Pediatric Differential Diagnosis - Top 50 Problems

1st Edition - November 14, 2017
Editors: Denise Goh, Elizabeth Ang
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 9 8 1 - 4 5 7 0 - 4 1 - 1
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Using symptom-based and problem-based approaches, this indispensable text teaches medical students how to apply critical thinking and clinical reasoning to develop diagnostic comp… Read more

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Using symptom-based and problem-based approaches, this indispensable text teaches medical students how to apply critical thinking and clinical reasoning to develop diagnostic competence. It is also suitable for any doctor who wishes to refresh his/her clinical approaches to pediatric patients.

With 50 carefully selected pediatric problems that are likely to be encountered in medical practice, each chapter is written in a user-friendly style and takes you through the fundamental thought process needed to arrive at the most likely diagnosis. This thought process includes:

Understanding the correct definition of the clinical problem

Recognizing the symptoms of the clinical problem

Analyzing the pathophysiology behind the problem

Creating a prioritized list of differential diagnosis

Having a robust clinical approach/algorithm that enables one to arrive at the correct diagnosis

Evaluating for red flag signs and symptoms

Honing the thought process through the use of over 50 clinical case scenarios with structured self-reflection questions and answers

Foreword by Dr Naveen Thacker, President of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association

Peer reviewed by members of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association

Cover image
Title page
Disclaimer
Table of Contents
Copyright
Foreword
Preface
Contributors
Reviewers
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
Introduction: Factors determining health and disease
Health
Health determinant factors
Effects of health determinant factors
Individual, family, society, population
Promoting health and reducing/ameliorating disease
1. Abdominal pain
Definition of abdominal pain
Symptoms of abdominal pain
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
2. Abnormal stature (short, tall)
Definition of short stature
Symptoms of short stature
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario 1
Definition of tall stature
Symptoms of tall stature
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario 2
3. Abnormal urine dipstick test
Definition of abnormal urine dipstick test
Symptoms associated with increased risk for an abnormal urine dipstick test
Pathophysiology and common causes of abnormal dipstick test results
Reducing false-positive and false-negative results of urine dipstick
Clinical approach to abnormal urine dipstick results
Clinical case scenario
4. Active child
Definition of an active child
Symptoms of an active child
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
5. Altered mental state
Definition of altered mental state
Symptoms of altered mental state
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
6. Bleeding from GIT (upper and lower)
Definition of bleeding from gastrointestinal tract (GIT)
Symptoms of bleeding from GIT
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
7. Blood in the urine
Definition of hematuria
Symptoms of hematuria
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
8. Blood pressure (high)
Definition of high blood pressure
Symptoms of hypertension
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
Reference
9. Blood pressure (low)
Definition of low blood pressure (hypotension)
Symptoms and signs of low blood pressure (hypotension)
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
References
10. Blood sugar (high)
Definition of high blood sugar
Symptoms of high blood sugar
Pathophysiology
Causes
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
11. Blood sugar (low)
Definition of low blood sugar
Symptoms of low blood sugar
Pathophysiology
Causes
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
12. Breathlessness and respiratory distress
Definition of breathlessness and respiratory distress
Symptoms of respiratory distress
Pathophysiology and common causes
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
13. Brief resolved event in an infant
Definition and symptoms of a brief resolved event
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
Reference
14. Bruising and bleeding
Definition of bruising and bleeding
Symptoms of bruising and bleeding
Pathophysiology
Common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
15. Chest pain
Definition of chest pain
Symptoms of chest pain
Pathophysiology
Common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
16. Constipation
Definition of constipation
Symptoms of constipation
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
17. Cough
Definition of cough
Symptoms of cough
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach
Clinical case scenario
18. Cyanosis
Definition of cyanosis
Symptoms of cyanosis
Pathophysiology
Common causes and diagnoses associated with central cyanosis
Common causes and diagnoses associated with peripheral cyanosis
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
19. Dehydration
Definition of dehydration
Symptoms and signs of dehydration
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
20. Developmental delay
Definition of developmental delay
Symptoms of developmental delay
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
References
21. Diarrhea
Definition of diarrhea
Symptoms of diarrhea
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
22. Dysuria
Definition of dysuria
Symptoms of dysuria
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
23. Edema
Definition of edema
Symptoms and signs of edema
Pathophysiology of pitting edema and common diagnoses
Pathophysiology of nonpitting edema and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
24. Enlarged liver and/or spleen
Definition of enlarged liver and/or spleen
Symptoms of enlarged liver and/or spleen
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical scenario
25. Failure to thrive
Definition of failure to thrive
Symptoms of failure to thrive
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical scenario
26. Feeding difficulties or eating problems in the older child
Definition of feeding difficulty and eating problem
Symptoms of feeding difficulty and eating problem
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
27. Feeding difficulties in the baby and younger child
Definition of feeding difficulty
Symptoms of feeding difficulty
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical scenario
28. Fever (acute)
Definition of normal temperature and acute fever
Symptoms of acute fever
Pathophysiology
Common diagnoses associated with acute fever
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
29. Fever (recurrent, persistent, or prolonged)
Definition of recurrent, persistent, prolonged fever
Symptoms of recurrent, persistent, prolonged fever
Pathophysiology
Common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
30. Fits, falls, and faints
Definition of fits, falls and faints
Symptoms of fits, falls and faints
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
Reference
31. Floppy baby or child
Definition of a floppy baby or child
Symptoms of a floppy baby or child
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
32. Frequent infections
Definition of frequent infections
Symptoms of frequent infections
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
33. Frequent urination
Definition of frequent urination
Symptoms associated with frequent urination
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
34. Headache
Definition of headache
Symptoms of headache
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
35. Heart murmur
Definition of heart murmur
Symptoms of heart murmur
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
36. Ill-looking baby or child
Definition of an ill-looking baby or child
Symptoms associated with an ill-looking baby or child
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario 1
Clinical case scenario 2
37. Injuries (accidental and non-accidental)
Definition of injuries
Symptoms of injuries
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
38. Jaundice (before 3 months of life)
Definition of jaundice
Symptoms of jaundice
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
39. Jaundice (beyond 3 months of life)
Definition of jaundice
Symptoms of jaundice
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
40. Lumps and bumps
Definition of lump and bump
Symptoms
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
41. Noisy breathing
Definition of noisy breathing
Symptoms of noisy breathing
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical scenario
42. Obesity
Definition of obesity
Symptoms of obesity
Pathophysiology and common causes
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
43. Painful joint, painful limb
Definition of painful joint, painful limb
Symptoms of painful joint, painful limb
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
44. Pallor
Definition of pallor
Symptoms of pallor
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
45. Palpitations
Definition of palpitations
Symptoms of palpitations
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
46. Rash with fever
Definition of rash with fever
Symptoms of rash with fever
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
47. Rash without fever
Definition of rash
Symptoms of rash
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
48. Sleep-related issues
Definition of sleep
Normal sleep across the ages
The effects of inadequate or poor sleep
Symptoms of sleep problems
Pathophysiology
Common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
49. Sore throat
Definition of sore throat
Symptoms of sore throat
Pathophysiology and common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
50. Vomiting
Definition of vomiting
Symptoms of vomiting
Pathophysiology
Common diagnoses
Clinical approach and algorithm
Clinical case scenario
Index

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Denise Goh

Elizabeth Ang