Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Description

This educational guide provides a much-needed subspeciality-specific learning resource for pediatric hospital medicine. Featuring 50 of the most commonly presenting topics encountered by pediatric hospitalists, this book brings readers into the morning meeting and walks them through patient presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and resolution, providing realistic examples in an engaging case-based format.
This book is designed to supplement the educational experience of trainees during their inpatient pediatrics rotation, and its versatility allows it to be used as an educational guide to lead learning sessions or as an individual resource or study guide. 
Each chapter dives into an individual case that is titled with a fictitious patient name, often related to the case topic, which provides a helpful memory tool for learners. Each case includes a Documentation Tips section, designed to ensure accurate and clear communication across the interdisciplinary team that cares for hospitalized children, as well as Clinical Pearls summarizing the main chapter take-aways.
Back to Basics boxes are included in cases as needed, to serve as a refresher of examination techniques, laboratory test result analysis, or other foundational information related to the cases.
In addition, Health Equity Focus boxes related to social determinants of health are featured throughout the book to help clinicians recognize and address potential inequities in care.
  This educational guide provides a much-needed subspeciality-specific learning resource for pediatric hospital medicine. Featuring 50 of the most commonly presenting topics encountered by pediatric hospitalists, this book brings readers into the morning meeting and walks them through patient presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and resolution, providing realistic examples in an engaging case-based format.
This book is designed to supplement the educational experience of trainees during their inpatient pediatrics rotation, and its versatility allows it to be used as an educational guide to lead learning sessions or as an individual resource or study guide. 
 
Melissa Cossey, MD, FAAP, is a pediatric hospitalist at Dell Children’s Medical Center and the associate chief medical officer of the Dell Children’s North Campus, as well as an assistant professor of pediatrics at UT Austin’s Dell Medical School. Dr Cossey has completed a fellowship in medical education and is the educational director of the pediatric, transitional year, family medicine, and psychiatry residents’ pediatric hospital medicine rotations. Dr Cossey has led many hospital-based QI initiatives and was recently honored as a Dell Medical School “Patient Safety Teaching Champion.”
Lauren Gambill, MD, MPA, FAAP, is a pediatric hospitalist at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas and assistant professor of pediatrics at UT Austin’s Dell Medical School. Dr Gambill is also the associate program director for the UT Austin’s Dell Medical School pediatric hospital medicine fellowship and leads advocacy education for the school’s Department of Pediatrics.
  Acknowledgments
Introduction
Case 1          Emma, a 16-month-old Girl With Vomiting and Diarrhea
Case 2          Anita, a 4-month-old Girl With Respiratory Distress
Case 3          Baby Girl Smith, a Newborn With Respiratory Distress
Case 4          Parker, a 3-year-old Boy With Difficulty Breathing
Case 5          John, a 4-day-old Boy With Hyperbilirubinemia
Case 6          Isaiah, an 8-year-old Boy With Shortness of Breath
Case 7          Rose, a 3-week-old Girl With Fever
Case 8          Austin, an 8-month-old Boy With Fever and Vomiting
Case 9          Holly, a 5-year-old Girl With Fever, Vomiting, and Thigh Swelling
Case 10        Ilyas, a 6-year-old Boy With Acute Abdominal Pain
Case 11        Judah, a 2-year-old Boy With Buttock Pain and Redness
Case 12        Maryam, a 4-year-old Girl With Fever and Cough
Case 13        Freddy, a 9-week-old Boy With an Episode of Decreased Responsiveness
Case 14        Brian, a 2-year-old Boy With Fussiness and Fever
Case 15        Liam, a 6-week-old Infant With Poor Weight Gain
Case 16        Simon, a 15-month-old Boy With Abnormal Movements and Fever
Case 17        Polly, a 16-year-old Girl With Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Vomiting
Case 18        Payton, a 14-year-old Boy With Throat Pain and Fever
Case 19        Ida, a 15-month-old Girl With Pallor and Fatigue
Case 20        Jenny, a 14-year-old Girl With a Severe Headache
Case 21        Katelyn, a 4-year-old Girl With Fever and Neck Swelling
Case 22        Taj, a 12-year-old Boy With Hyperglycemia
Case 23        Finn, a 2-year-old Boy With Fever and Leg Pain
Case 24        Aubree, a 15-year-old Girl With Recurrent Abdominal Pain
Case 25        Andy, a 9-year-old Boy With Respiratory Distress and Vomiting 
Case 26        Janice, an 11-year-old Girl With Prolonged Menses
Case 27        Amaia, a 16-year-old Girl With Hematemesis
Case 28        Chandler, a 7-year-old Boy With Eye Swelling
Case 29        Philip, a 7-year-old Boy With Intermittent Abdominal Pain
Case 30        Alex, a 9-year-old Boy With Edema and Hematuria
Case 31        Ella, an 8-year-old Girl With 2 Weeks of Fever
Case 32        Maria, a 15-year-old Girl With Lower Extremity Weakness
Case 33        Juan, a 16-year-old Boy With Shoulder Pain
Case 34        Bernard, a 15-year-old Boy With Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea
Case 35        Ricky, a 3-year-old Boy With Shaking
Case 36        Alberto, a 7-year-old Boy With Edema
Case 37        Reese, a 12-year-old Girl With Weight Loss
Case 38        Lily, a 6-month-old Girl With Fever and Lethargy
Case 39        Isla, a 15-month-old Girl With Fever and Rash
Case 40        Rena, a 14-year-old Girl With Abdominal Pain and Vomiting
Case 41        Malik, a 24-month-old Boy With Pneumonia and Persistent Fever
Case 42        Flora, an 8-year-old Girl With Worsening Epigastric Pain and Emesis
Case 43        Scott, a 3-year-old Boy With Bloody Diarrhea and Decreased Urination
Case 44        Lucy, a 16-year-old Girl With Altered Mental Status
Case 45        Sam, a 10-month-old Boy With Hypoglycemia
Case 46        Makayla, a 16-year-old Girl With Fever and Blurry Vision
Case 47        Olive, a 4-month-old Girl With Lethargy and Hyponatremia
Case 48        Aria, a 16-year-old Girl With Headache and Confusion
Case 49        Tomás, a 17-month-old Boy With Worsening Respiratory Status
Case 50        Anna, an 11-year-old Girl With Medical Complexity, Fever, Increased Secretions, and Increased Seizure Frequency
Appendix
Index