The Peds NP: Pearls of Pediatric Evidence-Based Practice
Episodes
Choosing Wisely Case 4: New onset enuresis (S12 Ep. 83)
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Choosing Wisely Campaign series! This is the fifth and final episode of our 5-part series exploring the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wi...
Choosing Wisely Case 3: Child with fever and cough (S12 Ep. 82)
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Choosing Wisely Campaign series! This is the fourth episode of a 5-part series exploring the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely Lists....
Choosing Wisely Case 2: Infant with diarrhea and dermatitis (S12 Ep. 81)
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Choosing Wisely Campaign series! This is the third episode of a 5-part series exploring the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely Lists. ...
Choosing Wisely Case 1: Syncope (S12 Ep. 80)
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Choosing Wisely Campaign series! This is the second episode of a 5-part series exploring the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely Lists....
The Choosing Wisely Campaign (S12 Ep. 79)
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Choosing Wisely Campaign series! This 5-part series will explore the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely Campaign, its historical prece...
Acute Care Faculty Series: A Graduation Speech: Onward (S11 Ep. 78)
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the final episode of The Peds NP Acute Care PNP Faculty series. The series was created and peer-reviewed by national leaders in acute care PNP...
Acute Care Faculty Series: How to Deliver a Patient Presentation in the PICU (S11 Ep. 77)
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This series was created and peer-reviewed by national leaders in acute care PNP education collaborat...
Acute Care Faculty Series: How to Select an Enteral Formula and Start Feeds (S11 Ep. 76)
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This series was created and peer-edited by national leaders in acute care PNP education collaboratin...
Acute Care Faculty Series: Malnutrition and Feeding Tube Selection (S11 Ep. 75)
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This series was created and peer-reviewed by national leaders in acute care PNP education colla...
5 Minute Meditation for Pediatric Providers (S11 Ep. 74)
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation begins at 2:00. This 5-minute meditation for pediatric providers is designed to help you center your day before your work to boost your w...
Acute Care Faculty Series: Well-Being and Resilience (S11 Ep. 73)
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This series was created and peer-reviewed by national leaders in acute care PNP education colla...
Acute Care Faculty Series: Case Study on Delivering Bad News (S11 Ep. 72)
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This collaborative series was created and peer-reviewed by national experts and leaders in acute car...
Acute Care Faculty Series: Delivering Bad News (S11 Ep. 71)
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This collaborative series was created and peer-reviewed by national experts and leaders in acut...
Acute Care Faculty Series: How to create your first poster and abstract (S11 Ep. 70)
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This series was created and peer-reviewed by national leaders in acute care PNP education colla...
Acute Care Faculty Series: Developing the Acute Care Differential (S11 Ep. 69)
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This series was created and peer-edited by national leaders in acute care PNP education collabo...
Acute Care Faculty Series: Your first day of acute care clinical (S11 Ep. 68)
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This collaborative series was created and peer-reviewed by national experts and leaders in acute car...
Discharge Education for Bronchiolitis (S10 Ep. 67)
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the peak of respiratory virus season, bronchiolitis is one of the most common presentations in infants and young toddlers. The characteristic wheez...
Health Equity in Pediatrics: Epilogue and Results (S9 Ep. 66)
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the eighth and final episode of the Health Equity in Pediatrics podcast series, the epilogue begins with my inspiration for the series, shares some...
RSV Vaccine for the Prevention of Severe Bronchiolitis in Infants (S10 Ep. 65)
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nirsevimab is the new FDA-approved monoclonal antibody RSV vaccine for the prevention of severe lower respiratory illness in infants. In this episode,...
Health Equity in Pediatrics: Mental Health Stigma (S9 Ep. 64)
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mental health is one of the greatest health risks encountered by children and adolescents in today’s world. Stigma can be one of the biggest barri...
Health Equity in Pediatrics: Misgendering and Heteronormative Assumptions (S9 Ep. 63)
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s good advice for any pediatric provider to never assume anything. In the sixth episode of the series on Health Equity in Children, we understa...
Health Equity in Pediatrics: Weight Bias and the AAP Guideline on Children with Obesity (S9 Ep. 62)
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The seminal publication of the AAP’s Guideline on the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity serves as the source of our ...
Health Equity in Pediatrics: Say My Name Correctly (S9 Ep. 61)
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The fourth episode in our Health Equity in Pediatrics series highlights one of the simplest individual actions a provider can take to be an ally in he...
Health Equity in Pediatrics: Interrupting Microaggressions (S9 Ep. 60)
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The third episode in the Health Equity in Pediatrics series focuses on microaggressions, which are subtle slights, snubs, and digs that are seemingly ...
Health Equity in Pediatrics: Identifying Your Implicit Bias (S9 Ep. 59)
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of the Health Equity in Pediatrics series, we explore implicit bias as unconscious attitudes and stereotypes held against a grou...
Health Equity in Pediatrics: Health Equity in Kids (S9 Ep. 58)
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Health Equity in Pediatrics series! In the first installment of our series, we define health equity and review some communities often...
