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Alopecia
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Amnesia
Anosmia
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Breast Lumps
Chest Pain
Constipation in Adults
Constipation in Children
Cough in Adults
Cough in Children
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Diarrhea in Adults
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Dry Mouth
Dysmenorrhea
Dyspepsia
Dysphagia
Dyspnea
Dysuria
Earache
Ear Discharge
Edema
Edema During Late Pregnancy
Epistaxis
Erectile dysfunction
Eyelid Swelling
Eye Pain
Fever
Fever, Acute, in Adults
Fever, Chronic (FUO)
Fever in Infants and Children
Floaters
Gas
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Halitosis
Headache
Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss: Sudden Deafness
Hematospermia
Hematuria
Hemoptysis
Hiccups
Hirsutism
Insomnia and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
Itching
Itching, Anal
Jaundice in Adults
Jaundice in Neonates
Joint Pain, Monarticular
Joint Pain, Polyarticular
Knee pain
Lump in Throat
Nasal Congestion and Rhinorrhea
Nausea and Vomiting During Early pPregnancy
Nausea and Vomiting in Adults
Nausea and Vomiting in Infants and Children
Neck and Back Pain
Neck Mass
Nipple Discharge
Orthostatis Hypotension
Pain
Pain, Chronic
Palpitations
Pelvic Pain
Pelvic Pain During Early Pregnancy
Polyuria
Priapism
Red Eye
Scrotal Pain
Sore Throat
Stomatitis
Stridor
Syncope
Tearing
Tinnitus
Toothache
Tremor
Urinary Frequency
Urinary Incontinence in Adults
Urinary Incontinence in Children
Urinary Retention
Urticaria
Vaginal Bleeding
Vaginal Bleeding During Early Pregnancy
Vaginal Bleeding During Late Pregnancy
Vaginal Itching and Discharge
Vision, Blurred
Vision Loss, Acute
Weakness, Generalized
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Introduction
Introduction
Approach to the Care of Normal Infants and Children
Evaluation and Care of the Normal Neonate
The First Few Hours
The First Few Days
Physical Examination
Cardiorespiratory system
Head and neck
Abdomen and pelvis
Musculoskeletal system
Neurologic system
Skin
Screening
Routine Care and Observation
Hospital Discharge
Nutrition in Infants
Feeding problems
Breastfeeding
Technique
Infant Complications
Maternal Complications
Drugs
Weaning
Formula Feeding
Solid Foods
Health Supervision of the Well Child
Physical Examination
Growth
Blood pressure
Head
Heart
Abdomen
Spine and extremities
Genital examination
Screening
Blood tests
Hearing tests
Other screening tests
Prevention
Safety
Nutrition
Exercise
Vaccination in Children
Effectiveness of vaccination
Vaccination schedule
Colic
Evaluation
History and physical examination
Testing
Treatment
Constipation in Children
Etiology
Organic
Functional
Evaluation
History
Physical examination
Interpretation of findings
Red flags
Testing
Treatment
Key Points
Cough in Children
Etiology
Evaluation
History
Physical examination
Red flags
Interpretation of findings
Testing
Treatment
Key Points
Crying
Etiology
Organic
Evaluation
History
Physical examination
Red flags
Interpretation of findings
Testing
Treatment
Key Points
Diarrhea in Children
Pathophysiology
Etiology
Evaluation
History
Physical examination
Red flags
Interpretation of findings
Testing
Treatment
Rehydration
Key Points
Fever in infants and Children
Pathophysiology
Etiology
Acute
Chronic
Evaluation
History
Physical examination
Red flags
Interpretation of findings
Testing
Treatment
Things to avoid
Key Points
Nausea and Vomiting in Infants and Children
Pathophysiology
Etiology
Infants
Evaluation
History
Physical examination
Red flags
Testing
Treatment
Key Points
Separation and Stranger Anxiety
Separation anxiety
Stranger anxiety
Sleeping in Infants and Children
Evaluation
History
Physical examination and testing
Treatment
Toilet Training
Approach to the Care of Adolescents
Approach to the Care of Adolescents
Physical Growth
Sexuality
Intellectual Growth
Emotional Growth
Physical Problems
Psychosocial Disorders
Caring for Sick Children and Their Families
Sick Neonates
Children with Chronic Health Conditions
Effects on the children
Effects on the family
Care coordination
Death and Dying in Children
Death of a child
Death of a family member or friend
Growth and Development
Physical Growth of Infants and Children
Length
Weight
Head Circumference
Body Composition
Tooth Eruption
Childhood Development
Motor Development
Language Development
Cognitive Development
Emotional and Behavioral Development
Physical Growth and Sexual Maturation of Adolescents
Physical Growth
Sexual Maturation
Adolescent Development
Intellectual and Behavioral Development
Emotional Development
Social and Psychologic Development
Sexuality
Principles of Drug Treatment in Children
Overview of Drug Treatment in Children
Adverse effects and toxicity
Pharmacokinetics in Children
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism and elimination
Drug dosing
Nonadherence in Children
Perinatal Physiology
