This podcast presents a basic overview of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support protocol from the 2015 American Heart Association guidelines. It will review basics of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation, bag-mask ventilation, advanced airways, defibrillation and post-cardiac arrest care. This podcast was written by Colin Siu with the help of Dr. Melissa Chan, a pediatric emergency physician and Clinical Lecturer at the University of Alberta. 

These podcasts are designed to give medical students an overview of key topics in pediatrics.  The audio versions are accessible on iTunes.  You can find more great pediatrics content at www.pedscases.com.

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This podcast presents and approach to suicidal ideation and behaviour in adolescent patients. This podcast was written by Colin Siu with the help of Dr. Melissa Chan, a pediatric emergency physician and Clinical Lecturer at the University of Alberta. 

These podcasts are designed to give medical students an overview of key topics in pediatrics.  The audio versions are accessible on iTunes.  You can find more great pediatrics content at www.pedscases.com.

This episode will focus on diagnosis and management of acute asthma exacerbations in the pediatric patient with a known previous diagnosis of asthma. This podcast was written by Colin Siu with the help of Dr. Melissa Chan, a pediatric emergency physician and Clinical Lecturer at the University of Alberta. 

These podcasts are designed to give medical students an overview of key topics in pediatrics.  The audio versions are accessible on iTunes.  You can find more great pediatrics content at www.pedscases.com.

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• Podcast: Approach to a Child in Respiratory Distress
• Podcast: Acute Cough
• Case: Breathing difficulty in a 12 year old boy
• Case: Respiratory distress in a 4 year old male
• Case: Shortness of breath in a 10 year old boy 

This podcast was produced by PedsCases and the Canadian Pediatric Society, and aims to summarize the recently published 2015 Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) statement on the management of uncomplicated pneumonia in healthy Canadian children and youth. The script for this podcast can be downloaded here. A written summary of these guidelines can be found here.

This podcast was developed by Dr. Mara Tietzen, Dr. Peter Gill and Dr. Nicole Le Saux. Dr. Tietzen is a first year paediatrics resident at BC Children's Hospital at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Dr. Peter Gill is a pediatric resident at the University of Toronto and Dr. Nicole Le Saux is a pediatric infectious diseases physician and Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa.  Dr. Le Saux is also the lead author on this guideline.

These podcasts are designed to give medical students an overview of key topics in pediatrics.  The audio versions are accessible on iTunes.  You can find more great pediatrics content at www.pedscases.com.

Related Content:

• Podcast: Approach to a Child in Respiratory Distress
• Podcast: Acute Cough
• Case: Fever and cough in a 22 month old
• Case: Fever, cough, and shortness of breath in a 13 year old