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Pediatric Education Online

Respiratory Distress / Cough

Bronchiectasis

This PedsCases episode will give you an approach to bronchiectasis in children. By the end of this podcast, listeners will be able to 1) define bronchiectasis and explain the pathophysiology, 2) identify common causes and risk factors for pediatric bronchiectasis, 3) describe the common presenting features of bronchiectasis, 4) describe the diagnostic approach, including imaging findings on high-resolution CT and key laboratory investigations, and 5) outline the principles of management.

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Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

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.

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Anaphylaxis

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Anaphylaxis. This note will outline the signs & symptoms, triggers, diagnostic criteria, and initial management of anaphylaxis. It was created by Yuelin Qiu with the help of Dr. Troy Turner.

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Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Meconium Aspiration Syndrome. Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) occurs when the baby breathes in, or aspirates, meconium-stained amniotic fluid. It was created by Sahaj Puri with the help of Dr. Kevan Mehta.

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Basics of Respiratory Support in Neonates

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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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.

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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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Vocal Cord Dysfunction

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.  

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Pneumothorax

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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Foreign Body Ingestion

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on foreign body ingestion. It was created by Summer Hudson, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Hien Huynh, a pediatric gastroenterologist at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Alex Hudson, a pediatric GI fellow at the University of Alberta.

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