This episode describes how to prepare for a newborn’s first outpatient visit after they have been discharged from the birth hospital, including the information that you need to obtain from the medical record before the visit, the topics you need to discuss during the visit, and how to approach the physical examination in a newborn.

Introduction

Socio-emotional state of parents

Before the visit, you should review

Newborn visit

Normal newborn vital signs

Infant growth parameters and weight trajectory

Physical exam

Anticipatory guidance

Next follow up appointment depends on weight, bilirubin level

Resources/Links:

https://peditools.org/bili2022/ - resource for management of hyperbilirubinemia

In Pediatric Gastroenterology (or GI) clinic, you will see patients with a host of gastrointestinal, pancreatic, liver, and nutrition issues. This episode will discuss specific questions that you will want to cover in your history and the elements of a complete GI exam - which is a lot more than just an abdominal exam!

Peds GI clinic covers a host of gastrointestinal, pancreatic, liver and nutrition issues

-3yr fellowship after peds residency 

Before Clinic 

This episode will prepare you for your first well child visit. In primary care, about half of a pediatrician's time will be spent in well child visits. We will talk about what you need to review before you walk into the patient's room, the elements of the history (diet, sleep, elimination, development, etc.) that you need to ask about in well child visits, tips to approaching the physical exam in children, and anticipatory guidance. Finally, we will provide an example of an oral presentation for a well child visit.

This episode will prepare you to see well newborn babies in the newborn nursery on day 1. We will talk about the typical newborn stay, the information you need to gather to successfully give oral presentations on your patients, the newborn physical exam, and the tests and procedures commonly performed on all newborns.

Pediatrics is different from any other rotation that you will do. Children are not just small adults. There is a huge range of ages and developmental stages. This episode will provide you with some general tips and tricks for all clerkships in general and the Pediatrics clerkship specifically, and essential resources that will help you to succeed in your clerkship.

Essential Resources

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Books:

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General Tips and Tricks:

Pediatric-specific Tips and Tricks: