PEDIATRICS

Pyloric Stenosis

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Patient Story Print Section Listen A 4-week-old male presents to outpatient clinic with vomiting, which began two weeks ago and has become progressively worse. He is now vomiting after every…

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Intussusception

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Patient Story Print Section Listen An 11-month-old previously healthy male infant is brought to the Emergency Department (ED) for a 1-day history of fussiness and vomiting. His parents report that…

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Peptic Ulcer Disease

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Patient Story Print Section Listen A 10-year-old boy is brought in by his mother because of several episodes of vomiting. The most recent episode was small volume and had some…

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Cystic Fibrosis

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Patient Story Print Section Listen A 9-month-old girl presents to her pediatrician for persistent cough, failure to gain weight and a bulging mass from her rectum. Her mother reports that…

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Failure to Thrive

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Patient Story Print Section Listen A 12-year-old African American boy with cerebral palsy-quadriplegia was brought to clinic as mother was having progressive difficulty feeding him (Figure 53-1). He had not…

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Asthma and Pulmonary Function Testing

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Patient Story Print Section Listen A 7-year-old boy with a history of atopic dermatitis as an infant, presents with an episode of continued cough and wheezing 2 weeks following a…

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Bronchiolitis

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Patient Story Print Section Listen A 5-month-old full-term female infant presents to your office with 3 days of fever and cough. On examination, you note a frequent wet cough and…

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Syndromes Associated with Heart Disease

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Print Section Listen Infants and children with genetic syndromes frequently have associated cardiovascular abnormalities. It is important to recognize the cardiovascular anomalies associated with these genetic syndromes, as they account…

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Common Dysrhythmias

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Print Section Listen Three important dysrhythmias in the pediatric population include: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Long QT syndrome. Complete Heart Block. All three conditions will be covered sequentially in this chapter. Wolff-Parkinson-White…

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