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Clerkship Ready: Pediatrics

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Clerkship Ready: Pediatrics is a podcast aimed at medical, PA, and NP students who are entering their clinical rotation in Pediatrics. It covers topics including Your Pediatric Survival Guide - Tips and Tricks, Before Your First Well-Child Check, Peds GI Clinic, and more. Each podcast walks you through a portion of what you’ll experience during your clinical rotations, gives you tips for excelling, preps you for the clinical questioning that’ll occur, and sets you up to overall Honor the rotation!

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Before You See a Pediatric Patient with Sore Throat

Season 1 · Episode 32

Thursday, September 5, 2024 • Duration 15:35

Listen along as we dive into the many causes of sore throat. Learn about the common causes such as allergies and viral illnesses while also what to do when a child with epiglottitis comes in. We will cover CENTOR criteria as well and when you should think about Group A strep testing.

Common Causes

Viral Presentation
- HSV
- Mononucleosis
Allergic Presentation
Group A Strep
- CENTOR Criteria

Emergency Causes

Peritonsillar Abscess
Retropharyngeal Abscess
Epiglottitis

Wrap Up & Conclusion

Resources/Links:

https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/throat-anatomy-and-physiology

https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/104/centor-score-modified-mcisaac-strep-pharyngitis

References

Aluma Chovel-Sella, Amir Ben Tov, Einat Lahav, Orna Mor, Hagit Rudich, Gideon Paret, Shimon Reif; Incidence of Rash After Amoxicillin Treatment in Children With Infectious Mononucleosis. Pediatrics May 2013; 131 (5): e1424–e1427. 10.1542/peds.2012-1575
Becker JA, Smith JA. Return to play after infectious mononucleosis. Sports Health. 2014 May;6(3):232-8. doi: 10.1177/1941738114521984. PMID: 24790693; PMCID: PMC4000473.
Chowdhury MDS, Koziatek CA, Rajnik M. Acute Rheumatic Fever. [Updated 2023 Aug 2]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK594238/
Esposito, S.; De Guido, C.; Pappalardo, M.; Laudisio, S.; Meccariello, G.; Capoferri, G.; Rahman, S.; Vicini, C.; Principi, N. Retropharyngeal, Parapharyngeal and Peritonsillar Abscesses. Children 2022,9,618. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/children9050618
Martin JM. The Mysteries of Streptococcal Pharyngitis. Curr Treat Options Pediatr. 2015 Jun;1(2):180-189. doi: 10.1007/s40746-015-0013-9. PMID: 26146604; PMCID: PMC4486489.
MCMILLAN, J. A. , WEINER, L. B. , HIGGINS, A. M. & LAMPARELLA, V. J. (1993). Pharyngitis associated with herpes simplex virus in college students. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 12 (4), 280-283.
Mohseni M, Boniface MP, Graham C. Mononucleosis. [Updated 2023 Aug 8]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470387/
Roggen I, van Berlaer G, Gordts F, et al. Centor criteria in children in a paediatric emergency department: for what it is worth. BMJ Open 2013;3: e002712. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2013-002712

Links:

https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/throat-anatomy-and-physiology
https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/104/centor-score-modified-mcisaac-strep-pharyngitis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK594238/
https://doi.org/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470387/

About the Speaker:

Host: Chris Stadnick, MD – Chris Stadnick, MD is a board-certified pediatrician at Metropolitan Pediatrics in Portland, Oregon. He earned his MD from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and completed his pediatric residency at the University of Virginia.

Clerkship Ready: Pediatrics is a podcast aimed at medical students doing their clinical clerkship in Pediatrics. The views expressed are the speakers' own and do not constitute medical advice.

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Before You Care for a Pediatric Patient with Asthma

Season 1 · Episode 31

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 • Duration 15:43

Asthma is a common chronic disease of childhood that affects 1 in 12 children in the United States. It can range from mild respiratory symptoms to life threatening respiratory failure, with a range of treatment options in-between from the primary care setting to the pediatric ICU. In this episode, we will discuss the underlying pathophysiology, diagnosis, evaluation, and management of patients with asthma, along with some useful clinical pearls to help you take care of these patients!

