Aug 9, 2026 · 27 min · 10 segments
Welcome to the Coarctation Station! This high-yield episode takes you through coarctation of the aorta, from anatomy and epidemiology to physiology, presentation, diagnosis and management. Learn the…
Nimisha AithalHostDr. Nim Ivar.
Check the vitals.
Are you ready? Let's go ward brown now.
From neonates to the clinic hustle.
Building up your pediatric muscle.
We drop up your pediatric knowledge.
One spoonful at a time.
One spoonful at a time.
Let's go.
Hey!
Hi, I'm Nim, and this is A Spoonful of Medicine, tapping up your pediatric knowledge one spoonful at a time.
It can present so differently across the lifespan, from a sick neonate to a child picked up incidentally on a school health check, or even an adolescent with pretty high blood pressure.
This means that no matter where you work, from the NICU all the way out into the community, it is helpful to know a bit about it.
We will explore the anatomy, the human dynamics, how to read the ECG and chest x-ray, and then we'll have a look at how and when we intervene.
To top it all off, I've also got a cracking little case study to help tie all of our understanding and learning together.
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Dr. Nim Ivar.
Check the vitals.
Are you ready? Let's go ward brown now.
From neonates to the clinic hustle.
Building up your pediatric muscle.
We drop up your pediatric knowledge.
One spoonful at a time.
One spoonful at a time.
Let's go.
Hey!
Hi, I'm Nim, and this is A Spoonful of Medicine, tapping up your pediatric knowledge one spoonful at a time.
It can present so differently across the lifespan, from a sick neonate to a child picked up incidentally on a school health check, or even an adolescent with pretty high blood pressure.
This means that no matter where you work, from the NICU all the way out into the community, it is helpful to know a bit about it.
We will explore the anatomy, the human dynamics, how to read the ECG and chest x-ray, and then we'll have a look at how and when we intervene.
To top it all off, I've also got a cracking little case study to help tie all of our understanding and learning together.