Clerkship Ready: Pediatrics
Clerkship Ready: Pediatrics is a podcast designed for medical, PA, and NP students entering their pediatric clinical rotation. It covers essential topics such as survival tips, well-child checks, and pediatric GI clinic. Each episode provides guidance on excelling in rotations, prepares listeners for clinical questions, and aims to help them honor the rotation. The podcast is produced by MedReady and encourages listener feedback via email.
Episodes
Before You see a Child with Eczema
In this episode, we will discuss everything you need to know before seeing your first pediatric patient with eczema. We will review its pathogenesis, who gets eczema, what to look for on exam, and potential differential diagnoses. We will also elaborate upon the most recent AAP guidelines for treatment of eczema, which focuses on skin care maintenance,
Before You Counsel About Food Allergy Testing
In this episode, we will discuss all things related to food allergies, including the difference between IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated allergies, clinical manifestations, the important questions to ask when taking a history, the options for doing allergy testing, and treatment. Definition of food allergies Rates of food allergies Possible pathophys
Before You Counsel on Introducing Complementary Foods, Including Potentially High Allergen Foods
In this episode, we will discuss when and how to advise parents on introducing complementary foods (aka “solids”), including foods that are potentially allergenic. This is a topic that will invariably come up for you during your rotation. We’ll discuss the timing and sequence of introducing solids, and then talk about the rationale behind early introduc
Before Your First Discussion about Infant Formula
In this episode, we will be reviewing what you need to know before your first discussion about infant formula. We will cover the characteristics and types of formulas, why infants might require different types, the correct way to prepare formula and how much infants need, common concerns from parents, indications for changing formulas, and when to tran
Before You See a Pediatric Patient with Sore Throat
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 Present
Before You Care for a Pediatric Patient with Asthma
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, diagnosi
Before You Order Lead Testing for Your Patient
In this episode, we discuss lead toxicity and lead screening. We will talk about what lead is, what happens when a child is exposed to lead, what to ask parents about if you’re worried about lead exposure, how to screen for lead toxicity, and what to do if your patient has an elevated lead level. Sources of lead exposure Ingestion of contaminated foo
Before Your First Time Completing a Neuro Exam
In this episode of Clerkship Ready – Pediatrics Dr. Jared Barkes, a Child Neurology resident at The University of Virginia, will be walking you through how to complete the neurologic exam! Throughout the episode he will cover in detail the different parts of a formal neuro exam while also providing useful tips for remembering commonly tested facts, revi
Before Your First Neonatal Sepsis Work Up
Sepsis is a clinical syndrome in which an infection leads to an inflammatory response throughout the body that rapidly progresses to organ dysfunction or even death. Worldwide, neonatal sepsis affects 2,202 infants per 100,000 live births, and has a mortality rate of >11%. In the United States, early onset sepsis affects 50 in 100,000 live births, wi
Before You See a Child With Possible Iron Deficiency
Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency that occurs in children in United States. Iron plays a vital role in cellular function in all organ systems. Today, we will be reviewing what you need to know before you first see a patient with possible iron deficiency. We will discuss why iron is so important, when and why iron deficiency occur
Before You See a Child Who Has Ear Pain
Ear pain is one of the most common chief complaints pediatricians encounter in the outpatient setting and there are quite a few things you need to consider to make a thoughtful diagnosis, assessment, and plan. In this episode, we will discuss the differential diagnosis of ear pain in children, physical exam findings that will help you make a diagnosis,
Before You See a Child Who May Have Been Abused
Child abuse, which is sometimes called non-accidental trauma, is a public health problem with life-long health consequences for survivors and their families. In this episode, we will review what you need to know before you encounter your first patient who may have or has been abused. We will focus on physical and sexual abuse of children. Long term he
Before You Counsel About Contraception Options
Discussing menses and pregnancy prevention is an important part of preventative care and reproductive health. Patients and parents come in with a wide range of preconceptions and understanding. It can be daunting to counsel about the many types of contraception to come to a shared decision about what is best for the patient. This podcast will review the
Developmental Milestones for Children
In today’s episode, we are talking about normal child development. We will talk about why this is important and how you will be evaluating children’s development. We will go over major milestones in the 4 developmental domains: movement/physical development – or gross and fine motor, language/communication, cognitive, and social/emotional. We will go ov
Before your first day caring for newborns – understanding neonatal hypoglycemia
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: W
Before Your First ADHD Clinic Visit
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
Before You See an Infant with Jaundice
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
Before the First Time You Order Fluids or Electrolyte Replacement
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 patient
Breastfeeding 102- Initiation and Management of Common Early Breastfeeding Concerns
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 enou
Before Your First Time Working with a Breastfeeding Mother
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 fee
Before Attending Your First Delivery in Labor and Delivery
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
Before Your First Patient with an Eating Disorder
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 Wh
Before You Choose Antibiotics for a Child or Adolescent
Antibiotic selection can be complicated. In this episode, we discuss how you should approach choosing the appropriate antibiotic for your pediatric patient. There are multiple considerations, including: What organisms do you want to treat? What does anatomy have to do with antibiotic selection? You also have to think about individual circumstances, such
Before You Prescribe Medicines for a Child or Adolescent
Prescribing medicines in pediatrics is different than prescribing medicines for adults. In this episode, we discuss what you need to know before prescribing medications for the pediatric population, including calculating dose for the child’s weight, choosing IV vs PO medications, and other considerations. 1) References to look up pediatric drug doses
Before Your First Encounter Using an Interpreter
Many of our patients and their families are not proficient in English, and it's important to be able to communicate effectively with them. In this episode, you’ll learn about how to work with an interpreter during encounters with patients who are not proficient in English. We’ll discuss dos and don’ts, common challenges, and tips for interacting with i
Before You Counsel about Infant Safe Sleep
Following safe sleep guidelines is the best way to protect a baby from dying suddenly and unexpectedly from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), accidental suffocation or strangulation, and deaths with unknown cause. Today we’re going to talk about what you need to know before you talk to a family about what safe sleep looks like for their infant. We’re
Before You Get a Sexual History
The sexual history is an important part of the adolescent visit. In this episode, we will discuss the importance of the sexual history and how to handle patient confidentiality. We will introduce the 5Ps framework for the sexual history. We will also brieflyy discuss screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency
Before You Examine A Pediatric Patient - Physical Exam Tips & Tricks
Today, we will be reviewing what you need to know to examine your pediatric patients. Examining children is a bit of an art form and is often unfamiliar to clerkship students who may have a varied degree of experience being around children, may never have worked with children and may not have been exposed to pediatric patients in the pre-clinical years.
Before You Counsel on Vaccines
Providing vaccines is one of the most important health promotion activities that we do. However, it involves much more than just putting in the orders for the various vaccines. In this podcast episode, we will briefly review how vaccines work, the types of vaccines, what you need to do before the visit, what you should review with families before orderi
Before Your First Day on the Wards
In this episode, we discuss how to best prepare for your time on the inpatient wards, including how to prepare before the rotation, how to pre-round, how to present a patient, and how to be an effective team member. Before the Rotation Reach out to your team.. Understand what first day expectations are. Peruse the patient list. Identify what study ma
Before Your First Adolescent Well Visit
The goal of the adolescent well visit is to empower the adolescent in starting to take ownership of their health with the support of their parent/caregiver and their health provider. There are thus specific ways in which the adolescent well visit differs from well visits for younger children. We will discuss how you can approach these visits, how to han
Before Your First Outpatient Newborn Visit
This episode describes how to prepare for a newborn’s first outpatient visit after they have been discharged from the birth hospital, including the information that you need to obtain from the medical record before the visit, the topics you need to discuss during the visit, and how to approach the physical examination in a newborn. Introduction Socio-em
Peds GI Clinic
In Pediatric Gastroenterology (or GI) clinic, you will see patients with a host of gastrointestinal, pancreatic, liver, and nutrition issues. This episode will discuss specific questions that you will want to cover in your history and the elements of a complete GI exam - which is a lot more than just an abdominal exam! Peds GI clinic covers a host of g
Before Your First Well-Child Check
This episode will prepare you for your first well child visit. In primary care, about half of a pediatrician's time will be spent in well child visits. We will talk about what you need to review before you walk into the patient's room, the elements of the history (diet, sleep, elimination, development, etc.) that you need to ask about in well child visi
Before Your First Day in Newborn Nursery
This episode will prepare you to see well newborn babies in the newborn nursery on day 1. We will talk about the typical newborn stay, the information you need to gather to successfully give oral presentations on your patients, the newborn physical exam, and the tests and procedures commonly performed on all newborns. Nursery orientation: family expect
Your Pediatrics Survival Guide - Tips and Tricks
Pediatrics is different from any other rotation that you will do. Children are not just small adults. There is a huge range of ages and developmental stages. This episode will provide you with some general tips and tricks for all clerkships in general and the Pediatrics clerkship specifically, and essential resources that will help you to succeed in you
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