Pediatrics Clerkship: Week 4

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 4 Lecture Topics: Cardiac

1. Fetal circulation.
2. Congenital anomalies: Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD), Atrial Septal Defect (ASD),
3. Tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of the great vessels, coarctation of the aorta, patent
4. ductus arteriosus (PDA), pulmonic stenosis (PS). The significance of these defects as isolated findings and as they relate to genetic syndromes.
5. Acquired heart disease: Rheumatic Fever (RF), myocarditis and Hypertension

Gastrointestinal Disorders (G.I.)

1. Gastroenteritis
2. Constipation/Hirschsprung’s disease
3. Acute abdomen (appendicitis, intussusception, volvulus)
4. Inflammatory bowel disease
5. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Neurology

1. Seizures
2. Meningitis
3. Head trauma
4. Cerebral palsy
5. Tumors

Hematology/Oncology

1. Anemias/hemoglobinopathies
2. Pediatric malignancies (Acute Lymphatic Leukemia, lymphomas, neuroblastoma, Wilm’s tumor)
3. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

8. Renal and Genitourinary (G.U.)

1. Urinary tract infections (UTI’s)
2. Nephritis/nephrosis
3. Fluid and electrolyte balance
4. Congenital anomalies

Quiz 4: Cardiac, GI, Neurology, Hematology/Oncology, Renal and GU (End of week 4)

Source:
https://www.windsor.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Pediatrics-Syllabus.pdf
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