Perinatal Physiology
Bilirubin metabolism
Cardiovascular function
Endocrine function
Hematopoietic function
Immunologic function
Pulmonary function
Renal function
Perinatal Problems
Overview of Perinatal Problems
Neonatal Resuscitation
Assessment
Resuscitation
Birth Injuries
Head Injuries
Cranial Nerve Injury
Brachial Plexus Injuries
Other Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Spinal Cord Injury
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Fractures
Soft-Tissue Injuries
Hypothermia in Neonates
Pathophysiology
Treatment
Prevention
Large-for-Gestational-Age(LGA) Infant
Symptoms, Signs, and Treatment
Delivery complications
Infants of diabetic mothers
Postmature Infant
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Premature Infant
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Initial testing
Subsequent screening
Complications
Lungs
CNS
Infection
Cardiac
Temperature regulation
GI tract
Kidneys
Eyes
Metabolic problems
Prognosis
Treatment
Feeding
Prevention
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Prevention
Small-for-Gestational-Age (SGA) Infant
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Complications
Prognosis
Treatment
Perinatal Hematologic Disorders
Perinatal Anemia
Etiology
Physiologic anemia
Blood loss
Decreased RBC production
Hemolysis
Symptoms and Signs
Evaluation
History
Physical examination
Testing
Treatment
Transfusion
Exchange transfusion
Other treatments
Perinatal Polycythemia and Hyperviscosity Syndrome
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Metabolic, Electrolyte, and Toxic Disorders in Neonates
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Consequences of hyperbilirubinemia
Pathophysiology
Mechanisms of hyperbilirubinemia
Etiology
Classification
Causes
Evaluation
History
Physical examination
Red flags
Interpretation of findings
Timing
Testing
Treatment
Phototherapy
Exchange transfusion
Key Points
Kernicterus
Neonatal Hypercalcemia
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Neonatal Hypocalcemia
Etiology
Early-onset hypocalcemia
Late-onset hypocalcemia
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Neonatal Hyperglycemia
Treatment
Neonatal Hypoglycemia
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Neonatal Hypernatremia
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Neonatal Hyponatremia
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prenatal Drug Exposure
Alcohol
Amphetamines
Barbiturates
Cocaine
Marijuana
Opioids
Gastrointestinal Disorders in Neonates and Infants
Overview of GI Disorders in Neonates and Infants
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Intussusception
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Meconium Ileus
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Meconium Plug Syndrome
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Support
Surgery
Prevention
Neonatal Cholestasis
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Miscellaneous Surgical Emergencies in Neonates
Inguinal hernia
Gastric perforation
Ileal perforation
Mesenteric arterial occlusion
Dehydration and Fluid Therapy in Children
Introduction
Dehydration in Children
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Resuscitation
Deficit replacement
Ongoing losses
Maintenance requirements
Practical Example
Procedure
Resuscitation
Deficits
Ongoing losses
Maintenance fluid
Oral Rehydration
Solutions
Administration
Respiratory Disorders in Neonates, Infants, and Young Children
Overview of Perinatal Respiratory Disorders
Etiology
Physiology
Evaluation
Respiratory Support in Neonates and Infants
Oxygen
Continuous positive airway pressure
Mechanical ventilation
Complications
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Apnea of Prematurity
Pathophysiology
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Prevention
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Etiology
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Prevention
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Pulmonary Air-Leak Syndromes
Pulmonary interstitial emphysema
Pneumomediastinum
Pneumopericardium
Pneumoperitoneum
Pneumothorax
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Complications
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
Bacterial Tracheitis
Bronchiolitis
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Croup
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Cystic Fibrosis
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Respiratory
GI
Other
Symptoms and Signs
Respiratory
GI
Other
Diagnosis
Sweat testing
Intermediate sweat test results
Pancreatic tests
Respiratory assessment
Newborn screening
Carrier screening
Prognosis
Treatment
Respiratory
Antibiotics
GI
Other
End-of-life care
Key Points
Infections in Neonates
Overview of Neonatal Infections
Risk factors
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Congenital and Perinatal Cytomegalovirus Infection (CMV)
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Prevention
