Kidney Essentials

Amplified Pain In Children

Duration: 61 minutes

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the diagnostic criteria for amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS) in pediatrics
2. Recognize the different clinical presentations of AMPS.
3. Review the approach strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of this condition.
4. Review some case studies with amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome.

Posted May 29, 2015 at 12:54pm

The Anion Gap

Duration: 59 minutes

Learning Objectives :
1. Understand the concept of serum anion gap and its constituents.
2. Review the historical development of serum anion gap calculations.
3. Recognize the clinical use of serum anion gap in differentiating metabolic acidosis

Posted May 28, 2015 at 1:46pm

Nephrolithiasis

Duration: 42 minutes

Objectives for nephrolithiasis:

1. Understand the underlying pathophysiology of kidney stones
2. Identifying different types of kidney stones and their predisposing conditions
3. Recognize the clinical presentation of kidney stones
4. Review the treatment and prevention of kidney stones

Posted February 16, 2015 at 4:40pm

Acid Base Disorders

Duration: 50 minutes

Objectives for acid base disorders:

1. Understand the principles behind acid base disorders
2. Identify and understand the different causes of acid base disorders
3. Interpretation of arterial blood gases and learn to identify hidden acid base disorders

Posted February 16, 2015 at 4:40pm

Nocturnal Enuresis

Duration: 46 minutes

Objectives:

1. Recognize the clinically relevant differences between primary and secondary nocturnal enuresis.
2. Identify contributing factors related to nocturnal enuresis.
3. Review the basic work-up for primary nocturnal enuresis.
4. Understand some of the commonly used treatment strategies for children with noctural enuresis.

Posted June 19, 2014 at 08:22am

Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (HUS)

Duration: 49 minutes

Objectves:

1. Review the clinical presentation and treatment of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (HUS).
2. Understand the concept of thrombotic microangiopathies.
3. Discuss the evidence in the literature for systemic use of antibiotics and the developemnt of HUS.
4. Review the classification of and approach to acute kidney injury.
5. Recognize the different patterns of acute kidney injury.

Posted May 20, 2014 at 12:46pm

RejectingThe Injections

Duration: 39 minutes

Objectives:

1. Identify reasons behind vaccine refusal to aid parental counseling
2. Discuss evidence-based strategies to address vaccine refusal
3. Share personal strategies used to successfully address vaccine refusal

Posted May 20, 2014 at 12:19pm

Labs in Rheumatic Diseases in Children

Duration: 53 minutes

Objectives:
1. Review the basic panel of laboratory markers that are used in the diagnosis and follow-up of rheumatologic diseases.
2. Understand the sensitivity and specificity of these serum markers for the different rheumatologic conditions.
3. Be able to initiate the first set of labs in a patient with suspected rheumatologic condition.

Posted May 09, 2014 at 2:17pm

Immunizations: Myths and Misconceptions

Duration: 35 minutes

Objectives:

1. Understand the vaccine information and misinformation available to the public.
2. Review 2014 vaccine recommendations.
3. Know where to find objective information on vaccines for professionals and families.

Posted May 09, 2014 at 2:01pm

JDM, SLE, and Scleroderma - Disease Discussion and Cases

Duration: 52 minutes

Objectives:

JDM
1. How to diagnose
2. Typical rashes
3. Differential diagnosis of muscle disease
4. Typical and atypical presentations
5. What treatment choices are there?
6. Complications to watch for
SLE
1. Protean disease
2. Many ways of presenting
3. Labs help
4. Disease nasty
5. Treatment must be agressive and compliance good

Posted May 09, 2014 at 1:40pm

Diferential Diagnosis of Msk Pain And Arthritis in Children

Duration: 52 minutes

Objectives:

1. Know what the msk universe is like.
2. Watch for infection, mechanical problems, malignancy.
3. Know that arthritis is more common than thought in kids and can cause much suffering.
4. Know the JIA subtypes.
5. Know that we have excellent treatments.
6. Early diagnosis is key - that is where we depend upon you!!!

Posted May 09, 2014 at 1:36pm

Six Decades of Kidney Transplantation: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly!

Duration: 58 minutes

Objectives
1. Understand why kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients
2. Review the basic concepts and historical progress in kidney transplantation.
3. Discuss the basic mechanisms of action, their overall effect on allograft survival and the side effect profile of immunosuppressant therapies.
4. Recognize the threats of transplant toursim in today's world.