Plant-based Milks (S8 Ep. 57)
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Got milk? The answer is complicated. While plant-based beverages are accused of posing as animal by-product imposters, the FDA claims that consumers...
Respiratory Virus Testing (S8 Ep. 56)
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. In the depths of respiratory virus season, providers often order unnecessary tests that won't alter t...
AOM Microbiology Update (S8 Ep. 55)
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Not all bacterial infections need an antibiotic. It may sound hard to believe, but if we all followed the AAP guidelines on the management of otitis...
Stop prescribing Benadrylâ„¢ (S8 Ep. 54)
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been looking for a New Year's Resolution to make a real difference in your practice, stop prescribing diphenhydramine. Despite being a com...
Case study: Adolescent female with foot burning (S7 Ep. 53)
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the last case study in our series on Cognitive Bias in Healthcare, attribution error (among others) of an adolescent female with foot burning revea...
Case study: Adolescent female with arm pain (S7 Ep. 52)
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The next case study in our series on cognitive bias in healthcare follows an obese adolescent female with arm and neck pain who felt unheard during th...
Case study: 4 month old with constipation (S7 Ep. 51)
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first case study of our mini-series on Cognitive Bias in Health Care, we meet a 4 month old female referred to the emergency department for con...
The context of bias (S7 Ep. 50)
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are many factors that contribute to the way we perceive and interpret information... and lots of ways that our brains skew our perspectives that...
Cognitive Bias in Healthcare (S7 Ep. 49)
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the first installment on a new mini series on cognitive bias in pediatric healthcare. We begin by discussing what cognitive bias is,...
Review of the CDC’s Developmental Surveillance Checklist (S6 Ep. 48)
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Developmental surveillance and screening work best to identify delays when used together. The AAP and CDC teamed up to create a standardized develop...
Undiagnosed Congenital Heart Disease in Primary Care (S6 Ep. 47)
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When accelerated BSN student Sam Mahaney wanted more practical bedside application of his knowledge of pediatric cardiology, we sat down to discuss th...
Infant dyschezia (S6 Ep. 46)
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Infant dyschezia refers to the discomfort an infant experiences when bearing down against a closed anal sphincter, and is often misidentified as const...
Infant Vision Screening (S6 Ep. 45)
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vision screening is one of the most important preventative health screenings that a primary care provider does at well visits. But the infant eye ex...
Breastfeeding Tips for Struggling Moms (S6 Ep. 44)
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With national formula shortages over 40% and growing, the pediatric provider can encourage the establishment and maintenance of breastfeeding in moms ...
Practical Prescribing for Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen (S5 Ep. 43)
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two of the most common over-the-counter medications in pediatrics are not as simple and benign as you might think. This episode uncovers the dark pa...
Discharge Education for Acute Gastroenteritis (S5 Ep. 42)
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Children with acute gastroenteritis and mild or moderate dehydration can be managed at home with oral rehydration. Learn how to partner with familie...
Picky Eating in Primary Care (S5 Ep. 41)
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The well visit is time to screen for issues in primary care, which includes diet and nutrition. Picky eating is a common problem that often plagues ...
When Derm Met Allergy (S5 Ep. 40)
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mansi Kotwal, Allergy and Immunology fellow at Johns Hopkins, joins The Peds NP podcast again to talk about a few dermatologic manifestations of a...
The Newborn Exam (S5 Ep. 39)
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Season 5 of The Peds NP returns with an introduction to the first exam a person will ever get: The newborn exam. This episode focuses on that first ...
2021 AAP Guidelines on Febrile Infants (S4 Ep. 38)
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Provider variation has plagued the management of febrile neonates for decades, but the wait for standardization is over! The AAP published its long-...
Human Trafficking (S4 Ep. 37)
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Human trafficking, specifically sex trafficking, is a worrisome reality that pediatric providers need to recognize and manage with speed and grace. ...
Anaphylaxis with Mansi Kotwal, MD (S4 Ep. 36)
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recognition of anaphylaxis can be difficult for some providers, and the courage to give epinephrine for treatment can be even more so. Johns Hopkins...
CNS Infections (S4 Ep. 35)
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Infections in the central nervous system can be very dangerous in children, so prompt recognition and treatment is important to avoid morbidity and mo...
Pediatric GI with John Lyles, MD (S4 Ep. 34)
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first ever guest interview on The Peds NP, pediatric gastroenterologist John Lyles talks with us about pathologic hyperbilirubinemia and inflam...
Vasoactive agents in cardiogenic shock (S4 Ep. 33)
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cardiogenic shock occurs in children for a variety of reasons, and there are a variety of vasoactive drugs available to treat the critical condition. ...
Bronchiolitis in the Hospitalized Patient (S4 Ep. 32)
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The 2014 AAP guidelines on the treatment of bronchiolitis are a provider's medical decision-making compass, but how can we interpret the vague or abse...
Nutrition in Critical Care (S4 Ep. 31)
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nutrition is arguably the most important component of care in children with critical illness, yet its importance often falls down the list of prioriti...
How to give a scholarly presentation (S4 Ep. 30)
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're presenting in class, for colleagues, or on a national stage, it's important to have the tools and skills to disseminate your work in a ...
