Maria Broadstreet – High Risk Pediatric Care: Current Trends, Treatments & Issues

Outline

Immunizations

• More vaccines? – The latest updates
• Responses to parental concerns

Clues from the Lab Results

• Is that normal & what do we do with it??
• Evaluating CBC results
• Liver tests
• TFTs

Acute Neurological Conditions

• How to identify life-threatening pediatric headaches
• Childhood periodic syndromes: Cyclical vomiting/abdominal migraines are not just made up
• Evaluating new onset seizures: What does it signal?

What you NEED to Know When Assessing for a Concussion

• Essential assessment strategies
• Return to play guidelines
• Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

The “Hypersensitive” Child: Allergies, Asthma . . . and More!

• Why are we seeing such an increase in allergies?
• Evaluating the clinical symptoms is not enough
• Can we prevent asthma?
• Allergy testing you MUST be aware of

Pediatric X-Ray Interpretation Tips

• Pneumonia
• Intussusception
• Cardiac disease
• What is it???

Pediatric Cardiology

• Evaluating for conditions at risk for sudden death (The Sports Physical)
• EKG results: Making sense of the QRS
• Pediatric hypertension and treatment
• Shock in children: Identifying early warning signs

Childhood Obesity

• Intervention strategies/Conversation tips
• Exploring factors in weight gain

Targeting Teens

• Trends in teen drug use: Do you know what they are using in your neighborhood?
• Starting the conversation…