Congenital Rubella
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Congenital Syphilis
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Early congenital syphilis
Late congenital syphilis
Follow up
Treatment
Pregnant women
Early congenital syphilis
Older infants and children with newly diagnosed congenital syphilis
Prevention
Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Prevention
Neonatal Conjunctivitis
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Neonatal Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Prevention
Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection
Symptoms and Signs
Localized disease
Disseminated disease
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Prevention
Neonatal Hospital-Acquired Infection
Etiology
Prevention
Neonatal Listeriosis
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Prevention
Neonatal Bacterial Meningitis
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Empiric antibiotic therapy
Organism-specific antibiotic therapy
Adjunctive measures
Neonatal Pneumonia
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Chlamydial Pneumonia
Neonatal Sepsis
Etiology
Early onset
Late onset
Early and late onset
Pathophysiology
Early onset
Late onset
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
CBC, differential, and smear
Lumbar puncture
Blood cultures
Urinalysis and culture
Other tests for infection and inflammation
Prognosis
Treatment
Antimicrobials
Other treatment
Prevention
Perinatal Tuberculosis (TB)
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Pregnant women with a positive tuberculin test
Neonates with a positive tuberculin test
Pregnant women with active TB
Asymptomatic neonates of women with active TB
Neonates with active TB
Prevention
Miscellaneous Infections in Infants and Children
Introduction
Erythema Infectiosum
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Occult Bacteremia
Organisms
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Urinary Tract Infection in Children (UTI)
Etiology
Urinary tract abnormalities
Organisms
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Urine tests
Blood tests
Urinary tract imaging
Prognosis
Treatment
Vesicoureteral reflux
Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic Fever
Pathophysiology
Joints
Heart
Skin
CNS
Symptoms and Signs
Joints
Heart
Skin
CNS
Other
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Antibiotic prophylaxis
Poststreptococcal Reactive Arthritis
Endocrine Disorders in Children
Congenital Goiter
Etiology
Dyshormonogenesis
Transplacental passage of maternal antibodies
Transplacental passage of goitrogens
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Hypothyroidism
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Hyperthyroidism
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
11β-Hydroxylase Deficiency
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Male Hypogonadism in Children
Classification
Primary
Secondary
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Delayed Puberty
Precocious Puberty
Etiology
GnRH-dependent precocious puberty
GnRH-independent precocious puberty
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Neurologic Disorders in Children
Cerebral Palsy (CP) Syndromes
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Categories
Associated findings
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Febrile Seizures
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Infantile Spasms
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Neonatal Seizure Disorders
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Tourette's Syndrome
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Connective Tissue Disorders in Children
Introduction
Chondromalacia Patellae
Cutis Laxa
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Symptoms and Signs
Complications
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Marfan Syndrome
Symptoms and Signs
Cardiovascular system
Musculoskeletal system
Ocular system
Pulmonary system
CNS
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Nail-Patella Syndrome
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Osteochondrodysplasias
Diagnosis
Treatment
Bone Disorders in Children
Introduction
Congenital Hypophosphatasia
Idiopathic Scoliosis
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Osteochondroses
Infrapatellar Tendinitis
Köhler's Bone Disease
Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
Diagnosis
Treatment
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Diagnosis
Treatment
Scheuermann's Disease
Diagnosis
Treatment
Osteopetroses
Craniotubular Dysplasias
Metaphyseal dysplasia (Pyle's disease)
Craniometaphyseal dysplasia
Frontometaphyseal dysplasia
Craniotubular Hyperostoses
Endosteal hyperostosis (van Buchem's syndrome)
Sclerosteosis
Diaphyseal dysplasia (Camurati-Engelmann disease)
Osteosclerosis
Osteopetrosis with delayed manifestations (Albers-Schönberg disease)
