Neonatal Jaundice and Liver Disease

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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…

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Foreign Bodies and Caustic Ingestions

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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…

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Viral Hepatitis

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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…

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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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…

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Pediatric Dermatology

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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…

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Abdominal Pain

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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…

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Immunizations

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Immunizations Camille Sabella The goal of immunization is to prevent infectious diseases. In the United States, immunization programs have resulted in the elimination or significantly diminished incidence of many infectious…

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