Board Simulation: Pediatric Rheumatology
Board Simulation: Pediatric Rheumatology Steven Spalding QUESTIONS 1. You are seeing a 3-year-old white male, who has recently moved to your city, for fever. Going through his chart, you notice…
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Rheumatic Disorders
Rheumatic Disorders Philip J. Hashkes JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND OTHER CHRONIC ARTHRITIDES OF CHILDHOOD Epidemiology and Etiology The term juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) describes the condition of chronic arthritis of…
Infectious Diseases, Part III
Infectious Diseases, Part III Lara Danziger-Isakov Camille Sabella This chapter includes discussions of selected tick-borne, zoonotic, and parasitic infections. TICK-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIONS Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Rocky Mountain spotted…
Infectious Diseases, Part I
Infectious Diseases, Part I Camille Sabella Johanna Goldfarb This chapter addresses the following pediatric infections: Gastrointestinal infections Skin, soft-tissue, bone, and joint infections Central nervous system (CNS) infections Pneumonia GASTROINTESTINAL…
Infectious Diseases, Part II
Infectious Diseases, Part II Camille Sabella Johanna Goldfarb This chapter includes discussions of selected viral, fungal, and mycobacterial infections. VIRAL INFECTIONS Human Parvovirus Infection Human parvovirus (HPV) is a small…
Inherited Immunodeficiency Disorders
Inherited Immunodeficiency Disorders Alton L. Melton Jr. Inherited immunodeficiency disorders represent defects in normal immune function that usually result in an increased susceptibility to infection. Many of the disorders have…
Amenorrhea
Amenorrhea Karen S. Vargo The evaluation of amenorrhea in the adolescent requires a basic understanding of pubertal development, including the role of the hypothalamic-pituatary-ovarian (HPO) axis and its effect on…
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Ellen S. Rome Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) remain common in adolescents, with one in every four sexually active teens between the ages of 13 and 19 years…
Dysmorphic Syndromes
Dysmorphic Syndromes George E. Tiller Dysmorphology is the art and science of abnormal physical development. It is often subjective, and distinguishing between familial traits and true dysmorphic features is sometimes…
Adolescent Development and Tanner Staging
Adolescent Development and Tanner Staging Ajuah Davis NORMAL PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT Puberty is the period of transition from sexual immaturity to potential fertility, during which secondary sexual characteristics develop. It begins…
