Volume 9 - Issue 1 - January 2010

Consultant for Pediatricians

head trauma
head trauma
Infant With Persistent Noisy Breathing
04/28/2011
ELIZABETH BURGAMY, MD, CHARLES GOLDEN, DO, and ASHWINI LAKSHMANAN, MD
Drs Burgamy, Golden, and Lakshmanan are chief residents of pediatrics at the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

JOHN W. HARRINGTON, MD—Series Editor
Dr Harrington is associate professor of pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk and director of general academic pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters.
ELIZABETH BURGAMY, MD, CHARLES GOLDEN...
<DIV id=article-content-body> <P>A 2-month-old boy is brought to the emergency department (ED) because of “noisy breathing” that has been present since birth. The parents report that they...
04/28/2011
head trauma
head trauma
Asymptomatic Girl Who Passes Threadlike Object in Stool
04/28/2011

ANDREW S. WONG, BSc
ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD—Series Editor

Mr Wong is a medical student at the University of Calgary. Dr Leung is clinical associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Calgary and a pediatric consultant at the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary.

ANDREW S. WONG, BScALEXANDER K. C. LE...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>A healthy 4-year-old girl passed a threadlike object in her stool at a day-care center. She had no diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain. Stool had no...
04/28/2011
head trauma
head trauma
Children With Head Trauma: To CT or Not to CT?
04/28/2011
LARISSA HIRSCH, MD and CHARLES A. POHL, MD—Series Editor 
Dr Hirsch is a clinical instructor of pediatrics at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. 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 in Philadelphia.

 

LARISSA HIRSCH, MD and CHARLES A. POH...
<p>Head trauma is a common occurrence in childhood; injuries range from mild bumps to severe traumatic brain injury. Because it is imperative to identify, diagnose, and treat clinically important...
04/28/2011
sleep in children and youths
sleep in children and youths
Two girls present with toenail yellowing and thickening
04/28/2011
KIRK BARBER, MD, FRCPC––Series Editor
Alberta Children’s Hospital
Dr Barber is a consultant dermatologist at Alberta Children’s Hospital and clinical associate professor of medicine and community health sciences at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
Dermclinic
A Photo Quiz to Hone Dermatologic Skills
KIRK BARBER, MD, FRCPC––Series Editor...
The mother of a 5-year-old girl with syndactyly of the second and third toes (A) has noticed slowly progressive thickening and yellowing of the nail plate of her daughter’s third toe.
04/28/2011
Consultations & Comments
Consultations & Comments
Melatonin Use in Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders
04/28/2011
First, let me say that I agree completely with the authors’ comments on sleep hygiene and the importance of removing the television set from the bedroom. When parents say they will just turn it off, I point...
04/28/2011
Cough
Cough
What Is This Axillary Lump?
04/28/2011

Linda S. Nield, MD
West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown

Linda S. Nield, MDWest Virginia Unive...
<p><strong><strong><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/HidradenitisSuppurativa1.jpg" alt="Hidradenitis Supprativa" width="90" height="90"...
04/28/2011