Status Asthmaticus (Case 45)
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….
Trauma (Case 44)
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…
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (Case 43)
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…
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
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…
Arrhythmia (Case 40)
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…
Raised Intracranial Pressure (Case 39)
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…
Cyanotic Newborn (Case 38)
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…
Eye Pain and Discharge (Case 5)
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…
Neonatal Sepsis (Case 36)
Chapter 77 Neonatal Sepsis (Case 36) Christiana R. Farkouh, MD, MPH Case A 32-weeks-gestation female infant is born to a 29-year-old G2P1 mother whose serologic test results are: Blood type…
Apparent Life-Threatening Event (Case 18)
Chapter 48 Apparent Life-Threatening Event (Case 18) Craig C. DeWolfe, MD, MEd Case A 1-month-old infant presents with an episode in which he turned blue, went from stiff to limp,…
