Patient Safety
Chapter 103 Patient Safety Todd Sweberg, MD Medical Knowledge and Patient Care Background: The Institute of Medicine Report In 1999 the Institute of Medicine released a report estimating that up…
PEDIATRICS
Informed Consent
Chapter 104 Informed Consent James S. Killinger, MD , Marilyn C. Morris, MD, MPH Medical Knowledge and Patient Care Informed consent has been at the forefront of medical ethics since…
The Challenge of Immunization Refusal
Chapter 106 The Challenge of Immunization Refusal Stephen C. Eppes, MD Medical Knowledge and Patient Care Background and Scope of the Problem Recent surveys have demonstrated that 85% of U.S….
Teaching Visual
Chapter 53 Teaching Visual Growth Plate Fracture Classification Nicole A. Green, MD , Robert LaTerra, MD Objectives Recognize important differences in the growing skeleton that make child fractures unique. Diagram…
Note Writing
Chapter 11 Note Writing Matthew J. Kapklein, MD, MPH Medical records serve many purposes in day-to-day medical practice. They are chronologic logs of events during a hospital stay or series…
Intraventricular Hemorrhage (Case 37)
Chapter 78 Intraventricular Hemorrhage (Case 37) Helen M. Towers, MD Case An infant is born at 26 weeks gestation, weighing 740 grams, following placental abruption. He develops low blood pressure requiring…
Teaching Visual
Chapter 80 Teaching Visual Fetal Circulation Matthew Zinn, DO , Robert Palermo, DO Objectives Describe the normal fetal circulatory pattern and the transition to neonatal circulation. Discuss the physiology and…
Teaching Visual
Chapter 17 Teaching Visual Examination of the Infant Hip Maureen C. McMahon, MD Objectives Describe the abnormalities in developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). Explain that DDH may be present…
Dehydration (Case 49)
Chapter 92 Dehydration (Case 49) Cara B. Doughty, MD, MEd , Deborah Hsu, MD, MEd Case A 3-month-old male infant with persistent low-grade fever, nonbilious/nonbloody vomiting, and copious diarrhea Differential…
Shock (Case 42)
Chapter 84 Shock (Case 42) Arun Chopra, MD Case A previously healthy 4-year-old child presents to the emergency department with fever and listlessness. The patient has a heart rate of…
