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