Pediatrics Clerkship: Week 2

Pediatrics Clerkship - Syllabus (PDF)

REQUIRED READING:

Text books

1. Current Diagnosis and Treatment Family Medicine, 2nd Edition by South-Paul, Matheny, Lewis
2. Essentials of family medicine, 2nd Edition Sloan, Slat, Curtis

Recommended Resources:

1. Case Files Family Medicine, Third Edition (LANGE Case Files) 3rd Edition by Eugene Toy (Author), Donald Briscoe, Bruce Britton
2. Blueprints Family Medicine, 3rd Edition (Blueprints Series) Third Edition by Martin S. Lipsky , Mitchell S. King
3. Family Medicine PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, Third Edition by Doug Knutson
4. AAFP’s Board Preparation Questions
5. USPSTF Recommendations

READING Required

• Pediatrics for Medical Students – Most recent edition, edited by Daniel Bernstein and Steven P. Shelov, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Comprehensive Textbooks

• Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics, Latest Edition, Saunders publisher, edited by Behrman, Kliegman, Jenson
• Rudolph ’s Textbook of Pediatrics, Latest Edition, McGraw-Hill publisher, edited by Rudolph, Rudolph, Hostetter, Lister, Siegel

CORE TOPICS

Week 2 Lecture Topics: Common Childhood Illnesses and Their Treatments

Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) and pulmonary disorders

1. Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)
2. Pharyngitis
3. Otitis media
4. Sinusitis
5. Cervical adenitis
6. Croup/epiglottitis
7. Bronchiolitis
8. Asthma
9. Foreign body
10. Pneumonia
11. Cystic fibrosis
12. Tuberculosis

Eyes

1. Conjunctivitis
2. Ocular trauma
3. Amblyopia
4. Strabismus

Common Pediatric Orthopedic Problems

1. Developmental dysplasia of the hip
2. Osgood Schlatter
3. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
4. Torsions
5. Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
6. Dislocated radial head (nursemaid’s elbow)
7. Fractures

Musculoskeletal System

1. Osteomyelitis/septic arthritis
2. Muscular dystrophies

Quiz 2: Common Peds diseases (End of Week 2)

Source:
https://www.windsor.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Pediatrics-Syllabus.pdf
Captured on May 1, 2021