31 Jan Epilepsy and seizure disorder

MN580 Primary Care of Children and Adolescents Health

Unit 4 Discussion

Cardiac and Pulmonic Pediatric Conditions

This week, cardiac and pulmonic conditions will be assigned to you by your instructor. You are expected to present your initial topic including, but not limited to, the following items:

Pathophysiology

Epidemiology

Physical exam findings

Differential diagnoses and rationale

Management plan to include diagnostic testing, medications if applicable, follow-up plans and referrals if needed

In addition, you are required to follow the Discussion Board grading rubric and respond to at least three of your classmates. Topics may include:

Murmurs (innocent and pathologic)

Congestive heart disease in children

Left to right shunting: ASD, VSD

Left to right shunting: Atrioventricularseptal defect, PDA

Right to left shunting: Transposition of the great arteries (TGA), tetralogy of fallot, hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Hypertension in children

Kawasaki Disease, acute rheumatic fever

Infective endocarditis, pericarditis

Myocarditis, cardiomyopathy

Syncope

Cardiac dysrhythmias

Upper respiratory disorders: The common cold, rhinosinusitis

Pharyngitis, tonsillitis

Diphtheria, pertussis

Recurrent epistaxis, nasal foreign body

Croup, epiglottitis

Foreign body aspiration (laryngeal, tracheal, bronchial)

Nonbacterial and bacterial pneumonia

Cystic fibrosis

Pectus deformity

MN580 Primary Care of Children and Adolescents Health

Unit 5 Discussion

Topic 1: Pain Management, Palliative Care, Metabolic, Endocrine, Genetic, and Chronic Conditions and Management Plans

This week, there will be a variety of conditions assigned to you by your instructor pertaining to metabolic, endocrine, genetic, and chronic conditions. You are expected to present your initial topic including, but not limited to, the following items:

Pathophysiology

Epidemiology

Physical exam findings

Differential diagnoses and rationale

Management plan to include diagnostic testing, medications if applicable, follow-up plans and referrals if needed

In addition, you are required to follow the Discussion Board grading rubric and respond to at least three of your classmates. Topics may include:

Precocious puberty

Pediatric obesity

Hypothyroidism

Hyperthyroidism

Growth hormone deficiency

Constitutional growth delay

Adrenal Insufficiency

Type 1 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes

Inborn errors of metabolism

Phenylketonuria

Dyslipidemia

Trisomy 21

Trisomy 18

Turner syndrome

Fragile X syndrome

Klinefelter syndrome

Neurofibromatosis

Fever in children

Pain in children

MN580 Primary Care of Children and Adolescents Health

Unit 6 Discussion

Pediatric Atopic, Immunologic, Infectious Disease, and Integumentary Conditions and Management Plans

This week, there will be a variety of conditions assigned to you by your instructor pertaining to atopic, immunologic, infectious disease, and integumentary conditions. You are expected to present your initial topic including, but not limited to, the following items:

Pathophysiology

Epidemiology

Physical exam findings

Differential diagnoses and rationale

Management plan to include diagnostic testing, medications if applicable, follow-up plans and referrals if needed

In addition, you are required to follow the Discussion Board grading rubric and respond to at least three of your classmates. Topics may include:

1. Pediatric asthma (0–4 years of age)

2. Allergic rhinitis

3. Atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis

4. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

5. Systemic lupus erythematosus

6. Acute rheumatic fever

7. Henoch-Schonleinpurpura

8. Pediatric asthma (5–11 years of age)

9. Pediatric asthma (>12 years of age)

10. Impetigo

11. Cellulitis

12. Candidiasis, all types

13. Tineacapitis, tineacorporis

14. Tineaversicolor, pityriasisrosea

15. Scabies, pediculosis

16. Acne vulgaris

17. Stevens-Johnson syndrome

18. Herpes simplex virus

19. Infectious mononucleosis

20. Fever of unknown origin

MN580 Primary Care of Children and Adolescents Health

Unit 7 Discussion

Musculoskeletal, Hematologic, and Oncologic Conditions in Children and Management Plans

This week, there will be a variety of conditions assigned to you by your instructor pertaining to musculoskeletal, hematologic, and oncologic conditions. You are expected to present your initial topic including, but not limited to, the following items:

Pathophysiology

Epidemiology

Physical exam findings

Differential diagnoses and rationale

Management plan to include diagnostic testing, medications if applicable, follow-up plans and referrals if needed

In addition, you are required to follow the Discussion Board grading rubric and respond to at least three of your classmates. Topics may include:

Microcytic anemia

Thalassemias

Hemolytic anemia

Sickle cell anemia and trait

Hereditary spherocytosis

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Hemophilias

Leukemia

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Hodgkin lymphoma

Brachial plexus injury

Clavicle fracture

Costochondritis

Scoliosis

Developmental dysplasia of the hip

Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Genu varum, genu valgum

Osgood-Schlatter disease

Subluxation of the radial head

MN580 Primary Care of Children and Adolescents Health

Unit 8 Discussion

Neurologic and Mental Health Conditions and Management Plans

This week, there will be a variety of conditions assigned to you by your instructor pertaining to neurologic and mental health conditions. You are expected to present your initial topic including, but not limited to, the following items:

Pathophysiology

Epidemiology

Physical exam findings

Differential diagnoses and rationale

Management plan to include diagnostic testing, medications if applicable, follow-up plans and referrals if needed

In addition, you are required to follow the Discussion Board grading rubric and respond to at least three of your classmates. Topics may include:

Night terrors, nightmares

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Learning disorders

Sensory processing disorder

Autistic spectrum disorders

Anxiety disorder (separation and generalized)

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Tic disorders

Posttraumatic stress disorder

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Oppositional defiant disorder

Eating disorders

Cerebral palsy

Epilepsy and seizure disorder

Headaches in children

Disturbances of head growth

Guillain-Barre syndrome

Head injury

CNS infection