PedsCases: Pediatric Education Online

This PedsCases episode will provide you with an approach to common benign neonatal dermatoses. By the end of this podcast, listeners will be able to 1) define and describe the clinical presentation of some benign neonatal dermatoses, specifically erythema toxicum neonatorum, neonatal milia, and harlequin color change, 2) explain the underlying etiology and pathophysiology of these benign neonatal skin findings, 3) review key differential diagnoses and appropriate management strategies, and 4) counsel caregivers effectively and confidently about these normal neonatal conditions. This episode was created by YuQi Wu, a medical student at the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with Dr. Allison Gregory, a dermatologist practicing at BC Children's hospital. There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

This PedsCases episode will give you an approach to bronchiectasis in children. By the end of this podcast, listeners will be able to 1) define bronchiectasis and explain the pathophysiology, 2) identify common causes and risk factors for pediatric bronchiectasis, 3) describe the common presenting features of bronchiectasis, 4) describe the diagnostic approach, including imaging findings on high-resolution CT and key laboratory investigations, and 5) outline the principles of management. Today's episode was created by Lauren Wilkinson, a second-year medical student at Queen's University, in collaboration with Dr. Mahmoud Sakran, a pediatrician at Lakeridge Health in Ontario. There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

This podcast will discuss Scoliosis. This note was created by Sahaj Puri, a third year medical student at McMaster University. This episode was created in collaboration with Dr. Selvakumar, a general pediatrician at McMaster University. This PedsCases podcast focuses on an overview of approach to scoliosis, including management. There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

This podcast discusses encephilitis. The episode was developed by Emily Kacer, first-year pediatrics resident at the McMaster University, in collaboration with Dr. Brandon Meaney, Division Head of Pediatric Neurology and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at McMaster University. Together, they define encephalitis and identify the common infectious and autoimmune causes in pediatric population, discuss an approach to diagnosing encephalitis, compare it with meningitis, review some of the potential long-term complications of encephalitis. There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

This podcast discusses primary ciliary dyskinesia. The episode was developed by Sahaj Puri, a third-year medical student at the McMaster University, in collaboration with Dr. Kevan Mehta, a pediatric respirologist from McMaster University. Together, they define primary ciliary dyskinesia and explain the pathophysiology underlying this condition, list key symptoms that a child with primary ciliary dyskinesia may present with, describe an approach to diagnosing primary ciliary dyskinesia, describe a differential diagnosis for a child with with recurrent pulmonary infections, and lastly describe key management principles of primary ciliary dyskinesia. There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.