Full Description
Kyle is a 7-month-old boy who presents to the emergency department (ED) of a district general hospital in a coma. He has been somewhat lethargic in the past few days, has vomited several times, and has gradually gotten worse. His parents could not rouse him and brought him straight to the ED. There is no past medical history of note and no diseases run in the family. You have been asked to assess him...
100 Cases in Paediatrics presents 100 scenarios commonly seen in children by medical students and junior doctors in hospital and community settings. A succinct summary of the patient's history, examination and any initial investigations is followed by questions on the diagnosis and management of each case. The answer includes a detailed discussion on each topic, providing an essential revision aid as well as a practical guide for students and resident doctors.
Making speedy and appropriate clinical decisions, and choosing the best course of action to take as a result, is one of the most important and challenging parts of training to become a doctor. These true-to-life cases will teach students and residents to recognize important medical conditions in children, and to develop their diagnostic and management skills.
Key features:
· Succinct case studies presented in an easy-to-read format, including patient history, examination and investigations
· Questions at the end of each case prompt readers to consider their options for diagnosis, investigation and management
· Answer pages then guide readers through the clinician's sequence of thoughts and actions
· Illustrations, information boxes and key points summaries reinforce learning, ideal during exam revision
· A broad range of common paediatric conditions is included, from acute abdominal pain to urinary tract infection, together with more unusual examples and cases covering the neonate, child and adolescent
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Respiratory
Case 1: An Infant with Noisy Breathing
Case 2: A Child with Noisy Breathing
Case 3: A Chesty Infant
Case 4: A Chronic Cough
Case 4: A Chronic Cough
Case 5: Recurrent Chest Infections
Case 6: A Teenager with Asthma
Case 7: A Wheezy Child
Case 8: Fever and Breathlessness
Case 9: A Teenager with Chest Pain
Case 10: Chronic Lung Disease
Cardiology
Case 11: A Cyanosed Newborn
Case 12: A Shocked Neonate
Case 13: A Pale, Breathless Baby
Case 14: An Incidental Murmur
Case 15: A Funny Turn
Endocrinology
Case 16: A Thirsty Boy
Case 17: A Tall Boy
Case 18: A Short Girl
Case 19: An Overweight Boy
Case 20: A Girl with Early Puberty
Case 21: A Boy with Delayed Puberty
Case 22: A Baby with Ambiguous Genitalia
Case 23: A Boy with Breasts
Case 24: A Boy with Bow Legs
Case 25: A Girl with Neck Swelling
Gastroentereology
Case 26: A Vomiting Infant
Case 27: A Child with Bloody Diarrhoea
Case 28: A Teenager with Chronic Diarrhoea
Case 29: Acute Diarrhoea and Vomiting
Case 30: Acute Abdominal Pain
Case 31: Recurrent Abdominal Pain
Case 32: A Constipated Toddler
Case 33: An Infant with Poor Weight Gain
Nephrology
Case 34: Abdominal Pain and Jaundice
Case 35: A Lump in the Groin
Case 36: Abdominal Pain and Dysuria
Case 37: Red Urine
Case 38: A Puffy Face
Case 39: A Bed Wetter
Infectious diseases
Case 40: Fever in a Returning Traveller
Case 41: A Persistent Fever
Case 42: Recurrent Infections
Case 43: Unexplained Weight Loss
Case 44: Hot but Cold
Dermatology
Case 45: Deteriorating Eczema
Case 46: An Infant with Blisters
Case 47: A Purpuric Rash
Haematology
Case 48: A Pale Child
Case 49: Easy Bruising
Case 50: A Child with Chest Pain
Oncology
Case 51: An Abdominal Mass
Case 52: An Unsteady Child
Case 53: Lymphadenopathy
Case 54: A Swollen Shoulder
Case 55: Fever in a Patient on Chemotherapy
Case 56: Aches and Pains
Bones & Joints
Case 57: A Girl with a Limp
Case 58: Pain and Fever
Case 59: Swollen Joints
Case 60: A Spinal Deformity
Neurology
Case 61: A Fitting Child
Case 62: A Febrile, Drowsy Child
Case 63: An Unresponsive Child
Case 64: A Late Walker
Case 65: A Child with Intellectual Disability
Case 66: Chronic Headaches
Case 67: A Funny Smile
Case 68: Weak Legs
Case 69: Developmental Regression
Case 70: A Child with Hearing Loss
Case 71: A Child with a Squint
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Case 72: An Anxious Adolescent
Case 73: A Girl with Behavioural Differences
Case 74: A Hyperactive Child
Case 75: A Teenager who has Restricted Eating
Case 76: Deliberate Self Harm
Case 77: A Picky Eater
Neonatology
Case 78: Born Too Early
Case 79: A Sudden Collapse in a Ventilated Preterm Neonate
Case 80: Recurrent Apnoeas
Case 81: A Sleepy Newborn
Case 82: Bilious Vomiting in a Neonate
Case 83: A Jaundiced Neonate
Case 84: A Difficult Delivery
Case 85: A Newborn with Congenital Abnormalities
Case 86: Sudden Deterioration in a Term Baby
Case 87: A Case of Possible Trisomy 21
Case 88: Abnormal Movements in an 8-Day-Old Baby
Miscellaneous
Case 90: A Vaginal Discharge
Case 91: An Odd Shaped Head
Case 92: A Drowsy Toddler
Case 93: A Confused Adolescent
Case 94: An Ingested Foreign Body
Case 95: A Fall from a Window
Case 96: A Sudden Collapse
Case 97: A Pregnant 15-Year-Old
Case 98: A Sudden, Unexpected Death
Case 99: A Tired Teenager
Case 100: Poor Weight Gain
Index