Osteopetrosis with precocious manifestations
Osteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis
Pyknodysostosis
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Classification
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Key Points
Pediatric Cancers
Overview of Pediatric Cancer
Brain Tumors in Children
Astrocytomas
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Ependymomas
Medulloblastoma
Neuroblastoma
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Retinoblastoma
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Histology
Location
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Wilms' Tumor
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Miscellaneous Disorders in Infants and Children
Apparent Life-Threatening Event (ALTE)
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Key Points
Failure to Thrive (FTT)
Etiology
Organic FTT
Nonorganic FTT
Mixed FTT
Diagnosis
Testing
Prognosis
Treatment
Key Points
Hemorrhagic Shock and Encephalopathy Syndrome (HSES)
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Kawasaki Disease (KD)
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Key Points
Progeria
Other progeroid syndromes
Reye's Syndrome
Symptoms and Signs
Complications
Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Key Points
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Etiology
Risk factors
Diagnosis
Management
Prevention
Key Points
Congenital Cardiovascular Anomalies
Overview of Congenital Cardiovascular Anomalies
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Left-to-right shunts
Obstructive lesions
Cyanotic heart anomalies
Heart failure
Symptoms and Signs
Murmurs
Cyanosis
Heart failure
Other manifestations
Diagnosis
Treatment
Heart failure in neonates
Heart failure in older infants and children
Endocarditis prophylaxis
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Classification
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
Classification
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Atrioventricular Septal Defect
Complete AV septal defect
Partial AV septal defect
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Coarctation of the Aorta
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Tetralogy of Fallot
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Tet spells
Definitive management
Transposition of the Great Arteries
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Tricuspid Atresia
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
Classification
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Eisenmenger's Syndrome
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Other Less Common Congenital Cardiac Anomalies
Single ventricle spectrum
Pulmonary atresia with intact septum
Double outlet right ventricle
Ebstein's anomaly
Congenitally corrected transposition
Congenital Craniofacial and Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
Introduction
Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Congenital Amputations
Treatment
Craniofacial Abnormalities
Cleft palate and cleft lip
Deformities characterized by a small mandible
Agenesis of the jaw
Congenital ear malformations
Hip, Leg, and Foot Abnormalities
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH—formerly congenital dislocation of the hip)
Femoral torsion (twisting)
Genu varum and genu valgum
Knee dislocation
Tibial torsion
Talipes equinovarus
Talipes calcaneovalgus
Metatarsus adductus
Metatarsus varus
Muscle Abnormalities
Neck and Back Abnormalities
Congenital torticollis
Vertebral defects
Congenital Gastrointestinal Anomalies
Overview of Congenital GI Anomalies
High Alimentary Tract Obstruction
Jejunoileal and Large-Bowel Obstruction
Defects in Abdominal Wall Closure
Esophageal Atresia
Diagnosis
Treatment
Key Points
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Key Points
Duodenal Obstruction
Duodenal atresia
Duodenal stenosis
Choledochal cyst or annular pancreas
Jejunoileal Atresia
Treatment
Malrotation of the Bowel
Intestinal Duplication
Hirschsprung Disease
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Key Points
Hirschsprung Enterocolitis
Anal Atresia
Omphalocele
Gastroschisis
Congenital Renal and Genitourinary Anomalies
Overview of Congenital Genitourinary Anomalies
Renal Anomalies
Renal agenesis
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
Duplication anomalies
Fusion anomalies
Malrotation
Multicystic dysplastic kidney
Renal dysplasia
Renal ectopia
Renal hypoplasia
Ureteral Anomalies
Duplication anomalies
Ectopic orifices
Retrocaval ureter
Stenosis
Ureterocele
Vesicoureteral Reflux
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Monitoring
Bladder Anomalies
Bladder diverticula
Exstrophy
Megacystis syndrome
Penile and Urethral Anomalies
Chordee
Epispadias
Hypospadias
Phimosis and paraphimosis
Other penile anomalies
Urethral meatal stenosis
Urethral stricture
Urethral valves
Vaginal Anomalies
Testicular and Scrotal Anomalies
Congenital hydrocele
Cryptorchidism
Pathophysiology
