Challenging Cases in Pediatric Diagnosis :Cases From Pediatrics in Review Index of Suspicion and Visual Diagnosis

Publication subTitle :Cases From Pediatrics in Review Index of Suspicion and Visual Diagnosis

Author: Deepak M. Kamat  

Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics‎

Publication year: 2016

E-ISBN: 9781610020176

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781610020169

Subject: R72 Pediatrics

Keyword: 儿科学

Language: ENG

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Description

The real-life cases in Pediatrics in Review popular Index of Suspicion feature have intrigued and educated medical professionals for many years with unique cases to review and evaluate. Now the renowned journal's editors have selected their "top 100" cases to create a fascinating collection that serves as a valuable mini-reference and learning tool.
  • Case topics include:
    • Autoimmune
    • Behavioral
    • Cardiology
    • Dermatology
    • Emergency Medicine
    • Endocrinology
    • Gastrointestinal
    • Genetics
    • Hematology/Oncology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Nephrology
    • Neurology
    • Pulmonology
    • Obstetrics/Gynecology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Orthopedics
    • Surgery
    • Tumors
    • Urology

Chapter

Anterior Chest Pain, Daily Low-grade Fevers, and Worsening Acne in a 14-Year-Old Boy

Rash, Eye Pain, and Lesions in an Adolescent (Visual Diagnosis)

Emergency Medicine

7-Year-Old Girl Passing Red Urine

Endocrinology

Seizure in an 8-Month-Old Boy

12.7-kg Weight Gain in 7 Months and Recurrent Fevers

6-Year-Old Boy With Delayed Walking and Partial Primary Dentition

15-Year-Old Girl With No Menstrual Periods for 7 Months

16-Year-Old Girl Who Has Not Achieved Menarche

Gastrointestinal

Hematochezia in a Neonate

2-Month-Old Boy With 6-Day History of Increasing Irritability, High-pitched Cry, and Nonbloody, Nonbilious Vomiting

3-Month-Old Boy Admitted for Poor Feeding and a Distended Abdomen

2-Year-Old Boy With “Yellow Eyes” and Dark-Colored Urine

Intermittent Epigastric Pain, Nausea, and Vomiting With Progressive Abdominal Distension in a 4-Year-Old Boy

14-Year-Old Girl Experiencing Vomiting, Abdominal Pain, and Weight Loss Over the Past 11 Months

Ecchymoses on Legs and Refusal to Walk in a 16-Year-Old Boy With Autism

Lactic Acidosis and Cardiovascular Collapse in an Adolescent With Ulcerative Colitis

Genetics

A Male Neonate Who Has a White Hair Tuft and Hypopigmented Macules (Visual Diagnosis)

Infant With Growth Failure, Body Asymmetry, and Dysmorphic Features (Visual Diagnosis)

Large Stature in 13-Year-Old Boy

Prolonged Generalized Seizure and Progressive Lethargy in a 15-Year-Old Boy

Hematology and Oncology

4-Month-Old With Severe Rash Over Face and Hands

Fever, Rash, and Decreased Oral Intake in a 10-Month-Old Boy

Acute Urinary Retention in a 13-Month-Old Boy

4-Year-Old Girl With Intermittent Abdominal Pain for 3 Months, Difficulty Passing Stools for 2 Weeks, and Intermittent Vomiting for 2 Days

Fever and Multiple Ruptured Bullae in a 6-Year-Old Boy (Visual Diagnosis)

Bilateral Hip and Lower Back Pain in a 9-Year-Old Girl

Epistaxis and Melena in a 9-Year-Old Boy

Fever and Changes in Mental Status in a 12-Year-Old Girl

13-Year-Old Boy With a Lump on His Back

Epistaxis in a 15-Year-Old Boy

Acute Shortness of Breath and Coughing Up Blood in a 16-Year-Old Girl

Abdominal Pain in a 16-Year-Old Girl

Painless, Intermittent Vaginal Spotting in a 16-Year-Old Girl

Left Arm Swelling and Pain in a 17-Year-Old Boy

Blue Skin Discoloration, Headache, and Dificulty Breathing in an 18-Year-Old Girl

