This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Torticollis. This is a sign caused by contracture or fibrosis, resulting in an ipsilateral head tilt. It was created by Charlotte Grace Walmsley (Medical Student, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) with the help of Dr.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Brachial Plexus Injury. This is an injury to one or more nerve roots controlling sensory and motor function of the shoulder, arm, and hands, resulting in upper limb weakness and paralysis. It was created by Mohamed Hamour with the help of Dr.
This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Neonatal Group-B Streptococcus Infection. It was created by Monika Sohal (Medical Student, University of Alberta), Dr. Katharine V. Jensen (PHM Fellow, University of Alberta), and Dr. Karen Forbes (Professor of Pediatrics, University of Alberta).
This podcast will discuss the CPS Statement on Managing Newborns at Risk for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)/Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS): Updates and Emerging Best Practices. This Podcast was created Lauren Wilkinson, a second-year medical student at Queen’s University, andDr. Astrid Guttmann, a pediatrician at SickKids Hospital. This PedsCases podcast focuses on an overview of managing newborns at risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) or neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS).
This PedsCases note provides a one-page overview on amniotic band syndrome, including its pathophysiology, risk factors, presentation, diagnosis and management. It was created by Conné Lategan, a medical student at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Curtis Budden, Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Alberta.
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This PedsCases note provides a one-page overview on transient tachypnea of the newborn. It describes the pathophysiology, risk factors, signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis, diagnosis and management of the condition. It was created by Dr. Nikki Nguyen, a resident at the University of Calgary with the help of Dr. Jason R. McConnery, pediatric respirologist at McMaster University.
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This PedsCases note provides a one-page overview on VACTERL association, describing the group of anomalies associated with the condition. It was created by Dr. Katharine V. Jensen, a pediatrics resident (PGY4) at the University of Alberta with help from Dr. Karen Forbes, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta.
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This PedsCases note provides a one-page overview on TGA! It includes the presentation, pathophysiology, diagnosis, investigations and management of the illness. It was created by Lize-Mari Du Toit, a medical student at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Michal Kantoch, pediatric cardiologist at the University of Alberta.
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This PedsCases podcast describes approach to neonatal thrombocytopenia, going over key history findings, clinical manifestation and management. It was made by Justin Park, a medical student at the University of British Columbia in collaboration with Dr. Aisha Bruce, associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology at the University of Alberta.
This PedsCases note provides a one-page overview on cleft lip and palate and its embryology, etiology, diagnosis, investigations, pathophysiology and management. It was created by Emma Yanko, a medical student at the University of Saskatchewan with the help of Dr. Craig Gendron, a pediatric plastic surgeon at the University of Saskatchewan.
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