Complications
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prune-Belly Syndrome
Congenital Renal Transport Abnormalities
Bartter Syndrome and Gitelman's Syndrome
Pathophysiology
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Cystinuria
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Hartnup Disease
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Hypophosphatemic Rickets
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Congenital Neurologic Anomalies
Overview of Congenital Neurologic Anomalies
Brain Anomalies
Hydrocephalus
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Shunt complications
Other Brain Anomalies
Anencephaly
Encephalocele
Malformed cerebral hemispheres
Porencephaly
Septo-optic dysplasia
Spina Bifida
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Neurologic
Orthopedic
Urologic
Diagnosis
Screening
Prognosis
Treatment
Prevention
Eye Defects and Conditions in Children
Amblyopia
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Key Points
Congenital Cataract
Primary Infantile Glaucoma
Strabismus
Classification
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Key Points
Chromosomal Anomalies
Overview of Chromosomal Anomalies
Diagnosis
Down Syndrome
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Concomitant medical conditions
Treatment
Key Points
Trisomy 18
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Trisomy 13
Diagnosis
Treatment
Chromosomal Deletion Syndromes
5p-Deletion (cri du chat syndrome)
4p-Deletion (Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome)
Subtelomeric deletions
Contiguous Gene Syndromes
Sex Chromosome Anomalies
Lyon hypothesis (X-inactivation)
Turner Syndrome
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Concomitant medical conditions
Treatment
Key Points
Klinefelter Syndrome (47,XXY)
47,XYY Syndrome
Other X Chromosome Anomalies
Fragile X Syndrome
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Inherited Muscular Disorders
Muscular Dystrophies
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Symptoms and Signs
Duchenne dystrophy
Becker dystrophy
Diagnosis
Treatment
Key Points
Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy
Emery-Dreifuss dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy
Limb-girdle dystrophy
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Congenital muscular dystrophy
Congenital Myopathies
Nemaline myopathy
Myotubular myopathy
Core myopathies
Congenital fiber type disproportion myopathy
Familial Periodic Paralysis
Symptoms and Signs
Hypokalemic
Hyperkalemic
Thyrotoxic
Andersen-Tawil syndrome
Diagnosis
Treatment
Hypokalemic
Hyperkalemic
Thyrotoxic
Andersen-Tawil syndrome
Key Points
Inherited Disorders of Metabolism
Introduction
Approach to the Patient With a Suspected Inherited Disorder of Metabolism
Evaluation
History and physical examination
Testing
Amino Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism Disorders
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Pathophysiology
Variant forms
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Disorders of Tyrosine Metabolism
Transient tyrosinemia of the newborn
Tyrosinemia type I
Tyrosinemia type II
Alkaptonuria
Oculocutaneous albinism
Disorders of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Metabolism
Maple syrup urine disease
Isovaleric acidemia
Propionic acidemia
Methylmalonic acidemia
Disorders of Methionine Metabolism
Classic homocystinuria
Other forms of homocystinuria
Cystathioninuria
Sulfite oxidase deficiency
Urea Cycle Disorders
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders
Glycogen Storage Diseases
Galactosemia
Galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase deficiency
Galactokinase deficiency
Uridine diphosphate galactose 4-epimerase deficiency
Diagnosis
Treatment
Disorders of Fructose Metabolism
Fructose 1-phosphate aldolase (aldolase B) deficiency
Fructokinase deficiency
Deficiency of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase
Disorders of Pyruvate Metabolism
Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency
Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency
Other Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism
Fatty Acid and Glycerol Metabolism Disorders
Disorders of the β-Oxidation Cycle
Medium-chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)
Long-chain hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (LCHADD)
Very long-chain acyl-coA dehydrogenase deficiency (VLCADD)
Glutaric acidemia type II
Disorders of Glycerol Metabolism
Lysosomal Storage Disorders
Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS)
Sphingolipidoses
Gaucher's Disease
Diagnosis
Treatment
Niemann-Pick Disease
Diagnosis
Treatment
Tay-Sachs Disease and Sandhoff's Disease
Tay-Sachs disease
Sandhoff's disease
Krabbe's Disease
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Fabry's Disease
Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease and Wolman's Disease
Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation Disorders
