Do you get irritated when people say that someone’s abdominal pain is “just from anxiety”? What IS a FODMAP, anyways? Join our guest Hannibal Person who is trained in both psychiatry and pediatric gastroenterology as he describes his approach to diagnosing, explaining, and treating irritable bowel syndrome. 

Uncertain when you should be testing your pediatric patients’ liver enzymes? Not sure what to do with that pesky elevated ALT? Just looking for tips to help your patients live-r their healthiest lives? Luckily, Dr. Rohit Kohli, chief of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is here to share guidance on fatty liver disease that far exceeds the upper limit of normal! Listen now for NAFLD identification strategies, management tips, and a lifestyle-changing rhyme to share with your patients. 

Recap and review the top pearls from episodes #25 HIV and #28 Childhood Leukemia with a few members of our production team! It’s Fables from the Cribside! (FFTC), our series providing a rapid review of recent Cribsiders episodes for your spaced learning.

Take a deep dive into a difficult topic with our expert guest, Dr. Kristine Fortin! In this episode, we learn the nuances of history-taking in the setting of concern for non-accidental trauma, signs to look out for on physical exam, and the importance of having a clinical pathway in place to minimize bias. Dr. Fortin also shares how pediatricians play a critical role in providing anticipatory guidance to prevent future trauma. 

Is your growth chart evaluation coming up a little short? Dr. Laurie Cohen joins us today to help our knowledge on short stature GROW!

Have you ever been in a clinic and thought a patient may be struggling with food access but didn’t know what to ask? Do you wonder what food-based interventions have the strongest evidence behind them for reducing food insecurity and improving health? Or maybe you want to start your own hospital or clinic QI project related to food. Join us with all-star physician and food policy researcher, Hilary Seligman, MD as she walks us through definitions, philosophies, consequences, and interventions related to food and nutrition security! 

Practice-changing pearls coming in hot in our second AAP 2022 recap episode recorded live in Anaheim, CA! Learn top tips for diagnosing and managing ADHD, precocious/delayed puberty, and neurologic complications of Covid19; find out what’s new in contraception; and hear how pediatric providers can be essential advocates for the safety and well-being of the kids we care for. 

Crossover episode alert! PedsOnCall hosts Dr. David Hill and Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinkie join the Cribsiders live to recap the AAP 2022 conference plenaries. Listen as we discuss reclaiming joy in pediatrics, the stigma against mental health, children orphaned by COVID, weight neutral health, and concussion-related vision problems. 

Join us as Dr. Lu puts the “Func” in Functional Constipation. Dr. Peter Lu, pediatric gastroenterologist and motility specialist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital teaches us what is required for diagnosing constipation, tips for management, diagnostic and therapeutic snags to avoid, and the true impact of this common diagnosis. So sit back, re(mira)lax, and enjoy the show!

Does the sight of a jaundiced patient send you into a spiral about what to do next? Indirect, unconjugated, direct, conjugated…what’s the difference?! Why do patients with Gilbert’s live longer?? Find out in this Kasai-ting discussion of hyperbilirubinemia in the pediatric and adolescent patient. In this second part of our hyperbilirubinemia series, Dr. Niviann Blondet breaks down a stepwise approach for diagnosis, work-up, and management of hyperbilirubinemia.