Diarrhea

Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

This podcast will cover an approach to acute kidney injuries in pediatric patients, including the understanding of pathophysiology of AKI, developing a differential diagnosis, initial work-up and management. This podcast was created by Aspen Lillywhite and Aisha Farooq, who are medical students at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Emma Ulrich, a pediatric nephrologist at Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton Alberta.


Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on  Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Learners will compare and contrast Crohn's Disease with Ulcerative Colitis with respect to pathophysiology, presentation, extra-intestinal manifestations, approach to diagnosis, and management. It was created by Prachi Shah in collaboration with Dr. Matthew Carrol, a Pediatric Gastroenterologist at the Stollery Children's Hospital.


Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) in Pediatric Populations

This podcast will discuss tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) in pediatric patients, including the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, risk factors, and interventions for TLS. It was developed by Stephanie Unrau and Marc Beaudin, 4th year medical students at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Bev Wilson, medical director of the Northern Alberta Children's Cancer Program at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, Canada.


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.


Salmonella Infections in Canadian Children – CPS Podcast

This podcast reviews the CPS guideline on salmonella infection in Canadian children, including epidemiology, presentation, investigation, therapy and prevention.  It was developed by Dr. Michael Prodanuk, a pediatric resident at the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children and Dr. Joan Robinson, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Alberta and author of the practice point.


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


Approach to Acute Diarrhea

This podcast is part of a two part series on an approach to the diagnosis and management of diarrhea in children. Part 1 gives an overview of the pathophysiology of diarrhea and an approach to acute diarrhea. 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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