Pediatric Review for Primary Care

 Topics and Objectives
Potpourri of Clinical Cases: Critical Thinking
Objectives: 1) At the conclusion of the presentation, course attendees will be exposed to a number of challenging pediatric cases which will stimulate them to think more broadly and probe more deeply as to questions necessary for reaching a reasonable diagnosis

Management of the Common Cold – OTC Medications and Alternative Therapies
Objectives: 1) Know which cough and cold preparations are not appropriate for use in children 2) Understand the potential adverse complications of particular ingredients within certain cough and cold preparations

Cervical Lymphadenitis and Deep Neck Infections
Objectives: 1) Review the differential diagnosis of the most common causes of acute and subacute cervical lymphadenitis 2) Discuss the different appropriate treatment steps for nontuberculous lymphadenitis and cat scratch disease 3) Outline the age and clinical differences in retropharyngeal versus peritonsillar infections

Community Acquired Pneumonia and Bronchiolitis
Objectives: 1)Review the agents most commonly associated with community acquired pneumonia by age 2) Highlight the various pulmonary presentations of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections 3)Review most recent guidelines for office management of infants with bronchiolitis