Pediatric Hospital Medicine

A Case-Based Educational Guide

Melissa G. Cossey, Lauren K. Gambill, Melissa G. Cossey, Lauren K. Gambill

• Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9781610025928
• eBook ISBN:
  9781610025935
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Medical Education

This educational guide provides a much-needed subspeciality-specific learning resource for pediatric hospital medicine. Featuring 50 of the most commonly presenting topics encountered by pediatric hospitalists, this book brings readers into the morning meeting and walks them through patient presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and resolution, providing realistic examples in an engaging case-based format. This book is designed to supplement the educational experience of trainees during their inpatient pediatrics rotation, and its versatility allows it to be used as an educational guide to lead learning sessions or as an individual resource or study guide. Each chapter dives into an individual case that is titled with a fictitious patient name, often related to the case topic, which provides a helpful memory tool for learners. Each case includes a Documentation Tips section, designed to ensure accurate and clear communication across the interdisciplinary team that cares for hospitalized children, as well as Clinical Pearls summarizing the main chapter take-aways. Back to Basics boxes are included in cases as needed, to serve as a refresher of examination techniques, laboratory test result analysis, or other foundational information related to the cases. In addition, Health Equity Focus boxes related to social determinants of health are featured throughout the book to help clinicians recognize and address potential inequities in care.

Table of contents

• Front Matter
• Case 1: Emma, a 16-Month-Old Girl With Vomiting and Diarrhea
• Case 2: Anita, a 4-Month-Old Girl With Respiratory Distress
• Case 3: Baby Girl Smith, a Newborn With Respiratory Distress
• Case 4: Parker, a 3-Year-Old Boy With Difficulty Breathing
• Case 5: John, a 4-Day-Old Boy With Hyperbilirubinemia
• Case 6: Isaiah, an 8-Year-Old Boy With Shortness of Breath
• Case 7: Rose, a 3-Week-Old Girl With Fever
• Case 8: Austin, an 8-Month-Old Boy With Fever and Vomiting
• Case 9: Holly, a 5-Year-Old Girl With Fever, Vomiting, and Thigh Swelling
• Case 10: Ilyas, a 6-Year-Old Boy With Acute Abdominal Pain
• Case 11: Judah, a 2-Year-Old Boy With Buttock Pain and Redness
• Case 12: Maryam, a 4-Year-Old Girl With Fever and Cough
• Case 13: Freddy, a 9-Week-Old Boy With an Episode of Decreased Responsiveness
• Case 14: Brian, a 2-Year-Old Boy With Fussiness and Fever
• Case 15: Liam, a 6-Week-Old Boy With Poor Weight Gain
• Case 16: Simon, a 15-Month-Old Boy WithAbnormal Movements and Fever
• Case 17: Polly, a 16-Year-Old Girl With Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Vomiting
• Case 18: Payton, a 14-Year-Old Boy With Throat Pain and Fever
• Case 19: Ida, a 15-Month-Old Girl With Pallor and Fatigue
• Case 20: Jenny, a 14-Year-Old Girl With a Severe Headache
• Case 21: Katelyn, a 4-Year-Old Girl With Fever and Neck Swelling
• Case 22: Taj, a 12-Year-Old BoyWith Hyperglycemia
• Case 23: Finn, a 2-Year-Old Boy With Fever and Leg Pain
• Case 24: Aubree, a 15-Year-Old Girl With Recurrent Abdominal Pain
• Case 25: Andy, a 9-Year-Old Boy With Respiratory Distress and Vomiting
• Case 26: Janice, an 11-Year-Old Girl With Prolonged Menses
• Case 27: Amaia, a 16-Year-Old Girl With Hematemesis
• Case 28: Chandler, a 7-Year-Old Boy With Eye Swelling
• Case 29: Philip, a 7-Year-Old Boy With Intermittent Abdominal Pain
• Case 30: Alex, a 9-Year-Old Boy With Edema and Hematuria
• Case 31: Ella, an 8-Year-Old Girl With 2 Weeks of Fever
• Case 32: Maria, a 15-Year-Old Girl With Lower Extremity Weakness
• Case 33: Juan, a 16-Year-Old With Shoulder Pain
• Case 34: Bernard, a 15-Year-Old Boy With Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea
• Case 35: Ricky, a 3-Year-Old Boy With Shaking
• Case 36: Alberto, a 7-Year-Old Boy With Edema
• Case 37: Reese, a 12-Year-Old Girl With Weight Loss
• Case 38: Lily, a 6-Month-Old Girl With Fever and Lethargy
• Case 39: Isla, a 15-Month-Old Girl With Fever and Rash
• Case 40: Rena, a 14-Year-Old Girl With Abdominal Pain and Vomiting
• Case 41: Malik, a 2-Year-Old Boy With Pneumonia and Persistent Fever
• Case 42: Flora, an 8-Year-Old Girl With Worsening Epigastric Painand Emesis
• Case 43: Scott, a 3-Year-Old Boy With Bloody Diarrhea and Decreased Urination
• Case 44: Lucy, a 16-Year-Old Girl With Altered Mental Status
• Case 45: Sam, a 10-Month-Old Boy With Hypoglycemia
• Case 46: Makayla, a 16-Year-Old Girl With Fever and Blurry Vision
• Case 47: Olive, a 4-Month-Old Girl With Lethargy and Hyponatremia
• Case 48: Aria, a 16-Year-Old Girl With Headache and Confusion
• Case 49: Tomás, a 17-Month-Old Boy With Worsening Respiratory Status
• Case 50: Anna, an 11-Year-Old Girl With Medical Complexity, Fever, Increased Secretions, and Increased Seizure Frequency
• Appendix
• Index