100 Cases in Paediatrics

Respiratory An infant with noisy breathing A child with noisy breathing A chesty infant A chronic cough Recurrent chest infections A wheezy teenager Fever and breathlessness A teenager with chest pain Cardiology A cyanosed newborn A shocked neonate A pale, breathless baby An incidental murmur A funny turn Endocrinology and diabetes A thirsty boy A tall boy A short girl An overweight boy A girl with early puberty A boy with delayed puberty Is it a boy or a girl? A boy with breasts A boy with bow legs Gastroenterology A vomiting Infant A child with bloody diarrhoea A teenager with chronic diarrhoea Acute diarrhoea and vomiting Acute abdominal pain Recurrent abdominal pain A constipated toddler An infant with poor weight gain An infant with persistent jaundice Abdominal pain and jaundice A lump in the groin Nephrology Abdominal pain and dysuria Red urine A puffy face A bed wetter High blood pressure Infections Fever and a rash Fever in a returning traveller Sticky eyes A persistent fever Recurrent infections Unexplained weight loss Dermatology An itchy rash Deteriorating eczema An infant with blisters Haematology A pale child Easy bruising A child with chest pain Oncology An abdominal mass An unsteady child Lymphadenopathy A swollen shoulder Fever in a patient on chemotherapy Aches and pains Bones and joints A girl with a limp Pain and fever Swollen joints A spinal deformity Neurology A fitting child A febrile, drowsy child A big head A child in a coma A late walker A child with learning difficulties Sudden weakness Chronic headaches A funny smile Weak legs Developmental regression A deaf boy A child with a squint Child and adolescent psychiatry A boy with no friends A hyperactive child A teenager who won't eat Neonatology Born too early A breathless newborn Recurrent apnoeas A sudden collapse in a ventilated preterm neonate Bilious vomiting in a neonate A jaundiced neonate A floppy infant A difficult delivery A newborn with congenital abnormalities Sudden

Joseph Raine MD FRCPCH DCH, Consultant Paediatrician, The Whittington Hospital, London; Honorary Senior Lecturer, University College London, UK Aubrey Cunnington BMBCh MA MRCPCH DTM&H, Specialist Registrar, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK Joanna Walker BA FRCP FRCPCH, Consultant Paediatrician, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK Series Editor: P John Rees MD FRCP is Consultant Physician and Dean of Medical Education, King's College London School of Medicine at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK

"This is a nice review of some common cases that are typically encountered in pediatrics. The presentations are thorough and the answers are complete and thought provoking. This book certainly can be used as an addition to a comprehensive pediatric study program."--Doody's