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Few Useful Websites related to Paediatric Radiology and Paediatrics
1.
Correlapedia is a correlative encyclopedia of pediatric imaging, surgery,
and pathology authored by M.P. D'Alessandro, S.J. Fishman & D. E. Schofield. The
website available at http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/providers/CAP/CAPHome.shtml
has a spectrum of multimedia cases/atlas (text & images). Evidently, "the goal
of Correlapedia is to create for the medical apprentice a collection of patient
stories in which imaging plays a key role in diagnosing and managing thoracic
diseases in children."
2. Thoracopedia is an imaging encyclopedia
of pediatric thoracic disease authored by M.P. D'Alessandro, from the Department
of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine. This educative portal presented
at http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/providers/TAP/Thoracopedia.shtml
has cases listed by knowns / unknowns that are organized by disease type or by
age or simply as unorganized unknowns.
3. Paediapaedia is an imaging
encyclopedia of pediatric disease at http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/providers/PAP/PAPHome.shtml
authored by Michael P. 'Alessandro, and deals with Imaging appearances of common
pediatric diseases. The topics covered are absorbing and educative and comprises
Neonatal Chest Diseases, Chest and Airway Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Musculoskeletal
Diseases, Neurological Diseases etc. Each of these is further divided into Clinical/Radiographic
Presentations, Differential Diagnosis, Approaches to Imaging, Procedure Technique
Descriptions and Unknown Neurological Imaging Cases. An riveting section on Classic
Signs in Pediatric Radiology is available at http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/providers/PAP/TOC/Classics.shtml
4. A MetaTextbook of Pediatric Radiology, dealing with Imaging Appearances
of Common Pediatric Diseases is authored by Michael P. D'Alessandro, M.D. from
the University of Iowa College of Medicine. Offered at http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/providers/MetatextbookPedRad/MetaTBPedRad.shtml
the material includes the various systems: i.e. Cardiovascular, Chest and Airway,
Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Musculoskeletal and Neurological System. Similarly,
A MetaTextbook of Pediatric Radiology Neurological System from the Virtual
Children's Hospital is available at http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/providers/MetatextbookPedRad/Neuro.shtml
5. Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children Handbook is presented at
http://www.chw.edu.au/prof/handbook/toc.htm
The book first published in 1964 has its the is book 1999 edition available
online with Henry Kilham & David Isaacs as its editors. The material is
sourced from the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, the hospital
being a stand-alone service dedicated to paediatrics. The present edition
of the handbook is divided into 35 sections that covers Hematology, Neonatal
Medicine, Biochemical Genetic Emergencies, Cardiology, Respiratory Diseases,
Endocrinology and Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Neurology and Neurosurgery,
Renal Medicine, Guidelines For CT And MRI Scanning, Trauma and Orthopedics.
6. Picubook at http://picuBOOK.net
is a website that focuses as an on-line resource for pediatric critical
care. The site at http://pedsccm.wustl.edu/All-Net/main.html
fully realizes the potential of web based learning in the specialised
field of paediatrics. There are articles, videos, graphics, lectures,
animation, slides, javascript calculators and innovative sections titled
new stuff, overall format and NLM search threads. Besides there is additional
material available at http://medicina.ub.es/All-Net/english/mainpage/contents/contents.html
7. Back Pain in Children - A Common Clinical Problem in Children
is another of the many useful and educative sites fashioned and presented by Michael
P. D'Alessandro, M.D. Available at http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/providers/BackPainInChildren/BackPainChildren.shtml
the material commences with a Diagnostic Algorithm, has sections on "How to interpret
plain films of the lumbar spine", describes the Differential diagnosis for back
pain in children and rounds off with few Case examples of back pain in children.
8. ElectricAirway: Upper Airway Problems in Children is a educative
essay available at http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/providers/ElectricAirway/ElectricAirway.shtml.
The material written by Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D and Michael D'Alessandro, M.D
is dividied into sections on Pediatric Airway Disease, Anatomy, The Croup Syndromes,
Acute Epiglottitis, Subglottic Stenosis, Tracheo/Laryngomalacia and a Summary
of Pediatric Airway Disease. It has a list of Case Studies at the end.
9. The Pediatric Jeopardy at http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/providers/PedJeopardy/jeopardyinstructions.shtml#TOC
is a "program developed by Dr. Tim Starner while he was a resident at The University
of Iowa". It uses Microsoft Powerpoint 98 as its software
10. Online Pediatric Surgery Handbook at http://home.coqui.net/titolugo/handbook.htm
comprises 11 chapters , each dealing with a specific topic. While the
early chapters deal with head and neck topics, obstructive problems, the
later chapters deal at length on Hernias and abdominal wall defect, gastrointestinal
bleeding and pancreatic and biliary conditions. Separate sections on interesting
topics are available towards the end concerning tumors, prenatal congenital
malformations and pediatric laparoscopy. Importantly, this entire Handbook
on Pediatric Surgery can be downloaded as a PDF file titled Handbook.pdf
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