Topics for Pediatrics
Find educational topics for Pediatrics aligned with the Zambian tertiary curriculum.
Paediatric Respiratory Distress: Acute Asthma
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This topic covers the management of acute asthma exacerbations in children, a common chronic inflammatory airway disorder. For Zambian medical students, it details the assessment of severity based on work of breathing, oxygen saturation, and ability to speak, guiding the stepwise treatment protocol. The module emphasizes the central role of …
Paediatric Coma and Altered Consciousness Assessment
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This topic provides a structured approach to the evaluation and initial management of coma and altered consciousness in children, a critical skill for medical students and practitioners in Zambia. The module covers differential diagnoses (infectious, metabolic, toxic, traumatic), focused history-taking, systematic physical examination with emphasis on neurological signs, and the …
Paediatric Critical Care: PICU Admission Criteria
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This topic outlines the specific clinical criteria for admitting a child to a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), a key decision-making skill for junior doctors and trainees in Zambia. Based on the established protocols, it covers indications across major systems: cardiovascular (severe heart failure, hypertensive crisis), pulmonary (acute respiratory failure, …
Paediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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This topic provides an evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children, a leading infectious cause of mortality in Zambia. Medical students will learn to assess severity using WHO IMCI criteria, primarily tachypnoea (fast breathing) and chest indrawing, to decide between outpatient and inpatient management. …
Tuberculosis in Children: Diagnosis and Treatment
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This topic addresses the challenges and standardized approach to diagnosing and treating tuberculosis (TB) in children, a major public health issue in Zambia. For medical students and clinicians, it covers the composite diagnostic approach, as paediatric TB is often smear-negative. The module emphasizes identifying key risk factors (HIV, malnutrition, household …
Congestive Cardiac Failure in Children
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This comprehensive topic covers the aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management of Congestive Cardiac Failure (CCF) in the paediatric population. Designed for Zambian medical students and paediatric postgraduates, it differentiates between causes in infants and older children, details the compensatory mechanisms and signs of systemic and pulmonary venous congestion, and …
Acute Rheumatic Fever and Secondary Prophylaxis
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This important topic addresses the diagnosis, management, and long-term prevention of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), which remain significant public health concerns in Zambia. The module details the Revised Jones Criteria for diagnosis, the acute management with penicillin, anti-inflammatory agents, and heart failure treatment, and critically, …
Febrile Seizures in Children
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This topic covers Febrile Seizures, the most common type of childhood seizure, occurring in otherwise neurologically normal children between 6 months and 5 years of age during a febrile illness. For Zambian medical students, it defines simple versus complex febrile seizures, outlines the typical clinical presentation (generalized tonic-clonic seizure lasting …
Hypertension in Children: Diagnosis and Aetiology
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This topic provides a detailed framework for the evaluation of hypertension in the paediatric population, a condition often indicative of underlying pathology. For Zambian tertiary medical students, it covers the definition based on age- and gender-specific percentiles, the extensive differential diagnosis categorized by system (renal, renovascular, cardiovascular, endocrine, neurogenic, drug-induced), …