While essential hypertension is the leading cause of hypertension in children and adolescents, pediatric patients are significantly more likely than adults to have a secondary cause of their hypertension.
Lymphadenopathy is common in children and often reflects an underlying infectious etiology. However, the differential is broad, and rarely it can represent something more serious such as a malignancy.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood caused by deficits in executive functions. Pediatricians and primary care providers are often first-line in identifying, diagnosing, and treating ADHD.
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are any unwanted and unintended effects of medications when they are given at appropriate doses. Only about 10% of these are immunologic in nature and these are referred to as hypersensitivity reactions or medication allergies.
This online course will review general dental growth and development milestones from infancy to adolescence as well as common dental findings in the pediatric population.
This comprehensive online course consists of two detailed lectures that address significant issues in pediatric gastroenterology: chronic abdominal pain and pediatric constipation.
This comprehensive online course provides an in-depth exploration of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), covering its definition, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment options.
This online course aims to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively address anxiety in pediatric patients. Participants will learn to distinguish between normal fears, anxiety, and stress, and recognize clinical anxiety disorders using established diagnostic criteria.
This comprehensive course aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively address musculoskeletal concerns in pediatric patients.
Toilet training is considered a major developmental milestone to families worldwide. It is the "mastery of skills necessary for urinating and defecating in a socially acceptable time and manner." The age at which a child is fully trained varies significantly across the globe, depending on the socioeconomic and cultural differences. A
This lecture is intended to guide pediatric medical providers in best practices for management of depressive symptoms in patients. With increasing need for addressing mental health concerns in primary care, physicians and other medical providers will benefit from building their confidence and competence in identifying and managing depressive symptoms in their patients.
Occupational Therapy (OT) is a discipline focused on enabling "people of all ages to live life to its fullest by helping promote health and prevent - or live better with - injury, illness, or disability" (AOTA, 2021).
This course equips you to confidently assess newborns, identify abnormalities, diagnose excessive infant crying, and ensure proper care for premature infants
This course offers an in-depth exploration of Dysmorphology, a critical aspect of clinical genetics. The focus is on syndrome diagnosis in children with distinctive physical abnormalities and facial features.
In this course, an exploration of the typical progression of pubertal development in children and adolescents takes place, alongside discerning the circumstances that should trigger a clinician's consideration of precocious puberty.
In this course, the focus is on pediatric emergencies, where the presentation of non-specific signs and symptoms can often mimic other conditions. Notably, altered mental status, including seizures, emerges as a common avenue for various endocrine emergencies in children.
