Challenging cases in pediatric diagnosis : cases from Pediatrics in Review index of suspicion and visual diagnosis [E-Book]

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Includes index.

This brand new volume collecting the "Top 100" of Pediatrics in Review's popular "Index of Suspicion" feature which has intrigued and educated medical professionals for years. The book is a valuable mini-reference for pediatricians and other child health clinicians, educators, pediatric residents, nurses and other health professionals. It is an excellent teaching tool for pediatricians, residents, and students

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Growth Failure and Diarrhea in a 6-Week-Old -- ch. 2 Fever, Diarrhea, and Rash in a 9-Month-Old Boy -- ch. 3 Recurrent Fevers in a 10-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 4 Increasing Fatigue, Dyspnea on Exertion, and a 3.6-kg Weight Loss in a 14-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 5 Right-Sided Lower Back and Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain and Intermittent Hematuria -- ch. 6 High Temperature, Vomiting, Facial Pain, and Congestion in a 16-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 7 Fever, Neck Swelling, and Weight Loss in a 17-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 8 Daily Paroxysmal Episodes in a 1-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 9 Pain, Swelling, and Redness of Left Leg in a 17-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 10 5-Day-Old Girl With Labored Breathing and Fast-Beating Heart -- ch. 11 Chest Pain in a Boy With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Cardiomyopathy (Visual Diagnosis) -- ch. 12 Palpitations and Dizziness in an Adolescent Boy -- ch. 13 Erythematous Papulovesicular Rash in a 3-Month-Old Girl.

Note continued: ch. 14 Irritability, Vomiting, and a Mildly Reddened Right Eye in a 6-Month-Old Girl -- ch. 15 A 7-Month-Old Who Has a Persistent Rash (Visual Diagnosis) -- ch. 16 Perinasal and Perioral Rash in a 2-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 17 5-Year-Old Girl Waking in Morning With Spots of Blood on Her Pillow and Sheets -- ch. 18 Ecchymotic Lesions on the Backs of Asian Boys -- ch. 19 Petechial Lesions on Toes of an 11-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 20 13-Year-Old Girl With Pink Papules (Visual Diagnosis) -- ch. 21 Anterior Chest Pain, Daily Low-grade Fevers, and Worsening Acne in a 14-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 22 Rash, Eye Pain, and Lesions in an Adolescent (Visual Diagnosis) -- ch. 23 7-Year-Old Girl Passing Red Urine -- ch. 24 Seizure in an 8-Month-Old Boy -- ch. 25 12.7-kg Weight Gain in 7 Months and Recurrent Fevers -- ch. 26 6-Year-Old Boy With Delayed Walking and Partial Primary Dentition -- ch. 27 15-Year-Old Girl With No Menstrual Periods for 7 Months.

Note continued: ch. 28 16-Year-Old Girl Who Has Not Achieved Menarche -- ch. 29 Hematochezia in a Neonate -- ch. 30 2-Month-Old Boy With 6-Day History of Increasing Irritability, High-pitched Cry, and Nonbloody, Nonbilious Vomiting -- ch. 31 3-Month-Old Boy Admitted for Poor Feeding and a Distended Abdomen -- ch. 32 2-Year-Old Boy With "Yellow Eyes" and Dark-Colored Urine -- ch. 33 Intermittent Epigastric Pain, Nausea, and Vomiting With Progressive Abdominal Distension in a 4-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 34 14-Year-Old Girl Experiencing Vomiting, Abdominal Pain, and Weight Loss Over the Past 11 Months -- ch. 35 Ecchymoses on Legs and Refusal to Walk in a 16-Year-Old Boy With Autism -- ch. 36 Lactic Acidosis and Cardiovascular Collapse in an Adolescent With Ulcerative Colitis -- ch. 37 A Male Neonate Who Has a White Hair Tuft and Hypopigmented Macules (Visual Diagnosis) -- ch. 38 Infant With Growth Failure, Body Asymmetry, and Dysmorphic Features (Visual Diagnosis).

Note continued: ch. 39 Large Stature in 13-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 40 Prolonged Generalized Seizure and Progressive Lethargy in a 15-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 41 4-Month-Old With Severe Rash Over Face and Hands -- ch. 42 Fever, Rash, and Decreased Oral Intake in a 10-Month-Old Boy -- ch. 43 Acute Urinary Retention in a 13-Month-Old Boy -- ch. 44 4-Year-Old Girl With Intermittent Abdominal Pain for 3 Months, Difficulty Passing Stools for 2 Weeks, and Intermittent Vomiting for 2 Days -- ch. 45 Fever and Multiple Ruptured Bullae in a 6-Year-Old Boy (Visual Diagnosis) -- ch. 46 Bilateral Hip and Lower Back Pain in a 9-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 47 Epistaxis and Melena in a 9-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 48 Fever and Changes in Mental Status in a 12-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 49 13-Year-Old Boy With a Lump on His Back -- ch. 50 Epistaxis in a 15-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 51 Acute Shortness of Breath and Coughing Up Blood in a 16-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 52 Abdominal Pain in a 16-Year-Old Girl.

