Intended Learning Objective of Each Lecture in the Module

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Topic 1.1 1. Define the growth process. L1
Growth 2. Outline stages of growth.
3. Recognize factors affecting growth.
4. Illustrate patterns of growth.
5. Outline assessment of growth (anthropometric L2
measurements, Dentition and osseous maturation)
6. Recognize the clinical significance of examining the
anterior fontanel.
7. Interpret with the results of anthropometric
measurements to assess the growth.
8. Use the percentile growth charts properly to assess the
normal and abnormal growth.
9. Define short stature. L4
10. List 3 common causes of short stature.
11. Differentiate between the most common types of short
stature.
Topic 1.2 12. Define the normal development and its milestones. L3
Developm 13. List factors affecting development.
ent 14. Outline abnormal patterns of development.
List causes of delayed (motor development, speech or
smiling).
15. Recognize the warning signs of poor development.

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Topic 2.1 16. List advantages of breast feeding. L5
Breast feeding 17. Outline the physiology and the reflexes of milk
(Revised) production.
18. Describe the techniques of breastfeeding.
19. Review the composition of breast milk.
20. Review the promotion of Breast Feeding.
21. Review the problems and difficulties during breast
feeding.
22. List the contraindications of breastfeeding.
Topic 2.2 23. Define FTT and its causes. L6
Malnutrition. 24. Review of system history and clinical examination to
narrow the focus on likely cause of FTT.
25. Review of system history and clinical examination to
narrow the focus on likely cause of FTT.
26. Outline the different types of malnutrition
(Marasmus, Kwashiorkor).
Vitamin 27. Review the effects of Vit. A deficiency and excess. L7
deficiencies, 28. Summarize clinical picture, and complications of
excess. nutritional deficiencies (fat-soluble vitamins and
micronutrients).
29. Define Tetany.

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Topic 4.1 30. Define Karyotyping L8
Principals of 31. List indications of Karyotyping.
genetics and 32. Identify common genetic disorders
genetic 33. Outline the different patterns of genetic transmission.
investigations 34. Outline the different types of chromosomal
(Revised). abnormalities.
35. Give examples of different types of chromosomal
abnormalities.
36. Evaluate a case of a Genetic disorder
Topic 4.3 37. Explain how to perform genetic counseling for the L9
Genetic families whose child has a genetic disorder or
counseling. dysmorphic features.
Topic 4.1 38. Define ID disorders L10
Suspicion of 39. Outline the types of ID disorders
immunodeficie 40. List the common clinical features of ID disorders.
ncy (ID) and 41. Describe the initial immunologic testing of the child
initial with recurrent infections.
immunologic 42. Review the general management of patients with ID.
testing of the
child of
recurrent
infections.
Topic 4.2 43. Define Congenital and acquired immunological L11
Congenital and disorders.
acquired 44. Define AIDS
immunological 45. List the clinical features of AIDS.
disorders. 46. Summarize diagnosis and management of a case of
AIDS.

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Topic 5.1 47. Define bronchial asthma. L12
Bronchial asthma 48. List the environmental triggers of BA.
(BA) in 49. List factors precipitating BA exacerbation.
pediatrics. 50. Outline investigations and management of BA.
51. Recognize Factors associate with increased risk
severe asthma exacerbation.
52. Classify BA severity. L13
53. Review Clinical picture of acute attack of BA.
54. Review diagnosis and differential diagnosis of BA.
55. Assess BA exacerbation using pulmonary index
score
56. Describe emergency room management of acute
BA exacerbation.
57. Define status asthmaticus.
58. Outline Management of status asthmaticus in ICU.
Topic 5.2 59. Define allergic rhinitis L14
Organ-specific 60. Classify Allergic rhinitis.
allergic disorders 61. Outline differential diagnosis and management of
and Food allergy. allergic rhinitis.
62. Define allergic dermatitis.
63. Review diagnosis and management of allergic
dermatitis.
64. Define food allergy.
65. Give examples of food allergy.