Cause of asthma
1. Genetics: “Atopic triad” of asthma, atopic dermatitis or eczema, and allergic rhinitis
2. Prenatal and childhood environmental factors: maternal smoking and allergen exposure
Pathophysiology and diagnosis
1. AAP definition: “episodic and reversible airway constriction and inflammation in response to infection, environmental allergens, and irritants. It is a complex, multifactorial, and immune-mediated process that presents with various clinical phenotypes.”
2. Airway hyperreactivity leads to inflammation of bronchi, increased mucus production, bronchial smooth muscle contraction
3. Key elements of the history – recurrent episodes of cough, wheeze, difficulty breathing, nighttime symptoms, consistent trigger, atopic personal or family history, improvement with asthma treatment.
4. Identification of triggers is important. Common triggers include respiratory infections, mold or pet dander, pollen, intense crying or laughing, exercise, pollution, and cold air.
5. Children from minority and lower-income backgrounds experience an increased asthma burden, likely closely tied to a complex interaction of factors such as decreased access to healthcare, increased rates of obesity, and poor air quality in the areas in which they live.
Classification of asthma: determined by the frequency and severity of symptoms when they are not receiving preventative treatment.
New 2022 guidelines for asthma treatment
1. Albuterol or other beta 2 agonist as needed for symptoms - relaxes bronchial smooth muscles
2. Daily controller medication (usually inhaled steroid) if symptoms more than twice weekly - inhaled steroid decreases inflammation

Before your first day caring for newborns – understanding neonatal hypoglycemia

Season 1 · Episode 22

Friday, September 29, 2023 • Duration 17:17

Neonatal hypoglycemia is a common and often transient issue for newborns during a period of transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life. Many infants with hypoglycemia are screened for it and treated for it in the nursery, and a handful will require NICU admissions. This podcast will help you understand these things about neonatal hypoglycemia:

Why we worry
What causes it
Which infants are most at risk
How to treat it and who needs the NICU

Resources/Links:

Links:

https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/Seminars_in_Fetal_Neonatal_Medicine.pdf
https://publications.aap.org/hospitalpediatrics/article/11/6/595/180015/Practice-Variations-in-Diagnosis-and-Treatment-of
https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/25073/Myriad-unknowns-regarding-neonatal-hypoglycemia?autologincheck=redirected

About the Speaker:

Host: Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD – Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in Neonatology at the University of Pennsylvania and Attending Physician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

Before Your First ADHD Clinic Visit

Season 1 · Episode 21

Friday, September 22, 2023 • Duration 18:54

Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children. In this episode, we will discuss ADHD, including the different types, evaluation, management, and follow up.

General definition of ADHD and its types
Preparing for your first visit
- Initial evaluation of ADHD vs. med check
- Reviewing prior visits
During an initial visit:
- Evaluating historical features
  - Behaviors at home, behaviors at school
  - Common misconceptions about ADHD
  - Surrounding factors and comorbidities/misdiagnosis
- Physical Exam
  - Important features of the exam
  - Observing the child’s behavior
- Role of the Vanderbilt
  - Scoring a Vanderbilt
Treatment
- Medication vs. non-pharmacologic interventions
  - Overview of different medications
    - Stimulants
    - Nonstimulants
  - Choosing a medication
    - Family history
    - Comorbidities
- Titrating medications
Follow-up visits
- Symptoms to look for

Resources/Links:

Vanderbilt Scoring: https://www.uwmedicine.org/sites/stevie/files/2019-11/sodbp_vanderbilt_scoringinstructions.pdf
Parent Training in Behavior Management for ADHD: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/behavior-therapy.html

Dosing guidelines when switching from one stimulant to another in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/image?imageKey=PEDS%2F61007

Before You See an Infant with Jaundice

Season 1 · Episode 20

Monday, September 11, 2023 • Duration 26:21

In this episode, we discuss things you’ll need to know and think about before seeing an infant with jaundice. We will focus on infants from birth to 2 months of age. We will discuss the pathophysiology of hyperbilirubinemia, the difference between unconjugated and conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, the differential diagnosis, key elements of the history and physical exam, laboratory and imaging workup, and management.

Introduction to jaundice and hyperbilirubinemia
- Jaundice is the yellowing of skin, sclerae, and mucous membranes caused by hyperbilirubinemia
- Hyperbilirubinemia can be further separated into unconjugated or conjugated forms, which allows us to further differentiate etiology
Review of bilirubin breakdown pathway, to include enterohepatic circulation
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia etiologies:
- Excessive or increased production of bilirubin
  - Cephalohematomas
  - Hemolysis: ABO and Rh incompatibilities; Red Blood Cell (RBC) membrane or enzyme defects, RBC oxidative stress (secondary to sepsis, asphyxia, and acidosis)
- Decreased clearance of bilirubin
  - Breast milk jaundice
  - Prematurity
  - Hypothyroidism
  - Gilbert Syndrome
  - Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
  - Suboptimal Intake Jaundice
  - Medications
- Combination of both
  - Physiologic jaundice
Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia etiologies:
- Always pathologic
- Biliary atresia
- Briefly mentioned the vast range of other etiologies: infectious, genetic, metabolic, and anatomic
Key elements of history and physical examination for a jaundiced infant
- History:
  - Onset
  - Feeding patterns (what, how much/often, quality of feeding)
  - Urine and stool diapers
  - Prenatal history
  - Delivery history
  - Family history
- Physical exam:
  - Growth curves
  - Assessing liver size: percussion vs scratch test