Note continued: ch. 53 Painless, Intermittent Vaginal Spotting in a 16-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 54 Left Arm Swelling and Pain in a 17-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 55 Blue Skin Discoloration, Headache, and Difficulty Breathing in an 18-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 56 2-Week-Old Has a Red, Peeling Rash (Visual Diagnosis) -- ch. 57 Evaluation of Eosinophilia, Loose Stools, and Low-grade Fever in a 3%-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 58 Sore Throat and Difficulty Swallowing in a 9-Year-Old Boy (Visual Diagnosis) -- ch. 59 Sore and Stiff Neck, Jaw Pain, Drooling, Difficulty Swallowing, and Stiffness of Right Leg in a 9-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 60 Right Ankle Pain in an 11-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 61 16-Year-Old Boy With Severe Pain in Right Knee -- ch. 62 16-Year-Old Girl With Generalized Seizures -- ch. 63 Rash and Headache in a Wrestler -- ch. 64 Congenitally Deaf 17-Year-Old Boy With a 1-Year History of a Rash -- ch. 65 Urinary Frequency in a 6-Year-Old Boy.

Note continued: ch. 66 Severe, Sudden, Bilateral, Throbbing Headaches in an 11-Year-Old -- ch. 67 Fatigue, Weakness, Body Aches, and Metabolic Alkalosis in a 15-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 68 5-Week-Old Boy With 2 Days of Coughing That Worsens After Feeding -- ch. 69 Poor Weight Gain in a 14-Month-Old Boy -- ch. 70 Seizurelike Activity Precipitated by Loud Noise in a 2-Year-Old -- ch. 71 6-Year-Old Boy With Leg Pain During Times of Inactivity -- ch. 72 Increasing Knee and Back Pain in a 6-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 73 Vomiting, Unsteadiness, Vision Problems, and Unresponsiveness in a 10-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 74 Weakness and Inability to Walk in an 11-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 75 Excessive Nighttime Eating in a 14-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 76 Intermittent Swelling and Arm Pain for 2 Years in an Adolescent Girl -- ch. 77 2-Month-Old Girl With Protrusion in Neck When Crying -- ch. 78 18-Month-Old Girl With Intermittent Fevers, 2.27-kg Weight Loss, and Mild Respiratory Distress.

Note continued: ch. 79 2 1/2-Year-Old Girl Who Has Cough and Right Pulmonary Abnormalities -- ch. 80 Shortness of Breath and Wheezing in a 9-Year-Old Chinese Girl -- ch. 81 Wet, Mucous Cough for Years in a 12-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 82 Chest Pain and Shortness of Breath in a 15-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 83 Hemoptysis of 1 1/2 Years Duration in a 15-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 84 Newborn Girl With a Mass Protruding From Her Introitus -- ch. 85 Episodic Lower Abdominal Pain in an 11-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 86 18-Month-Old Girl With Esotropia of the Left Eye -- ch. 87 Eye Swelling, Redness, Discharge, and Pain With Movement in a 13-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 88 Abnormal Eyelashes in 17-Year-Old Boy Who Has Congenital Heart Disease -- ch. 89 18-Year-Old Girl With Pain, Redness, and Photophobia in Left Eye for 1 Week -- ch. 90 Bowlegs in a 2-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 91 Intermittent Groin Pain in a 5-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 92 Swelling Behind the Knee in a 15-Year-Old Boy.

Note continued: ch. 93 An 11-Month-Old With Nausea, Vomiting, and an Abdominal Mass (Visual Diagnosis) -- ch. 94 Intermittent Swelling and Bleeding From the Gums in a 3-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 95 Sharp, Right-Sided Abdominal Pain in an 8-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 96 Severe Right Lower Quadrant Colicky Pain and Mild Right-Sided Flank Pain in an 8-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 97 11-Year-Old Boy With Pain in the Left Lower Quadrant of His Abdomen, Radiating to His Back -- ch. 98 Sudden, Sharp Left Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain, Nausea, and Vomiting in an 11-Year-Old Girl -- ch. 99 Scrotal Swelling in a 7-Year-Old Boy -- ch. 100 Persistent Flank Pain and Voiding Dysfunction in an 11-Year-Old Boy.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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