Emergency Medicine and Critical Care

Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Pediatric Patient: Part 1

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.


An Approach to Pediatric Bowel Obstruction

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.


Acute Management of Croup

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on the acute management of croup, based on the CPS Practice Point guideline. It outlines common symptoms to look for in mild, moderate, and severe presentations of croup, and presents a treatment and management flowchart for each presentation. It was created by Sparsh Shah, a 4th year medical student at the University of Toronto.


Acute Gastroenteritis

This podcast on acute pediatric gastroenteritis will cover the definition of diarrhea and the presentation, common causes, and management of acute gastroenteritis in pediatric patients. It was created by Melissa Chiu, a fourth-year medical student at the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with Dr. Anne Feng, a pediatrician at BC Children’s Hospital.


Approach to Adrenal Insufficiency

This podcast presents an approach to adrenal insufficiency, including the general physiology, etiologies, diagnosis, and management of the condition in the pediatric population. It was developed by Rebecca Quilty, a 4th-year medical student from Memorial University, in collaboration with Dr. Heather Power, a pediatric endocrinologist at Memorial University.


Managing Pain and Distress in Children Undergoing Brief Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures - CPS Podcast

This podcast covers the new CPS Position Statement “Managing Pain and Distress in Children Undergoing Brief Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures” co-authored by Dres Evelyne Trottier, Marie-Joelle Doré-Bergeron, Laurel Chauvin-Kimoff, Krista Baerg and Samina Ali. The podcast was created by Dr. Anastasia Zello, a second-year pediatrics resident at the University of Alberta in collaboration with Dr. Evelyne Trottier, pediatric emergency physician at the CHU Sainte-Justine and assistant clinical professor at l’Universite de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, as well as Dr.


Sport Related Concussion

This podcast explores the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of sports related concussion in children. It is the first in a two-part series on the topic (part two discusses post-concussive syndrome). The podcast was developed by Adam Neufeld and Brendan Lee, medical students from the University of Saskatchewan, in collaboration with Dr. Ahmed Alterkait, a pediatric emergency physician at the University of Saskatchewan.


Disorders of Sodium Balance

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.


Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

This podcast presents an approach to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Listeners will learn about the definition, pathophysiology, and management of ARDS. This podcast was developed by Dr. Michael Prodanuk, a Pediatrics resident at the University of Toronto, with the help of Dr. Tanya Holt and Dr. Gregory Hansen, both Pediatric Intensivists at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon and the University of Saskatchewan.


Approach to Chronic Diarrhea

This podcast is part 2 the two part series on an approach to the diagnosis and management of diarrhea in children. This episode provides an approach to chronic diarrhea and the development of a differential diagnosis. This podcast was developed by Katie Girgulis a medical student at the University of Alberta, Dr. Chris Novak, a pediatric resident at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Karen Forbes, a pediatrician and medical educator at the Stollery Children’s Hospital


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