Infectious Diseases

2-Week-Old Has a Red, Peeling Rash (Visual Diagnosis)

Evaluation of Eosinophilia, Loose Stools, and Low-grade Fever in a 3½-Year-Old Boy

Sore Throat and Dificulty Swallowing in a 9-Year-Old Boy (Visual Diagnosis)

Sore and Stiff Neck, Jaw Pain, Drooling, Difficulty Swallowing, and Stiffness of Right Leg in a 9-Year-Old Boy

Right Ankle Pain in an 11-Year-Old Girl

16-Year-Old Boy With Severe Pain in Right Knee

16-Year-Old Girl With Generalized Seizures

Rash and Headache in a Wrestler

Congenitally Deaf 17-Year-Old Boy With a 1-Year History of a Rash

Nephrology

Urinary Frequency in a 6-Year-Old Boy

Severe, Sudden, Bilateral, Throbbing Headaches in an 11-Year-Old

Fatigue, Weakness, Body Aches, and Metabolic Alkalosis in a 15-Year-Old Boy

Neurology

5-Week-Old Boy With 2 Days of Coughing That Worsens After Feeding

Poor Weight Gain in a 14-Month-Old Boy

Seizurelike Activity Precipitated by Loud Noise in a 2-Year-Old

6-Year-Old Boy With Leg Pain During Times of Inactivity

Increasing Knee and Back Pain in a 6-Year-Old Boy

Vomiting, Unsteadiness, Vision Problems, and Unresponsiveness in a 10-Year-Old Boy

Weakness and Inability to Walk in an 11-Year-Old Boy

Excessive Nighttime Eating in a 14-Year-Old Boy

Intermittent Swelling and Arm Pain for 2 Years in an Adolescent Girl

Pulmonology

2-Month-Old Girl With Protrusion in Neck When Crying

18-Month-Old Girl With Intermittent Fevers, 2.27-kg Weight Loss, and Mild Respiratory Distress

2½-Year-Old Girl Who Has Cough and Right Pulmonary Abnormalities

Shortness of Breath and Wheezing in a 9-Year-Old Chinese Girl

Wet, Mucous Cough for Years in a 12-Year-Old Girl

Chest Pain and Shortness of Breath in a 15-Year-Old Boy

Hemoptysis of 1½ Years Duration in a 15-Year-Old Girl

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Newborn Girl With a Mass Protruding From Her Introitus

Episodic Lower Abdominal Pain in an 11-Year-Old Girl

Ophthalmology

18-Month-Old Girl With Esotropia of the Left Eye

Eye Swelling, Redness, Discharge, and Pain With Movement in a 13-Year-Old Boy

Abnormal Eyelashes in 17-Year-Old Boy Who Has Congenital Heart Disease

18-Year-Old Girl With Pain, Redness, and Photophobia in Left Eye for 1 Week

Orthopedics

Bowlegs in a 2-Year-Old Girl

Intermittent Groin Pain in a 5-Year-Old Boy

Swelling Behind the Knee in a 15-Year-Old Boy

Surgery

An 11-Month-Old With Nausea, Vomiting, and an Abdominal Mass (Visual Diagnosis)

Intermittent Swelling and Bleeding From the Gums in a 3-Year-Old Girl

Sharp, Right-Sided Abdominal Pain in an 8-Year-Old Boy

Severe Right Lower Quadrant Colicky Pain and Mild Right-Sided Flank Pain in an 8-Year-Old Girl

11-Year-Old Boy With Pain in the Left Lower Quadrant of His Abdomen, Radiating to His Back

Sudden, Sharp Left Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain, Nausea, and Vomiting in an 11-Year-Old Girl

Urology

Scrotal Swelling in a 7-Year-Old Boy

Persistent Flank Pain and Voiding Dysfunction in an 11-Year-Old Boy

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