Main description:

By adopting the approach of simulating actual morning report sessions experienced by hospital doctors, Clinical Case Studies in Pediatrics provides a compendium of commonly seen types of pediatrics cases that require hospital admission. Each case study is presented by description of indication of admission to the hospital, the physical examination and laboratory test results, followed by a differential diagnosis, discussion of the differential diagnosis, and finally an in-depth discussion of the actual diagnosis. Study and review questions, which will help medical students or pediatricians-in-training to apply their knowledge, are also included. This book will not only be useful to medical students, it can also be a handy reference for pediatricians and doctors-in-training.

Contents:

A Two-Week-Old with Fever and Lethargy; A Seven-Month-Old with Failure to Thrive; A Ten-Day-Old with Jaundice; A Two-Week-Old with Cyanosis; A Jittery Newborn; A Newborn with Hepatosplenomegaly and Petechiae; A Newborn with Hypotonia; A Two-Year-Old Male with Recurrent Infections; A Three-Year-Old with Abdominal Pain; A Two-Month-Old with Cough; A 12-Year-Old with Syncope; A 12-Year-Old with Weight Loss and Diarrhea; A One-Week-Old with Vomitting; An Eight-Year-Old with Weight Loss; A Two-Year-Old with New Seizures; A Newborn with Respiratory Distress; A 14-Year-Old with Fatigue and Rash; A Four-Year-Old with Swollen Right Knee; A Two-Week-Old with Eye Discharge; A Two-Year-Old with Fever and Seizures; A Ten-Year-Old with Clumsiness and Blurred Vision; A Five-Year-Old Boy with Abnormal Gait; A Six-Year-Old with Progressive Weakness; A Ten-Year-Old with Headaches; A Three-Year-Old with Fever and Refusal to Walk.