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Topic 6.1 1. Review the different blood elements production L15
during the neonate and infancy.
Hematological
2. Illustrate Iron metabolism.
variations in 3. List the common symptoms and signs of
hematological disorders in pediatrics.
pediatrics and CBC
interpretation.
Topic 6.2 4. Define anemia L16
5. Classify anemia
Types of anemia(1)
6. Outline investigations of anemia
7. Recognize commonest causes of anemia in
Egypt.
8. Define Iron Deficiency Anemia.
9. List causes of Iron Deficiency anemia.
10. Review the clinical features, investigations,
differential diagnosis, treatment and prevention
of Iron Deficiency Anemia.
Types of anemia(2) 11. Define aplastic anemia. L17
12. List causes of acquired aplastic pancytopenia.
13. Review the clinical features, investigations and
treatment of acquired aplastic pancytopenia.
14. Define Fanconi anemia.
15. Review clinical features, investigations and
treatment of Fanconi anemia.
16. Define hemolytic anemia.
17. Recognize causes of hemolytic anemia
18. Define Hereditary Spherocytosis.
19. Review the clinical features, investigations,
differential diagnosis, treatment and prevention
of Hereditary Spherocytosis.
Types of anemia(3) 20. Define immune hemolytic anemia L18
21. Outline treatment of immune hemolytic anemia.
22. Explain mechanisms of Immune Hemolytic
Anemia Define favism
23. List causes of favism
24. Review the clinical features, investigations,
treatment and prevention of favism.
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Types of anemia(4) 25. Define Hemoglobinopathies. L19
26. Review the clinical features, investigations,
treatment and prevention of Hemoglobinopathies.
27. Define Sickle cell disease.
28. Outline the clinical features, investigations,
treatment and prevention of Sickle cell disease.
29. Define Thalasemia Major.
30. Outline the clinical features, complications.
investigations, treatment and prevention of
Thalasemia Major
31. Define Thalasemia minor, intermedia and alpha
thalasemia.
Topic 6.3 32. Define Hemostatic disorders. L20
33. Illustrate phases of coagulation.
Hemostatic
34. List causes of Hemostatic disorders.
disorders. (1) 35. Outline diagnosis of Hemostatic disorders.
36. Define Hemophilia.
37. Classify severity of Hemophilia A.
38. Define Hemophilia C and its manifestations.
39. Review the clinical features, investigations,
treatment and prevention of Hemophilia
Hemostatic 40. Define Purpura L21
41. Classify Purpura according to platelet count.
disorders. (2)
42. Define Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
43. Review the clinical features, investigations,
treatment, prognosis and prevention of ITP.
44. Define Disseminated Intravascular coagulation.
45. Review the clinical features, investigations, and
treatment of DIC.
Topic 6.4 46. Define Lymphadenopathy. L22
47. Define Generalized Lymphadenopathy.
Lymphadenopathy and 48. List characters of enlarged lymph nodes.
Splenomegaly. 49. Recognize indications for evaluation of
lymphadenopathy.
50. List common causes of Generalized Lymphadenopathy
51. Review treatment of Generalized Lymphadenopathy.
52. Define splenomegaly.
53. Give 5 examples of pediatric disorders associated with
splenomegaly.
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Topic 7.1 54. List symptoms and signs suggesting malignancy. L23
55. Define Leukemia
Suspicion of
56. Classify Leukemia
malignancy in 57. Review the clinical features, investigations, and
treatment of different types of leukemia.
pediatrics.
58. Outline the clinical features, investigations, and
Common malignancies treatment of lymphoma.
59. Define Wilms tumor and clinical manifestations.
in pediatrics.
60. List associated congenital anomalies of Wilms tumor.
61. Define brain tumors.
62. Classify brain tumors.
63. Recognize the general clinical manifestations of brain
tumors in children.
64. Define Neuroblastoma.
65. Review the clinical features, investigations, and
treatment of Neuroblastoma.
Topic 8.1 66. Define proteinuria. L24
Hematuria, 67. List causes of proteinuria.
68. Define hematuria.
(differential
69. List causes of hematuria.
diagnosis). 70. Review the clinical picture, diagnosis, investigations
and treatment of PSGN.
Topic 9.1 71. Define IEM. L25
Overview of IEM and 72. Outline investigations and general management of
IEM.
examples
73. Define Galactosemia.
74. Define Phenylketonuria.
75. Define Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD).
76. Define Gaucher disease.
77. Give 5 examples of IEM.
78. Review etiology, clinical features, investigations, and
treatment of Galactosemia, Phenylketonuria, Gaucher
disease and MSUD.

