Patient Care
Chapter 3 Patient Care Jennifer L. McCullough, MD , Jason Newland, MD Introduction Patient care is at the foundation of becoming an effective clinician and is truly at the center…
PEDIATRICS
Difficult Encounters
Chapter 101 Difficult Encounters Cynthia DeLago, MD, MPH Speaking Intelligently The primary goal of any patient/caregiver encounter is to develop a partnership that ultimately results in the best medical decisions…
Teaching Visual
Chapter 38 Teaching Visual Examination of the Middle Ear Maureen C. McMahon, MD Objectives Define otitis media with effusion and acute otitis media. Describe use of pneumatic otoscopy and interpretation…
Petechial Rash (Case 55)
Chapter 98 Petechial Rash (Case 55) Sabina B. Singh, MD Case A 4-year-old child presents with fever and a red rash that began today (petechial). Differential Diagnosis Meningococcemia Trauma Enteroviral…
Meningitis (Case 19)
Chapter 49 Meningitis (Case 19) Rebecca Tenney-Soeiro, MD Case A 2-year-old boy with fever, vomiting, and irritability is found to have meningitis. Differential Diagnosis Bacterial meningitis Aseptic meningitis Speaking Intelligently…
The Chronic Child (Case 46)
Chapter 88 The Chronic Child (Case 46) Danna Tauber, MD, MPH Case A 10-year-old girl with a diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy type II presents to the emergency department (ED)…
Down Syndrome
Chapter 28 Down Syndrome Kathryn Rausch Crowell, MD Speaking Intelligently General pediatricians provide care for infants and children with Down syndrome in many different capacities. They may provide prenatal counseling…
Essentials of the Pediatric Well Child Visit
Chapter 13 Essentials of the Pediatric Well Child Visit Maureen C. McMahon, MD There are multiple components of the pediatric well child visit that provide an overall snapshot of the…
Giving Bad News
Chapter 100 Giving Bad News Sharon Calaman, MD Medical Knowledge and Patient Care How we deliver bad news impacts more than just the patient; it affects the entire family. Bad…
The Newborn Well Child Visit
Chapter 16 The Newborn Well Child Visit Jacquelyn M. Aveta, MD, FAAP Speaking Intelligently The first newborn visit ideally occurs within a few days after hospital discharge.1 I first congratulate…
