This PedsCases Note provides a one-page overview of type 1 diabetes mellitus. It outlines key steps in diagnosis and management, along with acute and long term complications to screen for.
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This PedsCases Note provides a one-page overview of type 1 diabetes mellitus. It outlines key steps in diagnosis and management, along with acute and long term complications to screen for.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on an approach to infant feeding (up to the first 12 months of life), including when to introduce allergenic and complementary foods, as well as pasteruized milk. It was developed by Michelle Schneeweiss, a medical student at McMaster University, in collaboration with Dr. Jason Silverman, a pediatric gastroenterologist at the Univerisity of Alberta.
This podcast presents an approach to Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome. Listeners will learn about the clinical presentation and diagnostic criteria, list key initial investigations to refine the differential diagnosis in children presenting with edema and/or proteinuria, and review an approach for the management of patients with childhood nephrotic syndrome. Listeners will also recall common complications and delineate outcomes. This podcast was developed by Summer Hudson, a second year medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Melanie Lewis, a general pediatrician, and Dr. Catherine Morgan, a pediatric nephrologist, who both work at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page summary of best practices regarding breastfeeding and infant formula preparation. It reviews the benefits, challenges, and contraindications to breastfeeding, and compares the different types of commercial formula available.
This podcast is a review of the Canadian Pediatric Society's position statement on bruising in infants and children. In this episode, learners will learn the differential diagnosis and key investigations for bruising, as well as recognize a health professional's obligation to report injuries concerning for child abuse to the appropriate child welfare authority. This podcast was developed by Josie Cipolla, a third year medical student at McGill University, in collaboration with the lead author of this CPS statement, Dr. Michelle Ward, pediatrician and head of the Division of Child and Youth Protection at the Children’s hospital of eastern Ontario.
This podcast presents an approach to asthma in preschoolers. Listeners will learn how asthma is defined, review the importance of early diagnosis, and master the diagnostic criteria of asthma in a preschooler in the setting of either an acute exacerbation or a non-acute care visit. Further, the recommended appropriate asthma treatment strategies in preschool children will be discussed, as well as when to consider a trial of cessation of asthma controller in preschool children. This podcast was developed by Dr. Dayae Jeong, a pediatrics resident at the University of Toronto, and Dr. Francine Ducharme, pediatrician and past co-chair of the Asthma Assembly of the Canadian Thoracic Society.
This podcast presents an approach to medical complexity and technology dependence in children. In this episode, listeners will learn how these terms are defined, how to assess a child with medical complexity and technology dependence, as well as appreciating the impact of caring for a child with medical complexity on the family. This podcast was developed by Sara Rizakos in collaboration with Dr. Nathalie Major, a complex care pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Approach to Warts. It reviews the etiology, presentation, course, and management of common, flat, and anogenital warts. It was created by Colton Jensen, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Miriam Weinstein, a pediatrician and dermatologist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Hirschsprung Disease. It reviews clinical presentation, investigations, and treatment for this critical condition.
This is the final episode of a three episode podcast series on single ventricle physiology. In this episode, we discuss the long-term management and complications associated with the Fontan circulation. We revisit the two hypothetical patients starring in the first two episodes and using their cases, we will cover the main long-term management considerations and complications associated with the Fontan circulation. This episode was created by Dr. Sabine Laguë, a first-year pediatrics resident at the University of British Columbia, in conjunction with Dr. Shreya Moodley, a pediatric cardiologist at BC Children's Hospital.