This podcast will discuss an approach to primary ciliary dyskinesia. The episode was developed by Sahaj Puri, a third-year medical student at the McMaster University, in collaboration with Dr. Kevan Mehta, a pediatric respirologist from McMaster University.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on the basics of respiratory support in neonates. It was created by Danica Xiao, an undergraduate student from McMaster University with the help of Dr. Marc-Olivier Deguise, a NICU fellow and Dr. Brigitte Lemyre, a NICU staff from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
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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.
This podcast will discuss an approach to vocal cord dysfunction in children. The podcast was created by Aleena Amjad Hafeez, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Alberta, Caseng Zhang, a third-year undergraduate student at McMaster University, and Dr. Elizabeth Anne Hicks. A pediatric pulmonologist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on pneumothorax. It was created by Morgan Gregg, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Jessica Foulds, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the University of Alberta.
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This podcast presents an approach to mediastinal masses in pediatric patients. The listener will learn the key points in the history, physical exam, and initial investigations, as well as the differential diagnosis. Distinguishing features and management of the most common causes of mediastinal masses in children is also highlighted. This podcast was created by Kieryn Houlder, a fourth year medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Beverly Wilson, a pediatric oncologist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta.
This podcast presents an approach to pneumothorax in children, including the differential diagnosis, clinical signs and symptoms, and management. It was created by Ryerson Seguin, a third year medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Bryan Dicken, Pediatric Surgeon and Associate Professor at the University of Alberta.
This video podcast presents an approach to spirometry in children. In this episode, listeners will learn to read and interpret a spirometry report with respect to obstructive and restrictive lung disease. This episode was developed by Dr. Rafiaa Valji, a pediatric respirologist at the University of Manitoba, in collaboration with Dr. Tamizan Kherani, a pediatric respirologist at the University of Alberta.
In this podcast, the listener will learn the definition and clinical presentation of asthma, the criteria for the diagnosis of asthma in preschoolers and in children older than six, and the initial and ongoing management of asthma in children. The podcast was created by Usman Ahmed with support from Dr. Melanie Lewis. Usman is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Lewis is a pediatrician at the Stollery Children's Hospital.
This podcast discusses the presentation, investigations, and management of COVID-19 in children. It was created by Dr. Gauri Shah, a pediatrician who completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Alberta, with close support from Dr. Joan Robinson, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, Canada.