Pediatric Education Online

Pediatric Education Online

Emergency Medicine and Critical Care

Acute Abdominal Pain

This podcast will discuss acute abdominal pain in pediatrics, with a focus on an approach to this presentation, important differential diagnoses to consider, associated red flags, and initial investigations based on history. The podcast was created by Dr. Stephanie de Waal, a first year Emergency Medicine Resident at McMaster University, in collaboration with Dr. Mel Lewis, a Pediatrician at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton.

There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

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Pediatric Toxidromes

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Pediatric Toxidromes. It was created by Preshon Pillay (Medical Student, University of Alberta) with the help of Dr. Nicholas Giffin (Pediatric Emergency Physician, University of Alberta).

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Button Battery Ingestion

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on button battery ingestion. It was created by Ricky Liu (Medical Student, University of Alberta) with the help of Dr. Troy Turner (Pediatric Emergency Physician, University of Alberta).

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Procedural Sedation

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Procedural Sedation. It was created by Hillary Janssens, a medical student from the University of British Columbia with the help of Dr. Holly Sherman, a Pediatric Emergency Physician from the University of British Columbia.

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Trauma: Primary Survey

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Trauma: Primary Survey. It was created by Hillary Janssens (Medical Student, University of British Columbia) with the help of Dr. Holly Sherman (Pediatric Emergency Physician, University of British Columbia).

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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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Assessment of Seizure in the ED

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Assessment of Seizure in the ED. It will focus on identifying and treating a seizure in the emergency department. It was created by Julia Dyck (Medical Student, University of Alberta) with the help of Dr. Thilinie Rajapakse (Pediatric Neurologist, University of Alberta)

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Serotonin Syndrome

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Serotonin Syndrome, which is a life-threatening condition caused by excessive serotonin activity when exposed to serotonergic drugs. It was created by Hillary Janssens (Medical Student, University of British Columbia) with the help of Dr. Raman Srivastava (Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, University of British Columbia).

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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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