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…
How to Succeed as a Junior Resident
Chapter 9 How to Succeed as a Junior Resident Continuity Clinic and Inpatient Wards Theresa Hetzler, MD , Matthew J. Kapklein, MD, MPH Continuity Clinic Introduction Continuity clinic provides a…
Acute Respiratory Failure (Case 41)
Chapter 83 Acute Respiratory Failure (Case 41) Christine M. Schlichting, MD Case A 2-year-old with tachypnea and increased work of breathing Differential Diagnosis Pneumonia Bronchiolitis Croup Status asthmaticus Pediatric acute…
Professor’s Pearls
Professor’s Pearls Section IV: The Newborn Nursery Jennifer R. Miller, MD Consider the following clinical problems and questions posed. Then refer to a discussion of these issues by Jennifer R….
Jaundice (Case 23)
Chapter 60 Jaundice (Case 23) Kathryn Rausch Crowell, MD Case A 48-hour-old term infant has jaundice extending to the abdomen. He was delivered at 39 weeks gestation via spontaneous vaginal…
