Emergency Medicine and Critical Care

Evaluation of Stridor - UPDATED

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.


Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)

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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Dog and Cat Bites

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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Approach to Shoulder Pain

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.


Dehydration and Fluid Replacement

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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Status Epilepticus - CPS Podcast

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.


Approach to Pediatric Toxicology and Ingestions

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.


Acute Appendicitis

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.


Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Pediatric Patient: Part 2

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.


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