Breath-Holding Spells
CHAPTER 52 Breath-Holding Spells Geeta Grover, MD, FAAP, and Peter Jinwu Chung, MD, FAAP CASE STUDY A 15-month-old girl is brought to the office because of parental concern about seizures….
Fears, Phobias, and Anxiety
CHAPTER 53 Fears, Phobias, and Anxiety Carol D. Berkowitz, MD, FAAP CASE STUDY A 5-year-old girl is brought into the office by her mother, who complains that her daughter has…
Discipline
CHAPTER 50 Discipline Carol D. Berkowitz, MD, FAAP CASE STUDY A 3-year-old boy is being threatened with expulsion from preschool because he is biting the other children. His mother states…
Neonatal Examination and Nursery Visit
CHAPTER 23 Neonatal Examination and Nursery Visit Niloufar Tehrani, MD CASE STUDY You are performing an examination on a 16-hour-old newborn who was born at 39 weeks’ gestation to a…
Temper Tantrums
CHAPTER 51 Temper Tantrums Geeta Grover, MD, FAAP, and Peter Jinwu Chung, MD, FAAP CASE STUDY During a routine office visit, the parents of a 3-year-old boy express concern about…
Toilet Training
CHAPTER 48 Toilet Training Jung Sook (Stella) Hwang, DO, FAAP, and Lynne M. Smith, MD, FAAP CASE STUDY A 2-year-old boy is brought to the office for a well-child visit….
Sibling Rivalry
CHAPTER 47 Sibling Rivalry Carol D. Berkowitz, MD, FAAP CASE STUDY An 8-year-old boy is brought to the office for an annual checkup. During the course of the evaluation, his…
Fostering Self-esteem
CHAPTER 46 Fostering Self-esteem Richard Goldstein, MD, FAAP CASE STUDY A 4-year-old girl is brought to the office for her annual physical examination. She has been healthy. The mother is…
Well-Child Care for Preterm Infants
CHAPTER 43 Well-Child Care for Preterm Infants Soina Kaur Dargan, MD, FAAP, and Lynne M. Smith, MD, FAAP CASE STUDY A 10-week-old girl was discharged from the neonatal intensive care…
Care of Children With Special Health Care Needs
CHAPTER 44 Care of Children With Special Health Care Needs Clare Kasper, MD CASE STUDY A 5-year-old girl with a physical disability is brought to your office for her first…