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Topic 11.1 Define fever.
79. L26
List causes of fever.
80.
Fever and Fever
Explain pathogenesis of Fever.
81.
of unknown Describe patterns of Fever.
82.
Define Fever of unknown origin
83.
origin.
List causes of Fever of unknown origin.
84.
Evaluate a case of Fever of unknown origin.
85.
Topic 11.2 Define acute exanthematous diseases.
86. L27
List maculopapular exanthematous diseases.
87.
Fever with rash in
List vesiculopapular exanthematous diseases.
88.
pediatrics. Interpret with the data of history and
89.
examination to diagnose and treat the common
acute exanthematous diseases in pediatrics.
Topic 11.3 Microbiological (Viral, Bacterial and Parasitic) infections in pediatrics

Viral infections in 90. Define measles and German measles. L28

91. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, management and
pediatrics
of measles and German measles. L29
92. List complications of measles.
93. Point out prevention of measles
94. Point out prophylaxis of German measles
95. Outline features of congenital rubella
syndrome.
96. Point out prevention of congenital rubella
syndrome.
97. Define Roseola infantum.
98. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, management
of Roseola infantum.
99. Define Erythema infectiousum
100. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, management
of Erythema infectiousum.
101. Define Varicella
102. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, differential
diagnosis, and management of Varicella
103. List complications of Varicella.
104. Define infectious mononucleosis.
105. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, management
of infectious mononucleosis.
106. List complications of infectious mononucleosis.
107. Define Mumps.
108. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, differential
diagnosis, and management of Mumps.
109. List complications of Mumps.
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 110. Define Influenza virus infection.
111. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, differential
diagnosis, and management of Influenza virus
infection.
112. List complications of Influenza virus infection.
113. Define the recommended groups to receive the
H1N1 influenza vaccine.
114. Define Poliomyelitis virus infection.
115. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, differential
diagnosis, and management of Poliomyelitis
virus infection.
116. List complications of Poliomyelitis virus
infection.
117. Define encephalitis virus infection.
118. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, and
management of encephalitis virus infection.
119. Interpret with the data of history and
examination to diagnose and treat the common
viral infections in pediatrics.
Bacterial 120. Define Scarlet fever. L30
121. Review epidemiology, diagnosis, and and
infections in
management of Scarlet fever. L31
pediatrics 122. Define Pertussis.
123. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, differential
diagnosis, prevention and management of
Pertussis.
124. List complications of Pertussis.
125. Define Enteric fever.
126. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, differential
diagnosis, prevention and management of
Enteric fever.
127. List complications of Enteric fever.
128. Define nontyphoidal Salmonellosis.
129. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, differential
diagnosis, prevention and management of
nontyphoidal Salmonellosis.
130. Define Brucellosis.
131. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, differential
diagnosis, prevention and management of
Brucellosis.
132. Define Diphtheria.
133. Outline epidemiology, diagnosis, differential
diagnosis, prevention and management of
Diphtheria.
134. Define Acute Bacterial meningitis.
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 135. Review epidemiology, diagnosis, differential
diagnosis, prevention and management of Acute
Bacterial meningitis.
136. Define Tetanus Neonatorum.
137. Review epidemiology, diagnosis, differential
diagnosis, prevention and management of
Tetanus Neonatorum.
138. Define Tuberculosis.
139. Explain pathogenesis of TB.
140. Review epidemiology, diagnosis, differential
diagnosis, prevention and management of
Tuberculosis.
141. Use TB score chart to diagnose a case of TB.
Parasitic 142. Define Amebiasis, giardiasis, Ascariasis, L32
ancylostoma infection, Enterobiasis,
infections in
Schistosomiasis.
pediatrics 143. Review epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention
and management of Amebiasis, giardiasis,
Ascariasis, Ancylostoma infection,
Enterobiasis, Schistosomiasis.
144. Define Malaria infection.
145. List complications of Malaria infection.
146. Review epidemiology, diagnosis, differential
diagnosis, prevention and management of
Malaria infection.
Topic 11.4 147. Define immunization L33
148. Define immunizing agents.
Immunization
149. Define delayed immunization and how to
manage.
Topic 11.5 150. Define dose adjustment. L34
Dose adjustment 151. Define drug monitoring.
in pediatrics and 152. Review the pediatric disorders in which drugs
drug monitoring. should be adjusted.

