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Charting Pediatrics

Oct 29, 2019

In young children, many of the symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis resemble those of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)—including feeding disorders and poor weight gain—so the child may be mistakenly diagnosed with GERD. In today’s episode we talk to Glenn Furuta, MD about the importance of a proper...


Oct 22, 2019

Biliary atresia is a rare gastrointestinal disorder, occurring approximately 1 in 10,000 to 15,000 births in the United States, and is characterized by a destruction or absence of, all or a portion of the extrahepatic bile duct. Affected infants present with jaundice and fibrosis.

In some cases, additional...


Oct 15, 2019

Sepsis remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children despite improved understanding of the pathophysiology leading to better clinical management and survival. Recent studies have identified several areas that must be addressed by the clinician in order to continue to impact the morbidity and...


Oct 10, 2019

Join us as we podcast live from the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans on October 26 & 27, 2019! Stop by Booth #632 in the Exhibit Hall to say hello – our host team of Dr. Alison Brent, Dr. David Brumbaugh and Dr. Dan Nicklas would love to meet you!


Oct 8, 2019

Functional abdominal pain disorders are the most common cause of chronic abdominal pain in children and adolescents. On today’s episode we are talk with Jaime Belkind-Gerson, MD to unpack the presentation, diagnosis and management of functional abdominal pain from the primary care perspective.

Dr. Belkind-Gerson is...