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, DO, and ASHWINI LAKSHMANAN, MDDrs Burgamy, Golde...
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<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...
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. LEUNG, MD—Series EditorMr Wong is a medical student ...
<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...
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. POHL, MD—Series Editor
Dr Hirsch is a clinical...
<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...
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
Alberta Children’s Hospital
Dr Barber is a consul...
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.
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...