Before the First Time You Order Fluids or Electrolyte Replacement

Season 1 · Episode 19

Monday, September 11, 2023 • Duration 21:22

Many of the pediatric inpatients you care for will need intravenous fluids and electrolytes. This episode describes what you need to know before you order fluids or electrolyte replacement for your patient. We will discuss maintenance fluid needs and talk more in depth about what fluids to order and at what rate. We will also talk about managing patients with dehydration and how to replete fluids. Then we will discuss a few cases where we will work through some more common electrolyte derangements and discuss how to manage them. We will end with additional clinical pearls that will be helpful during your time on the inpatient pediatric service.

Introduction
Definition of maintenance fluid needs
Important considerations about maintenance fluids
Discussion regarding which fluids to order for different patient populations and at what rate to administer
Role of ADH in hospitalized patients
How to order a fluid bolus—amount, composition, and rate administered
Assessing your patient with dehydration utilizing physical exam findings, vital signs, and other objective data such as weight
Case scenarios: Identification and management of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia

Case #1- 12-year old with hyperkalemia following infection with influenza
Case #2- 2-year old child with history of neglect and malnutrition

Additional clinical pearls including the association between albumin and calcium, acidosis/alkalosis and potassium levels

Resources/Links:

Clinical Practice Guideline: Maintenance Intravenous Fluids in Children | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics (aap.org)

Links:

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/142/6/e20183083/37529/Clinical-Practice-Guideline-Maintenance?autologincheck=redirected

Breastfeeding 102- Initiation and Management of Common Early Breastfeeding Concerns

Season 1 · Episode 18

Monday, September 11, 2023 • Duration 13:53

This episode is a follow-up to “Before Your First Time Working with a Breastfeeding Mother”. We’ll be reviewing additional details about breastfeeding that can help you to answer some of the most common questions that come up for families. We will discuss strategies to improve milk production, newborn stomach volumes, how to know if baby is getting enough milk, what to do if baby isn’t getting enough milk, and breastfeeding complications.

Strategies to improve milk production
Latching
Newborn stomach volumes
How to know if baby is getting enough milk
What to do if baby isn’t getting enough milk
Manual expression and pumping
Breastfeeding complications

Resources/Links:

Bella Breastfeeding Curriculum on Open Pediatrics (free): www.openpediatrics.org
Virginia Department of Health/Breastfeeding Education Consortium Online Course (free for those who live or work in Virginia): https://bfconsortium.org
American Academy of Pediatrics Residency Breastfeeding Curriculum: https://www.aap.org/en/learning/breastfeeding-curriculum/
ACOG Statement on Optimizing Support for Breastfeeding: https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2018/10/optimizing-support-for-breastfeeding-as-part-of-obstetric-practice
AAP Policy Statement: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk, 2022: https://publications.aap.org/journal-blogs/blog/20699/Welcome-to-the-AAP-s-2022-Policy-on-Breastfeeding?autologincheck=redirected#
US Breastfeeding Guidelines for Mothers with HIV: https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/perinatal/infant-feeding-individuals-hiv-united-states
NEWT Curve: https://newbornweight.org
UpToDate “Initiation of Breastfeeding”: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/initiation-of-breastfeeding

Links:

https://newbornweight.org/ https://bfconsortium.org https://www.aap.org/en/learning/breastfeeding-curriculum/ https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2018/10/optimizing-support-for-breastfeeding-as-part-of-obstetric-practice https://publications.aap.org/journal-blogs/blog/20699/Welcome-to-the-AAP-s-2022-Policy-on-Breastfeeding?autologincheck=redirected# https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/perinatal/infant-feeding-individuals-hiv-united-states https://newbornweight.org https://www.uptodate.com/contents/initiation-of-breastfeeding

Before Your First Time Working with a Breastfeeding Mother

Season 1 · Episode 17

Monday, September 11, 2023 • Duration 11:07

This episode describes what you need to know before your first time working with a breastfeeding parent. This will include topics such as how to ensure families feel comfortable, benefits of and contraindications to breastfeeding, how to approach conversations about breastfeeding, and the science behind lactation or milk production.

