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Approach to Deep Neck Infections Jan 15, 2023

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This podcast provides an overview of deep neck infections with a focus on the 3 most common deep neck infections: peritonsillar abscess, retropharyngeal abscess and parapharyngeal infections. It provides an approach to describing the relevant anatomy and pathophysiology of deep neck infections, recognizing the typical clinical presentation of deep neck infections, and explaining the initial steps of diagnosis and management of deep neck infections. Created by Owen Sieben, fourth-year medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Hamdy El-Hakim, a pediatric otolaryngologist.

Approach to a Newborn Born to a Mother with Limited Antenatal Care Jan 10, 2023

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This podcast will discuss the approach to a newborn born to a mother with limited antenatal care. It will review the components of antenatal care, identify investigations to consider for the mother and newborn, and the optimal timeline for the investigations. The podcast was created by Surabhi Sivaratnam, a fourth-year medical student at the McMaster University, with the support of Dr. Matthew Purser, a pediatrician at Grand River Hospital and Cambridge Memorial Hospital.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) Jan 08, 2023

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This CPS Podcast will discuss Neurofibromatosis Type 1 or NF1, a congenital neuro-oculocutaneous disease and its possible neurologic, ophthalmic, and cutaneous manifestations. The podcast was created by Miles Jaques, a fourth-year medical student at the University of British Columbia with the support of Dr. Jennifer Ling, an ophthalmology resident at the University of British Columbia, and Dr. Gardiner, a pediatric ophthalmologist at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC.

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) Jan 07, 2023

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This podcast presents an overview of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). It will cover the basic anatomy of growth plates in addition to the clinical presentation, differential diagnoses, investigations, treatments and complications of SCFE. It was developed by Reva Qiu, a second-year medical student at McMaster University, and Dr. Waleed Kishta, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the McMaster University Medical Centre.

Pediatric IV Insertion (Part I): A Pre-Procedural Approach Jan 04, 2023

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This podcast is part 1 of a 2-part series intended to introduce the listener to peripheral intravenous insertion in the pediatric patient. This podcast will review some key differences between doing procedures in children compared to adults, and how those differences guide our approach to placing peripheral IVs in kids. It will discuss considerations specific to working with children that will both improve your success rate and make placing the IV far less stressful of an experience for your young patients. While the focus of this discussion will be on the overall approach to peripheral IV insertion, this approach can be applied to other painful and stress inducing procedures as well. The second part of this podcast series will focus on the actual procedure of placing a peripheral IV and will be accompanied by a video tutorial.

This podcast was created by Nathan Gollner, a 3rd year medical student at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta Canada and Dr. Karen Forbes, a pediatrician and medical educator at the University of Alberta.

Retinoblastoma Dec 19, 2022

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This podcast will review a pediatric and ophthalmic emergency: retinoblastoma. We will review the pathophysiology, pertinent history and physical examination findings, appropriate investigations, and management of retinoblastoma. This podcast has been created by Ojas Srivastava, 3rd year medical student, Kim Papp, 2nd year medical student, Dr. Meghan Smith, Chief Ophthalmology Resident, and Dr. Carlos Solarte, Pediatric Ophthalmologist, all at the University of Alberta.

Acquired Heart Failure in Children Dec 04, 2022

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This podcast presents an overview of acquired heart failure in children including etiologies, clinical manifestations, and diagnostic evaluation. This podcast was created by Umairah Boodoo, a medical student at McMaster University in collaboration with Dr. Tapas Mondal, a pediatric Cardiologist at McMaster University.

Breastfeeding Nov 25, 2022

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This podcast on breastfeeding was developed by Jennifer Butler, a medical student at McMaster's School of Medicine in Ontario for pedcases.com, with guidance from Dr. Melanie Lewis, Professor and Pediatrician in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta.

Cranial Nerves Nov 13, 2022

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This podcast will present an overview on cranial nerves. It will cover cranial neuropathies, the etiology, clinical manifestations, investigations and management of various cranial nerve disorders, and examination of cranial nerves in children. This podcast was created by Alekhya Nimmagadda, a medical student at the Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research with the help of Dr. Janette Mailo, a Pediatric Neurologist at the University of Alberta.

Genetic Diseases 2: X-linked inheritance Oct 17, 2022

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This podcast presents an overview of X-linked inheritance. This is part 2 of a 3 part series on genetic disorders. This episode will define X-linked inheritance and describe dosage compensation using a case of X-linked hypophosphatemia as an example. This podcast was developed by Rozlyn Boutin a senior medical student at the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with Dr. Caitlin Chang, a medical geneticist at the British Columbia Children's Hospital in Vancouver