Delayed Meconium Passage (Case 26)
Chapter 63 Delayed Meconium Passage (Case 26) Jody Ross, MD Case A full-term infant at 36 hours of age who has not yet passed meconium develops difficulty feeding and abdominal…
Feeding Difficulty in the Newborn (Case 24)
Chapter 61 Feeding Difficulty in the Newborn (Case 24) Edelveis R.M. Clapp, DO Case A 7-day-old term infant has lost 9% of her birth weight. She is breastfeeding every 3…
Newborn Hearing Screen (Case 22)
Chapter 58 Newborn Hearing Screen (Case 22) Judith A. Turow, MD Medical Knowledge and Patient Care Background Before the implementation of formal screening programs, congenital hearing impairment was historically difficult…
The Late-Preterm Infant
Chapter 59 The Late-Preterm Infant Marilee C. Allen, MD Speaking Intelligently When caring for a late-preterm infant, I realize that although these newborns may look and seem identical to term…
Newborn Screening
Chapter 57 Newborn Screening Louis E. Bartoshesky, MD, MPH Speaking Intelligently Newborn screening (NBS) is of proven public health value. Although it is true that the disorders screened for are…
Diarrhea (Case 6)
Chapter 34 Diarrhea (Case 6) Daniel Walmsley, DO Case A 2-year-old boy with 2 days of vomiting, fever, and diarrhea. He attends day care and has been less active, drinking…
Dysmorphology
Chapter 55 Dysmorphology Louis E. Bartoshesky, MD, MPH Speaking Intelligently When I am asked to see an infant with dysmorphic features or a birth defect, I realize that most likely…
Professor’s Pearls
Professor’s Pearls Section III: The Inpatient Ward John Carlton Gartner, Jr. , MD Consider the following clinical problems and questions posed. Then refer to a discussion of these issues by…
The Newborn Examination
Chapter 54 The Newborn Examination Nilufer R. Goyal, MD, FAAP Speaking Intelligently The first examination of the newborn takes place at the time of delivery, with the assignment of Apgar…
The Limping Child (Case 21)
Chapter 52 The Limping Child (Case 21) Christopher P. Raab, MD Case Parents report their 3-year-old child has a new limp. Differential Diagnosis Trauma Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) Child…
