This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Hypokalemia. Hypokalemia is defined as a serum potassium level below the normal range for age, typically <3.5 mmol/L. It was created by Alyssa Wilkins (Medical Student, University of Alberta) with the help of Dr. Damien Noone (Pediatric Nephrologist, University of Alberta).
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This podcast will discuss an approach to metabolic acidosis in the pediatric patient, using a case of diabetic ketoacidosis. The podcast was created by Ro Moshkovitz, a third-year medical student at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Irina Simin, a pediatric resident at UBC, and Dr. James Harris, a community pediatrician based in Fraser Health and a clinical associate in the PICU at BC Children’s Hospital and NICU at Surrey Memorial Hospital.
This podcast will be discussing pediatric renal tubular acidosis. The podcast was created by Shadi Sadeghian, a second year medical student at McMaster University. This podcast was created in collaboration with Dr. Charushree Prasad, a pediatric nephrologist and assistant professor at McMaster Children’s Hospital.
This podcast explores the clinical features of hypocalcemia as well as etiologies, investigations and initial management plan. It was developed by Dr. Madeline Parker a pediatrics resident at the University of Saskatchewan and Dr. Munier Nour a pediatric endocrinologist at Jim Patterson Children's Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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This podcast provides an approach to pediatric intoxication and how to recognize common toxidromes, develop an initial management plan, as well as order appropriate investigations for pediatric ingestion presentations. It was developed by Dr. Breanne Paul, a rural family medicine resident at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Andrea Robb, a pediatric emergency medicine physician and Assistant Clinical Professor at the Stollery Children's Hospital and University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.
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.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on maintenance IV fluids in children, specifically focusing on avoiding hyponatremia. It is based on the CPS Practice Point guideline of the same topic. It outlines several causes and consequences of acute hyponatremia, along with providing recommendations to avoid the risk of hyponatremia when prescribing maintenance IV fluids in hospitalized children.
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.
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.