Making families feel comfortable
Benefits of breastfeeding for mom and baby
Contraindications to breastfeeding
Approaching conversations about breastfeeding with families
The process of lactogenesis (milk production)

Resources/Links:

Bella Breastfeeding Curriculum on Open Pediatrics (free): www.openpediatrics.org
Virginia Department of Health/Breastfeeding Education Consortium Online Course (free for those who live or work in Virginia): https://bfconsortium.org
American Academy of Pediatrics Residency Breastfeeding Curriculum: https://www.aap.org/en/learning/breastfeeding-curriculum/
ACOG Statement on Optimizing Support for Breastfeeding: https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2018/10/optimizing-support-for-breastfeeding-as-part-of-obstetric-practice
AAP Policy Statement: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk, 2022: https://publications.aap.org/journal-blogs/blog/20699/Welcome-to-the-AAP-s-2022-Policy-on-Breastfeeding?autologincheck=redirected#
US Breastfeeding Guidelines for Mothers with HIV: https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/perinatal/infant-feeding-individuals-hiv-united-states
NEWT Curve: https://newbornweight.org
UpToDate “Initiation of Breastfeeding”: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/initiation-of-breastfeeding

Links:

https://newbornweight.org/
https://bfconsortium.org
https://www.aap.org/en/learning/breastfeeding-curriculum/
https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2018/10/optimizing-support-for-breastfeeding-as-part-of-obstetric-practice https://publications.aap.org/journal-blogs/blog/20699/Welcome-to-the-AAP-s-2022-Policy-on-Breastfeeding?autologincheck=redirected# https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/perinatal/infant-feeding-individuals-hiv-united-states https://newbornweight.org https://www.uptodate.com/contents/initiation-of-breastfeeding

Before Attending Your First Delivery in Labor and Delivery

Season 1 · Episode 16

Monday, August 28, 2023 • Duration 16:55

Today we will talk about what to expect before attending your first delivery as part of the pediatrics team while on the Newborn rotation. Each delivery is different and what is needed for each infant at the delivery can be different depending on the status of the infant at birth. In this episode, we will focus on the lower risk deliveries that you are most likely to attend during your newborn rotation, and what you can expect once the baby is born.

Newborn deliveries: Low Risk

Low-risk delivery team members
What constitutes a low-risk delivery page

Differences in Operating Room (OR) versus labor room deliveries

Differences in attending delivery in the delivery room versus the operating room
Operating room attire
Importance of Apgar (timer button) on radiant warmer

Delayed Cord clamping

Delayed cord clamping: When this happens and the importance
Why it matters if umbilical cord is clamped before 1 minute and infant brought to the radiant warmer

Neonatal Resuscitation

NRP guidelines from American Academy of Pediatrics

Pertinent Physical Exam at delivery

Importance of full, efficient exam in delivery room

Need for Higher Level Intervention: Neonatal Intensive Care

Reasons for calling for NICU: high-risk delivery team

Resources/Links:

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)/American Academy of Pediatrics

Before Your First Patient with an Eating Disorder

Season 1 · Episode 15

Monday, August 28, 2023 • Duration 11:23

Today, we’ll be discussing how to evaluate and work up a patient with a suspected eating disorder. We’ll use a general case for an adolescent with an eating disorder to examine the different aspects of care you should be thinking about, from lab work to admission criteria and what to do once the diagnosis is made.

How to identify an eating disorder
What to do if you suspect an eating disorder
How to manage eating disorder patients in the outpatient setting or in the hospital
Strategies and tips for talking to teens with eating disorders

Resources/Links:

The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890424865.

Laurie L. Hornberger, Margo A. Lane, THE COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE, Laurie L. Hornberger, Margo Lane, Cora C. Breuner, Elizabeth M. Alderman, Laura K. Grubb, Makia Powers, Krishna Kumari Upadhya, Stephenie B. Wallace, Laurie L. Hornberger, Margo Lane, MD FRCPC, Meredith Loveless, Seema Menon, Lauren Zapata, Liwei Hua, Karen Smith, James Baumberger; Identification and Management of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics January 2021; 147 (1): e2020040279. 10.1542/peds.2020-040279

Links:

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890424865

About the Speaker:

Host: Sam Baldazo, MD – Sam Baldazo, MD completed his pediatric residency at UVA, where he was involved with the wellness committee and process improvement initiatives. He is currently a Hospice and Palliative Care Fellow.

Clerkship Ready: Pediatrics is a podcast aimed at medical students doing their clinical clerkship in Pediatrics. The views expressed are the speakers' own and do not constitute medical advice.

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