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Topic 12.1 153. Define Convulsions. L35
Convulsions in 154. List causes of Convulsions.
pediatrics and 155. Review the emergency treatment of convulsion
epilepsy.
156. Define epilepsy
157. Review the investigations, differential diagnosis
and management of epilepsy.
Topic 12.2 158. Review the common conditions mimic epilepsy. L36
Conditions mimic 159. Define Breath holding attacks.
epilepsy. 160. Review the types and clinical picture of Breath
holding attacks.
161. Define Syncope.
162. Review the clinical picture of Syncope.
Topic 13.1 Autism 163. List causes and risk factors of ASD. L37
Spectrum Disorder 164. Outline clinical features and management of
(ASD), Attention ASD.
Deficit Hyperactivity 165. Define ADHD.
Disorder (ADHD), 166. List diagnostic criteria of ADHD.
food refusal, pica. 167. Outline management of ADHD.
168. Define pica
169. Outline causes, risk factors, complications and
management of pica.
170. Define food refusal
171. Review causes, risk factors, complications and
management of pica.
172. Review causes, risk factors, complications and
management of food refusal
Topic 13.2 Enuresis, 173. Define Encopresis. L38
Encopresis. 174. Define enuresis.
175. Classify enuresis.
176. Review causes, complications and management
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Topic 14.1 177. Define dehydration. L40
Gastroenteritis and 178. Define gastroenteritis.
dehydration
179. List causes of gastroenteritis.
180. Review the causes of dehydration.
181. Classify dehydration according to its degree and
symptoms associated with each degree.
Topic 14.2 182. Define chronic diarrhea. L39
Chronic diarrhea and 183. List causes of chronic diarrhea.
malabsorption
184. Define malabsorption.
185. List causes of malabsorption.
186. Review clinical picture, investigations,
differential diagnosis and treatment of chronic
diarrhea.
187. Review clinical picture, investigations,
differential diagnosis and treatment of
malabsorption
Topic 14.3 188. Define GERD. L41
Motility disorders. 189. Define functional constipation.
190. Outline clinical picture, investigations,
differential diagnosis and treatment of functional
constipation.
191. Define Hirschsprung disease.
192. Review clinical picture, investigations,
differential diagnosis and treatment of GERD.
193. Explain pathology of Hirschsprung disease.
194. Review the clinical picture, investigations,
differential diagnosis and treatment of
Hirschsprung disease.
Topic 14.4 195. Define infant colic. L42
Functional GIT 196. Outline causes and management of infant colic.
disorders.
197. Define functional constipation.
198. List the diagnostic criteria of functional
constipation.
199. Define functional abdominal pain
List the diagnostic criteria of functional
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Topic 15.1 200. List common symptoms of Upper respiratory L43
Upper respiratory tract infections.
tract infections
201. Define croup.
202. Outline clinical manifestations and treatment of
croup.
203. Define acute epiglottitis.
204. Outline clinical manifestations and treatment of
acute epiglottitis.
205. Define bacterial tracheitis.
206. Outline clinical manifestations and treatment of
bacterial tracheitis.
207. Outline management of Upper respiratory tract
infections.
Topic 15.2 208. List common symptoms of Lower respiratory L44
Lower respiratory tract infections.
tract infections
209. List the signs of respiratory distress.
210. Use the woods score to diagnose the respiratory
failure.
211. Define pneumonia.
212. Review the clinical picture, investigations and
management of different types of pneumonia.
Topic 16.1 213. Define acute rheumatic fever. L45
Acute rheumatic 214. List the diagnostic criteria of rheumatic fever.
fever 215. Review clinical picture, investigations and
treatment of acute rheumatic fever.

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