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes (MELAS)
Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF)
Kearns-Sayre syndrome and chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO)
Neurogenic muscle atrophy and retinitis pigmentosa (NARP) and Leigh disease
Peroxisomal Disorders
Zellweger syndrome (ZS), neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy, and infantile Refsum's disease (IRD)
Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
Classic Refsum's disease
Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism Disorders
Disorders of Purine Salvage
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency
Disorders of Purine Nucleotide Synthesis
Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase superactivity
Adenylosuccinase deficiency
Disorders of Purine Catabolism
Myoadenylate deaminase deficiency (or muscle adenosine monophosphate deaminase deficiency)
Adenosine deaminase deficiency
Purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency
Xanthine oxidase deficiency
Disorders of Pyrimidine Metabolism
Uridine monophosphate synthase deficiency (hereditary orotic aciduria)
Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
Overview of Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
Familial Mediterranean Fever
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Key Points
Hyper-IgD Syndrome
TNF Receptor–Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS)
Diagnosis
Treatment
Hereditary Cryopyrinopathies
PAPA Syndrome
PFAPA Syndrome
Diagnosis
Treatment
Behavioral Concerns and Problems in Children
Overview of Behavioral Problems in Children
Evaluation
Problem identification
Problem interpretation
Treatment
Breath-Holding Spells
Eating Problems
School Avoidance
Sleep Problems
Normal sleep
Nightmares
Night terrors and sleepwalking
Resistance to going to bed
Awakening during the night
Temper Tantrums
Violence in Children and Adolescents
Bullying
Gang involvement
Prevention
Learning and Developmental Disorders
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, ADD)
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Drugs
Behavioral management
Key Points
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Key Points
Overview of Learning Disabilities
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Dyslexia
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Key Points
Intellectual Disability (ID)
Etiology
Prenatal
Perinatal
Postnatal
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Prevention
Key Points
Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Overview of Mental Disorders in Children
Evaluation
Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Social Phobia
Treatment
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD)
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
TIC Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Childhood Schizophrenia
Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Disruptive Behavioral Disorders
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Conduct Disorder
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents
Etiology
Treatment
Prevention
Self-Injurious Behavior
Child Maltreatment
Overview of Child Maltreatment
Classification
Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Emotional abuse
Neglect
Cultural factors
Etiology
Abuse
Neglect
Symptoms and Signs
Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Emotional abuse
Neglect
Diagnosis
Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Emotional abuse and neglect
Treatment
Immediate safety
Follow-up
Removal from the home
Prevention
Female Genital Mutilation
Incontinence in Children
Urinary Incontinence In Children
Pathophysiology
Etiology
Nocturnal enuresis
Diurnal enuresis
Evaluation
History
Physical examination
Red flags
Interpretation of findings
Testing
Treatment
Nocturnal enuresis
Diurnal enuresis
Key Points
Stool Incontinence in Children
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Diagnosis
Treatment
Neurocutaneous Syndromes
Definition of Neurocutaneous Syndromes
Neurofibromatosis
Symptoms and Signs
Type 1
Type 2
Diagnosis
Treatment
Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Types
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Tuberous Sclerosis
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Von Hippel–Lindau Disease
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Infants and Children
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Infants and Children
Epidemiology
Transmission
Classification
Symptoms and Signs
Natural history in untreated children
Complications
Children receiving combination antiretroviral therapy
Diagnosis
HIV-specific tests
Other tests
Prognosis
Treatment
ARV drugs
Indications
Adherence
Monitoring
Vaccination
Prevention
Prevention of perinatal transmission
Prevention of adolescent transmission
Prevention of opportunistic infections
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