Dr. Reda Bassali, professor of pediatrics and pediatric hospitalist at the Medical College of Georgia, joins Dr. Zac Hodges and Gavriella Mendel (M3) to discuss this very important topic in pediatric medicine. What exactly is bronchiolitis and why is this topic so important? How do you make the diagnosis and what other diagnoses should you consider? What treatments work, and more importantly, which treatments do not? What patients can go home and who needs to be admitted? All of this and more fr...
Nov 15, 2020•25 min•Ep. 19
Dr. Charles Scarborough joins the show to discuss the story of his son Jude, and his family's experience with his son's diagnosis with 22q11 deletion syndrome. In addition to hearing about the Scarborough's personal experience, we talk about the genetic considerations and common clinical manifestations of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. How do you approach the general diagnostic testing and screening evaluation of a child with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome? We also discuss the impact that genetic and chr...
Nov 01, 2020•35 min•Ep. 18
Dr. April Hartman, Dr. Zachary Hodges, and MS4 Rachel Vaizer join the show to discuss adverse childhood experiences and screening for them in the pediatric clinic. What are the key questions to ask? What are adverse childhood experiences and how do they affect a child’s long-term health? How do you bring up the concept of adverse childhood experiences with parents? How do you screen for ACEs and what do we do with a positive screen at a clinic visit? All of this and more from the Department of P...
Oct 15, 2020•21 min•Ep. 17
Dr. Katie McKie, a pediatric sleep specialist at the Children's Hospital of Georgia, joins pediatrician Dr. Rebecca Yang to continue their discussion on sleep disorders in the pediatric population. What are the clinical features of restless leg syndrome? What are pharmacologic and alternative options for treatment? When should a patient be referred to a speech specialist? What is a sleep study and what information does it provide? Special thanks to Dr. Lisa Leggio and Dr. Robert Pendergrast who ...
Oct 01, 2020•16 min•Ep. 16
Dr. Katie McKie, a pediatric sleep specialist at the Children's Hospital of Georgia, joins pediatrician Dr. Rebecca Yang on a two-part series to discuss the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in the pediatric population. What is the prevalence of sleep disorders in children? How much sleep does a child need based on developmental stage? How does the general pediatrician screen for sleep disorders? What are clinical features of poor sleep hygiene, behavioral insomnia of childhood, delaye...
Sep 15, 2020•20 min•Ep. 15
Dr. James Crownover, an assistant professor of Primary Care Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Augusta University, joins Drs. Brynn Ehlers and Lauren Lim to discuss the management of pediatric concussions. What exactly is a concussion and when should you be concerned for something more? What are the must-not-miss symptoms and exam findings? What tools are available for the initial sideline assessment of sports-related concussions? Finally, what is the best way to get our...
Aug 20, 2020•24 min•Ep. 14
Dr. Renuka Mehta, a pediatric intensivist at the Medical College of Georgia, joins Drs Matthew Smith and Zac Hodges to discuss the fundamentals of respiratory failure. What is the structure of the initial evaluation of a critically-ill child? What is exactly is respiratory failure? What is the role of non-invasive respiratory support in pediatric patients? What are the indications for emergency intubation? What are the general concepts that learners need to understand about invasive mechanical v...
Aug 10, 2020•35 min•Ep. 13
Dr. Aaron Worth and Dr. Havilah Sthole join the show to discuss the essentials of evaluating the child with abdominal pain in the pediatric clinic. What are the key questions to ask? How do we get a good physical exam with an anxious child? They describe an approach to care for children suffering from common disorders in the pediatric primary care clinic but also include the must not miss findings and diagnoses associated with this very non-specific complaint. All of this and more from the Depar...
Aug 01, 2020•20 min•Ep. 12
Join pediatricians Lisa Leggio, Kathryn McLeod and Zac Hodges as they discuss the essentials of teaching in the healthcare setting. What do you need to know before hosting a learner in the clinic? What about the inpatient setting? How can you work meaningful teaching points into a busy day? Finish up with the basics on giving feedback and evaluating your learner. All this and more on this episode from the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia Thanks for listening! https://ww...
Jul 15, 2020•23 min•Ep. 11
Pediatric intensivist Smitha Mathew, PICU fellow Katie Verdone and emergency physician Dan McCollum join Zac Hodges on this episode to discuss pediatric sepsis. How do you effectively screen for sepsis and systematically evaluate septic children? What are the initial steps to treat children diagnosed with sepsis and septic shock? What do we we need to know from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2019 Pediatric Guidelines? All this and more on this episode from the Department of Pediatrics at Augusta ...
Jul 01, 2020•36 min•Ep. 10
Join general pediatrician Rebecca Yang and pediatric gastroenterologist Rami Arrouk as they discuss this common complaint in the general pediatric office. What are the red flags on history and physical? What are the best first-line strategies? What patients need a work-up and referral for specialty care? All of this and more from the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia.
Jun 15, 2020•20 min•Ep. 9
Join adolescent medicine specialist Dr. Robert Pendergast and MCG pediatric resident Dr. James Davis as they discuss Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). What is ME/CFS? How to make the diagnosis? What comorbid conditions need to be considered? How do we help patients with this uncommon but debilitating condition? All of this and more on the next episode of the MCG Pediatric Podcast. Thanks for listening!
Jun 01, 2020•27 min•Ep. 8
Join MCG pediatric intensivisit Christopher Watson, emergency physician Dan McCollum and pediatric resident Zac Hodges as they discuss the management of pediatric traumatic brain injury. What should you look for on exam? When is intubation appropriate? How can you treat increased intracranial pressure? Where should you send your patient if you are at a community emergency department? We go beyond the basics here, discussing a very challenging topic....
May 15, 2020•27 min•Ep. 7
Join pediatrician Dr. Lauren Newhall and current pediatric resident & future pediatric rheumatologist Dr. Meghan Nelson as they discuss the diagnosis and treatment of overuse injuries encountered in the general pediatric clinic.
May 01, 2020•18 min•Ep. 6
Dr. Brian Stansfield, a neonatologist at MCG and Children's Hospital of Georgia, joins host Zac Hodges to discuss a clinical approach to the undifferentiated hypoxic neonate. They also review the fundamentals and some added clinical pearls about meconium aspiration and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
Apr 15, 2020•31 min•Ep. 5
Pediatric hematologist Eric Ring joins Dan McCollum and Zac Hodges to discuss what you need to know to care for many common presentations of children with sickle cell disease in the clinic or the emergency department.
Apr 01, 2020•24 min•Ep. 4
Listen now to learn from pediatric intensivist Chris Watson and emergency physician Dan McCollum as they discuss the fundamentals and notable recent publications on the diagnosis and management of DKA in pediatric patients with host Zac Hodges.
Mar 15, 2020•23 min•Ep. 3
Listen now to hear MCG pediatric hospitalist Kathryn McLeod and EM physician Dan McCollum meet with host Zac Hodges as they discuss the fundamentals and new publications surrounding the management of febrile infants. Music: Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Mar 01, 2020•29 min•Ep. 2
The department of pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia is excited to announce the MCG Pediatric Podcast, an educational podcast for pediatric healthcare providers. Join pediatric residents and faculty members here at MCG every two weeks for a new discussion of a relevant topic in pediatric medicine. https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/pediatrics/residency/podcast.php Questions or feedback? Please email us at mcgpediatricpodcast@augusta.edu...
Feb 24, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 1
