Chapter 90 Myocarditis (Case 48) Aaron D. Kessel, MD Case A 4-year-old child with respiratory distress, tachypnea, and tachycardia Differential Diagnosis Pneumonia Bronchiolitis/dehydration/viral illness Myocarditis/dilated cardiomyopathy Pericarditis Pneumothorax Asthma Speaking…
Chapter 20 The 9-Month Well Child Visit Gina Amoroso, DO Speaking Intelligently The 9-month visit is an exciting time to observe a child’s increasing motor skills, independence, and ability to…
Chapter 87 Status Asthmaticus (Case 45) Venkat R. Shankar, MD, MBA Case A 6-year-old child known to have asthma has been having increasing difficulty breathing for the past 24 hours….
Chapter 86 Trauma (Case 44) Paul M. Shore, MD, MS Case A 6-year-old pedestrian child has been hit by a car traveling at moderate speed (30 mph) Differential Diagnosis Chest injuries…
Chapter 85 Diabetic Ketoacidosis (Case 43) Meg A. Frizzola, DO Case A 10-year-old girl presents to the emergency department with abdominal pain, headache, and “confused and slurred” speech for the…
Chapter 6 Practice-Based Learning and Improvement Kristi Williams, MD , Jane F. Knapp, MD Introduction The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core competency of Practice-Based Learning and Improvement…
Chapter 82 Arrhythmia (Case 40) Cara Garofalo, MD Case An 8-year-old child presents with dizziness and an abnormal electrocardiogram Differential Diagnosis Sinus tachycardia and bradycardia Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) Heart block…
Chapter 81 Raised Intracranial Pressure (Case 39) Glenn R. Stryjewski, MD, MPH Case A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department with vomiting and severe headache. He has an…
Chapter 79 Cyanotic Newborn (Case 38) Ganga Krishnamurthy, MD Case A newborn infant is noted to be cyanotic soon after birth. Differential Diagnosis Cyanotic congenital heart defect Primary pulmonary disease…
Chapter 33 Eye Pain and Discharge (Case 5) Lisa Humphrey, MD Case 12-year-old boy with right eye pain and discharge Differential Diagnosis Speaking Intelligently In evaluating a child with eye…