Common Limb Deformities in Children (S3 Ep. 29)
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"What's wrong with your legs?' 'Nothin' at all, thank you. My legs are just fine and dandy.'" This episode takes a line from Forrest Gump and RUNS wit...
Amoxicillin Allergy (S3 Ep. 28)
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ten percent of Americans report an allergy to amoxicillin, yet most of these don't represent a true allergy. Today we discuss the types of drug allerg...
How to ace the test and eat a burrito (S3 Ep. 27)
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I've got incredible burrito-eating skills like you've never seen. These epic Tex-Mex talents translate to test-taking strategies that are a sure-fir...
Kids say the darndest things! (S3 Ep. 26)
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When patients (or parents!) use unique phrasing of a phenomenon, we must interpret their description of the experience in laymen's terms using clarify...
What are you wearing?: Navigating guidelines in bronchiolitis (S3 Ep. 25)
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Having a sense of fashion and listening to what the style gurus tell us "what not to wear" is similar to provider practice and the clinical practice g...
Heat and Sun Issues in Summer (S3 Ep. 24)
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the hottest part of summer approaches and kids spend more time playing outside, pediatric providers need to be ready to recognize heat-related illn...
Trouble in clinical paradise (S3 Ep. 23)
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you preceptors for your tireless support of students who cannot learn the art of pediatric healthcare without your bedside teaching. This rela...
The Peds NP’s Baby Registry (S3 Ep. 22)
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this Mother's Day edition of The Peds NP podcast, we consider the perfect baby shower gift for an expecting mother. By using your knowledge of pe...
Now what? Post-graduation tips for the new PNP (S2 Ep. 21)
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Once the exams are all taken, the papers submitted, and the grades are in... you've still got work to do. Healthcare professions require career-long...
Making febrile seizures simple (S2 Ep. 20)
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whatever your social life looks like when you go home, I want you to know how important your work in pediatrics is to so many children! Fever is commo...
How to write a summary statement (S2 Ep. 19)
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A novel is to the clinical note what a summary statement is to Cliff's Notes. A summary statement is a concise phrase of synthesized patient informa...
Primary care implications of cardiac disease in children (S2 Ep. 18)
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Patients with acute diagnoses often start, and always end, in primary care. Today we discuss primary care implications of cardiac disease in childre...
Is this kid sick? (S2 Ep. 17)
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's the difference between a pediatric patient who needs an LP and one that goes home? Find out on today's episode as we pick apart the presentat...
The Sixth Vital Sign (S2 Ep. 16)
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is one of the unique features of pediatric health care? Monitoring their growth! Join us today as we discuss important primary and acute care...
Decision making in respiratory diseases (S2 Ep. 15)
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Diagnosis is the easy part. Deciding whether to send the comfortably tachypneic bronchiolitic is the hard part. Join us today as we unpack how to ...
Illness scripts (S2 Ep. 14)
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us today as we discuss how to identify acute disease by recognizing illness scripts written in test questions or in the medical record, then appl...
Lend me your ears! (S2 Ep. 13)
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prick up your ears for this week's discussion on some favorite principles at The Peds NP. We use acute otitis media as an example of taking it back ...
Unpacking the ddx (S2 Ep. 12)
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we unpack the ddx and discuss common and severe problems of the eye in pediatric patients. Later, we talk about journal club reviews of t...
Head to toe (S2 Ep. 11)
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we pick apart the pieces of a well child check and discuss the ideal head-to-toe exam.
Feedback is a gift (S2 Ep. 10)
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As my primary care pediatrics students finish their first week of class, we review some questions on the newborn and discuss some key principles of cl...
How to call a consult (S1 Ep. 9)
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Peds NP we use a bad example of calling a consult to demonstrate "what not to do" before discussing some good examples and help...
How to write a clinical note (S1 Ep. 8)
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get started on documentation with pearls of wisdom on the different pieces of an outpatient note.
How to read an article and write a literature review (S1 Ep. 7)
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Practical tips for the APRN student on selecting the article, reading it, then writing a literature review for discussion with classmates or colleague...
Intro to a podcast in a pandemic (S1 Ep. 1)
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a global pandemic threatens my NP students' ability to complete clinical hours in person, faculty all over the country scrambled to figure out ho...
Shots! Shots! Shots! Shots! (S1 Ep. 6)
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vaccine hesitancy has become a controversial and highly politicized topic in healthcare today. Join us as we discuss the history on how we got here,...
Mightier than the sword (S1 Ep. 5)
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a marital argument seeks to justify the use of a seemingly antiquated healthcare learning exercise, we find ourselves at the center of an existen...
Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (S1 Ep. 4)
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rabies is one of those scary words associated with animal bites. But not every situation requires post-exposure prophylaxis. Join us today as we t...
Friday fever at 5 (S1 Ep. 3)
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we talk through the tough decision on what to do when a patient presents at the most inconvenient time with Fever Without Source. Why is this ...
What to do with the poo (S1 Ep. 2)
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When constipation enters the acute care setting or is difficult to manage in primary care, use this podcast to consider the evidence-based practice gu...