBC, and Dr. James Harris, a community pediatrician based in Fraser Health and a clinical associate in the PICU at BC Children’s Hospital and NICU at Surrey Memorial Hospital.
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 podcast will be discussing pediatric renal tubular acidosis. The podcast was created by Shadi Sadeghian, a second year medical student at McMaster University. This podcast was created in collaboration with Dr. Charushree Prasad, a pediatric nephrologist and assistant professor at McMaster Children’s Hospital.
In this podcast, the listener will learn to differentiate various types of neural tube defects, to discuss the etiology and risk factors of spina bifida, and to describe the fundamentals of the workup and management of spina bifida. The podcast was created by Quin Pon and Brianna Salverda, both medical students at the University of Alberta, with support from Dr. Cynthia Gunaratnam, a general pediatrician at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on the pathophysiology, classification, investigations, and management of STEC hemolytic uremic syndrome. It was created by Katharine Jensen, a pediatrics resident at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Sara Rodriguez Lopez, an Assistant Professor & Pediatric Nephrologist at the Stollery Children's Hospital and University of Alberta.
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This podcast presents an approach to Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome. Listeners will learn about the clinical presentation and diagnostic criteria, l
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.