Volume 9 - Issue 1 - January 2010

Consultant for Pediatricians

head trauma
head trauma
Infant With Persistent Noisy Breathing
04/28/2011
John W. Harrington, MD; Ashwini Lakshmanan, MD; Elizabeth Burgamy, MD; Charles Golden, DO
<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, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP
<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; Charles A. Pohl, MD
<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
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
<p><strong><strong><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/HidradenitisSuppurativa1.jpg" alt="Hidradenitis Supprativa" width="90" height="90"...
04/28/2011