Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction H. Royden Jones, Jr. This chapter provides a practical approach, to the evaluation and treatment of the most common pediatric-acquired neuromuscular transmission disorder,…
Motor Disorders of the Stomach, Small Bowel, and Colon Manu R. Sood and Casey M. Calkins Propulsion of the luminal contents along the gastrointestinal tract requires coordinated contractions…
Trauma, Burns, and Bites Robert P. Foglia Between age 1 month and 18 years, one half of all deaths in children are the result of a traumatic injury….
Cystic Fibrosis David M. Orenstein EPIDEMIOLOGY Cystic fibrosis (CF) is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. It is most common in those of northern European descent, with an…
Respiratory Chain Disorders Salvatore DiMauro DISORDERS OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATORY CHAIN The respiratory chain (RC) is the terminal pathway of mitochondrial metabolism, where most energy is produced as…
Scleroderma Francesco Zulian Juvenile scleroderma syndromes are multisystem autoimmune rheumatic diseases whose unifying characteristic is the development of hard skin before age 16. They can be separated into…
Kawasaki Disease Mary Beth Son and Jane W. Newburger Kawasaki disease (KD), an acute febrile illness of childhood, was described in Japan in 1967 by Dr. Tomasaku Kawasaki…
Diagnostic Approaches for Infectious Diseases John C. Christenson and E. Kent Korgenski Although not all infectious diseases require a diagnostic laboratory intervention (eg, un-complicated otitis media), clinicians often…
Urologic Abnormalities of the Genitourinary Tract Luis H. P. Braga and Darius J. Bägli ANOMALIES OF THE KIDNEY AND URETER URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION Obstruction of the flow of…
Approach to the Cyanotic Infant Robin H. Steinhorn ASSESSMENT Cyanosis, or bluish discoloration of the skin, is derived from the Greek word kuaneos, meaning dark blue. Cyanosis is…
