Fluids and Electrolytes
Fluids and Electrolytes Robert J. Cunningham III The appropriate fluid and electrolyte therapy involves the understanding of a few basic principles that can be applied systematically to calculate the requirements…
Board Simulation: Gastroenterology
Board Simulation: Gastroenterology Lori Mahajan QUESTIONS 1. Name the most likely hematologic abnormality that would result from feeding an infant exclusively with goat’s milk. a) Thrombocytosis b) Iron deficiency anemia…
Common Mucosal and Luminal Disorders
Common Mucosal and Luminal Disorders Kadakkal R. Radhakrishnan CELIAC DISEASE Celiac disease, also called gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is a permanent intestinal intolerance to dietary wheat protein gliadin and related proteins. This…
Neonatal Jaundice and Liver Disease
Neonatal Jaundice and Liver Disease Vera F. Hupertz Neonatal jaundice is most often first seen by the parents of the patient. Yellowness of the skin and sclerae start at the…
Foreign Bodies and Caustic Ingestions
Foreign Bodies and Caustic Ingestions Marsha Kay Robert Wyllie FOREIGN BODIES In the first recorded case of an ingestion of a foreign body, Frederick Wilheim, later known as Frederick the…
Viral Hepatitis
Viral Hepatitis Marsha Kay Although a number of recent developments have increased our understanding of the causes and consequences of viral hepatitis, the various agents responsible for viral hepatitis have…
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Robert Wyllie Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a general term referring to two chronic conditions of the gastrointestinal tract: Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Although…
Pediatric Dermatology
Pediatric Dermatology John B. Lampe Dermatologic disease and normal skin variants are common considerations in a pediatric practice, accounting for up to 10% to 15% of pediatric office visits. For…
Abdominal Pain
Abdominal Pain Barbara Kaplan Chronic abdominal pain is one of the most common problems encountered in pediatric practice. Abdominal pain occurs in an estimated 10% to 15% of school-age children…
Board Simulation: General Pediatrics
Board Simulation: General Pediatrics Scott A. Francy QUESTIONS 1. Of the following, the least likely cause of death in a child between the ages of 2 and 18 years is:…
