Chapter 72 Necrotizing Enterocolitis (Case 31) Jane S. Lee, MD, MPH Case A 14-day-old, 750-g, 27-weeks’ gestation infant receiving enteral feedings of standard preterm formula develops bilious gastric aspirates and…
Chapter 45 Anemia (Case 15) Hal C. Byck, MD Case A 15-month-old girl with pneumonia is noted to have a hemoglobin level of 8 g/dL. Differential Diagnosis Speaking Intelligently When evaluating…
Chapter 43 Fever and Rash (Case 13) Kate L. Fronheiser, MD Case A 2-year-old boy presents with a 3-day history of fever and a rash “all over.” Differential Diagnosis Speaking…
Chapter 70 The Growth-Restricted Infant Christiana R. Farkouh, MD, MPH Medical Knowledge and Patient Care Background and Definition Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) represents a deviation and reduction in the expected…
Chapter 71 Follow-Up Care of the Premature Infant Jane S. Lee, MD, MPH Medical Knowledge and Patient Care Technologic advances in perinatal care have led to an improvement in survival…
Chapter 68 Delivery Room Management of the Newborn Infant Jane S. Lee, MD, MPH Medical Knowledge and Patient Care Over 4 million infants are born each year in the United…
Chapter 22 The 18- and 24-Month Well Child Visits Mario Cruz, MD Speaking Intelligently The 18-month-old has relatively well-developed gross motor skills and is actively developing fine motor skills with…
Chapter 44 Difficulty Breathing (Case 14) Rachel Wohlberg Friedberg, MD , Suzanne Swanson Mendez, MD Case A 26-month-old presents with respiratory distress, tachypnea, and hypoxia. Differential Diagnosis Speaking Intelligently The…
Chapter 67 Neonatal Hypoglycemia (Case 30) Jennifer R. Miller, MD Case A full-term infant born 90 minutes ago has a blood glucose level of 38 mg/dL. The mother is a 33-year-old…
Chapter 39 Weight Gain (Case 10) Sandra Gibson Hassink, MD, FAAP Case A 9-year-old has gained 20 pounds in the past year, with a body mass index (BMI) greater than…
