This PedsCases note provides a one-page handout on dog and cat bites. It was created by Emma Yanko, a medical student at the University of Saskatchewan with the help of Dr. John Staples, a pediatric plastic surgeon at the University of Saskatchewan.
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This podcast covers an approach to the diagnosis and management of pediatric sports injuries of the shoulder. It was produced by Cassie Walmsley, a third-year medical student at the University of Alberta in collaboration with Dr. Erika Persson, a Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist at the University of 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.
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This podcast reviews the 2021 CPS practice point “Emergency management of the pediatric patient with convulsive status epilepticus.” The podcast was developed Dr. Larissa Shapka a pediatric resident at the University of Toronto, Dr. Chris Novak, a pediatrician in Calgary and Dr. Kyle McKenzie, a pediatrician in Red Deer, Alberta, and one of the authors of the practice point.
This podcast provides an approach to pediatric intoxication and how to recognize common toxidromes, develop an initial management plan, as well as order appropriate investigations for pediatric ingestion presentations. It was developed by Dr. Breanne Paul, a rural family medicine resident at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Andrea Robb, a pediatric emergency medicine physician and Assistant Clinical Professor at the Stollery Children's Hospital and University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.
In this podcast, the listener will learn the basics of approaching acute appendicitis in pediatric patients. This includes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and complications of acute appendicitis, its presentation, the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in children, investigations for suspected appendicitis, and an overview of its management. This podcast was created by Christina Ray, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in conjunction with Dr. Troy Turner, an emergency physician at the University of Alberta’s Stollery Children’s Hospital.
This podcast was created by Adam Neufeld and Brendan Lee, medical students at the University of Saskatchewan. This is part 2 of their 2-part series on concussions and was created with the help of Dr. Kowalczyk, a pediatrician with expertise in sport-related concussion.
This podcast is the second part of a two-part series on sepsis and septic shock in pediatric patients. This episode covers the initial investigations and steps in the management of pediatric sepsis, the priorities and key considerations in the management of pediatric patients with sepsis, and how to identify common sites of infection that may lead to sepsis. This podcast was created by Dan Lafreniere, a research associate in the Department of Pharmacology at Dalhousie University, and Dr.
The first part of this two-part series should allow you to define and identify the criteria for sepsis and septic shock in children, and identify the investigations and management of the septic pediatric patient.
This podcast was created by Dan Lafreniere, a Research Associate in the Department of Pharmacology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, and Dr. Christian Lehmann, a staff anesthesiologist at the Queen Elizabeth Health Sciences Centre in Halifax and a professor at Dalhousie University with a research focus on sepsis.
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.