Volume 7 - Issue 4 - April 2008

Consultant for Pediatricians

Motor Vehicle Safety
Motor Vehicle Safety
A Reminder to Buckle Up, Slow Down, and Ride With a Mature Driver
12/11/2012

LARISSA HIRSCH, MD and CHARLES A. POHL, MD—Series Editor
Dr Hirsch is a fellow at Nemours Center for Children’s Health Media in Wilmington, Del, and an associate at Jefferson Faculty Pediatrics at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. She is also a medical editor for KidsHealth.org. Dr Pohl is professor of pediatrics and associate dean of student affairs and career counseling at Jefferson Medical College.

LARISSA HIRSCH, MD and CHARLES A. POH...
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: #993300"><EM><STRONG>Anticipatory guidance may help keep youngsters safer in the car.</STRONG></EM></SPAN><BR><BR>As...
12/11/2012
childhood overweight
childhood overweight
Children With the Same Congenital Malformation Pattern
05/06/2011

GOLDER N. WILSON, MD, PhD—Series Editor
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

GOLDER N. WILSON, MD, PhD—Series Edit...
Humans have a remarkable ability to recognize and remember faces, a skill essential for maternalinfant bonding.
05/06/2011
childhood overweight
childhood overweight
Otoplasty:What You Need to Know About Prominent Ear Deformity
05/06/2011

JUGPAL S. ARNEJA, MD
Wayne State University

JUGPAL S. ARNEJA, MD Wayne State Univ...
Prominent ear deformity is relatively common; this defect— inherited as an autosomal dominant trait—affects approximately 5% of white children.
05/06/2011
Feature
Feature
Rashes and Fever in Children: Sorting Out the Potentially Dangerous, Part 1
04/29/2011
WILLIAM A. GIBSON, MD
 
Dr Gibson is acting program director of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Emergency Medicine Residency, a joint Air Force and Army program with 46 residents, at Brooke Army Medical Center and Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Army or the US Government and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
 
WILLIAM A. GIBSON, MD   Dr Gib...
Children who present with fever and petechiae or purpura might have serious illness that requires immediate intervention.
04/29/2011
Feature
Feature
Rashes and Fever in Children: Sorting Out the Potentially Dangerous, Part 1
04/29/2011
WILLIAM A. GIBSON, MD
 
Dr Gibson is acting program director of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Emergency Medicine Residency, a joint Air Force and Army program with 46 residents, at Brooke Army Medical Center and Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Army or the US Government and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
 
WILLIAM A. GIBSON, MD   Dr Gib...
Children who present with fever and petechiae or purpura might have serious illness that requires immediate intervention.
04/29/2011
Feature
Feature
Rashes and Fever in Children: Sorting Out the Potentially Dangerous, Part 1
04/29/2011
WILLIAM A. GIBSON, MD
 
Dr Gibson is acting program director of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Emergency Medicine Residency, a joint Air Force and Army program with 46 residents, at Brooke Army Medical Center and Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Army or the US Government and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
 
WILLIAM A. GIBSON, MD   Dr Gib...
Children who present with fever and petechiae or purpura might have serious illness that requires immediate intervention.
04/29/2011
Fever and Rash
Fever and Rash
Solitary Nodule With a Positive Darier Sign
04/29/2011
By PETER NORONHA, MD and VALERIE C. HINES, MD
| April 1, 2008
 
Dr Noronha is associate professor in clinical pediatrics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr Hines is a third-year resident in the department of pediatrics at the same institution.

ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD—Series Editor
Dr Leung is clinical associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Calgary and pediatric consultant at the Alberta Children's Hospital.
By PETER NORONHA, MD and VALERIE C. H...
Seventeen-month-old Hispanic boy with 7-month history of a swelling on his back. Lesion first looked like a small "scar," then gradually grew over next few months.
04/29/2011