Child Abuse and Neglect
12 Child Abuse and Neglect Stephen Ludwig Physical Abuse Physical abuse is defined as nonaccidental physical injury to a child by parental acts or omissions. There has been an alarming…
Nutritional Deficiencies
16 Nutritional Deficiencies Amanda Jones, Beth Rezet Assessment of a pediatric patient’s nutritional status includes evaluation of the child’s current and past medical problems, dietary intake, growth parameters, physical examination,…
Atopic Dermatitis
19 Atopic Dermatitis Christopher P. Bonafide, Terri Brown-Whitehorn Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting 10% to 20% of children and accounting for approximately 1 million outpatient…
Respiratory Distress
3 Respiratory Distress Shirley D. Viteri, Esther Maria Sampayo Respiratory distress is defined as an alteration in the normal biomechanical and physiologic mechanisms of respiration. Respiratory distress is manifested by…
Anaphylaxis
18 Anaphylaxis Jackie P.D. Garrett, Terri Brown-Whitehorn Anaphylaxis is an acute, rapidly progressive, potentially life-threatening systemic allergic reaction. Traditionally, anaphylactic reactions were caused by an immunoglobulin E– (IgE-) mediated mechanism,…
Failure to Thrive
17 Failure to Thrive Carrie Daymont, Beth Rezet Definition Failure to thrive (FTT) is a growth deficit in infancy and early childhood. FTT is usually defined as both poor weight…
Malnutrition
14 Malnutrition Elizabeth Lowenthal, Beth Rezet Malnutrition is an impairment of physical or mental health (or both) resulting from failure to meet nutritional requirements characterized by inadequate or excess availability…
Approach to the Child with Primary Immunodeficiency
21 Approach to the Child with Primary Immunodeficiency Lisa Forbes, Terri Brown-Whitehorn Primary immunodeficiencies are a diverse group of inherited disorders with defects in one or more components of the…
Neurologic Emergencies
10 Neurologic Emergencies Stephen G. Flynn, Jeffrey A. Seiden Pediatricians may encounter neurologic emergencies caused by both primary nervous system dysfunction and secondary systemic illness in children with and without…
