The Cribsiders

Taking care of patients with Down Syndrome requires a careful and multidisciplinary approach. Come and join us with our wonderful guest, Dr. Hannah Keppler, as we go over everything you need to know about managing patients with Down Syndrome in a primary care setting. In this episode, we go over what to look out for during an initial newborn evaluation of a baby with Trisomy 21, the important screening tests and specialist care involved, and why we don’t get routine screening X-rays for atlantoaxial instability.

Crossover Round 2! The Cribsiders reunite Pediatrics On Call hosts, Dr. David Hill and Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinkie, to recap the AAP 2024 conference plenaries. Join us as we discuss pediatricians as heroes, the importance of early literacy, how to approach social media and youth mental health, congenital syphilis, and health policies. 

Get ready for an influx of practice-changing pearls as the Cribsiders team shares what we learned at the AAP 2024 conference in Orlando, FL. Learn how to diagnose and manage GERD, common gynecologic disorders, murmurs, and hypertriglyceridemia. Find out what’s new in the newborn nursery and how to counsel on marijuana use. 

Does the thought of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome make your heart race? Dr. Kelsey Klaas (Adolescent Medicine at Mayo Clinic) teaches us how to walk with patients and families through a POTS diagnosis. We master the art of orthostatic vitals, learn about the importance of teamwork in POTS management strategies, and touch on the stigma around this diagnosis. This episode is packed with practical tips and expert advice - you won't want to skip a beat!

Join us for our latest episode - a conversation on newborn care essentials that can sometimes become a tricky topic: the hepatitis B vaccine and vitamin K injection. With the expertise of Dr. Ha Nguyen, we’ll explore why these tiny treatments pack a big punch, and how you can ease parental fears with facts. We’ll break down the concerns so you can build up confidence in your conversations with new parents.

Join this fantastic conversation with Dr. Julie Leonard (Nationwide Children’s) and Dr. Dan Corwin (CHOP) about the management of pediatric cervical spine injuries. This duo teaches us about the new PECARN clinical decision rule for cervical spine injuries as well as key pearls on physical exam and imaging in pediatric patients with blunt trauma.

Join us for a fantastic conversation with an expert in the field of neuromuscular disorders, Dr. Kevin Flanigan. Dr. Flanigan is the director of the Center for Gene Therapy at Nationwide Children's Hospitals, which developed the first FDA-approved gene therapy to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. He teaches us when to include muscular dystrophy in the differential, how BiPAP extends the lives of patients with Duchenne, and what the latest gene replacement therapies have to offer. 

Join us and expert guest Dr. IJ Anosike (The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore) to dissect the complexities of diagnosing and managing Epstein-Barr virus!  From sneaky symptoms to tricky tests, Dr. Anosike provides insight on identifying and tackling this troublesome virus. Don't miss this infectiously enlightening episode!

PART 2. In our last episode, we discussed hyperkalemia management in an otherwise renally healthy patient. But what if your patient has chronic kidney disease? Are they okay if their potassium has been 5.9 for a long time? How does our management change? Nephrologist Dr. Jordan Symons returns to offer his advice on outpatient and inpatient management of acute-on-chronic hyperkalemia.

We’ve all been there - you’re woken up by a critical page and a bright red potassium number blares at you from the computer screen. How do you make sense of the number? What does it mean for a potassium to be hemolyzed? And what are the steps to treating it? Dr. Jordan Symons (Seattle), walks us through all this and more as we learn all about hyperkalemia.