Posted April 17, 2014 at 3:39pm

Pediatric Renal Review 3

Duration: 36 minutes

The objectives of this lecture are:

1. Review the general approach to proteinuria.
2. Get familiar with concepts such as transient proteinuria and orthostatic proteinuria.
3. Review the differential diagnosis of acute nephritic syndrome.
4. Review Post-infectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) and IgA nephropathy (IgAN).
5. Review the findings and long-term outcomes of Prune-Belly snydrome.

Posted March 12, 2013 at 12:05pm

Pediatric Renal Review 10

Duration: 59 minutes

The objectives of this lecture are:

1. Review the clinical presentation and the pathophysiology of Diabetes insipidus.
2. Review the specific features of hypernatremic dehydration.
3. Recognize that serum glucose level can adversely effect serum Sodium (Na) concentrations.
4. Remember the differential diagnosis of metabolic alkalosis.
5. Discuss the possible mechanisms for contraction alkalosis (chloride-depletion alkalosis).

Posted March 12, 2013 at 12:05pm

Pediatric Renal Review 9

Duration: 41 minutes

The objectives of this lecture are:

1. Remember the clinical evaluation of a dehydrated child and recognize the laboratory findings of different types of dehydration.
2. Understand the pathogenesis of hyponatremia.
3. Review the basic work-up and the differential diagnosis of hyponatremia.
4. Review the complications of both the initial presentation and treatment of hyponatremia.

Posted March 12, 2013 at 12:05pm

Pediatric Renal Review 2

Duration: 44 minutes

The objectives of this lecture are:

1. Review the work-up and diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome in childhood.
2. Go over the treatment strategies for idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.
3. Review the definitions of nephrotic syndrome according to response to steroids.
4. Compare childhood and adult nephrotic syndrome for differences in diagnosis and treatment strategies.

Posted March 12, 2013 at 12:05pm

Pediatric Renal Review 1

Duration: 55 minutes

The objectives of this lecture are:

1. Review the clinical presentation and treatment of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (HUS).
2. Review the diagnostic approach to metabolic acidosis.
3. General view of acid-based disorders.
4. Review the classification of and approach to chronic kidney disease.
5. Recognize the radiologic findings in the diagnosis of posterior urethral valves (PUV).
6. Review the laboratory findings in Diabetics Insipidus (DI).

Posted July 15, 2012 at 4:21pm

Pediatric / Adolescent Hypertension

Duration: 57 minutes

The objectives of this lecture are:

1. To review the basics of how pediatric hypertension is defined.
2. To remind ourselves of the recommendation from the Fourth Task Force for hypertension.
3. To review the etiology of pediatric hypertension.
4. To review some evidence from the literature regarding the long-term outcomes of early onset hypertension.
5. To recognize the 24 hours ambulatory blood pressure monitoring as a tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of hypertension.

Posted May 15, 2012 at 6:16pm

Urinary Tract Infections in Pediatrics

Duration: 58 minutes

The objectives of this lecture are:

1. Review the different clinical presentations of urinary tract infections.
2. Recognize that urinary tract infection may be the only sign of underlying urological abnormality.
3. Review and recognize the antimicobial resistance patterns of the commonly used antimicrobial agents.
4. Try to share the concept of refluz nephropathy and how it is different from renal scarring due to recurrent febrile UTI's.
5. Review the work-up of febrile UTI.
6. Discuss some of the myths about UTI prophylaxis.
7. Recognize dysfunctional voiding syndrome as a common reason for recurrent UTI's in children after toilet training.

Posted May 15, 2012 at 5:35pm

Hematuria; Practical Approach to Diagnosis

Duration: 59 minutes

The objectives of this lecture are:

1. Review the systematic approach to discolored urine.
2. Recognize the difference between hematuria and hemoglobinuria/myoglobinuria.
3. Review the presentation and differential diagnosis of glomerular hematuria.
4. Recognize that hypercalciuria can be symptomatic even in the absence of a kidney stone.
5. Remember that hemolytic uremic syndrome is a common cause of acute kidney injury in pediatrics and typically does not involve red urine with/without microscopic hematuria.

Posted March 14, 2012 at 9:31pm