Make the Diagnosis: Winter 2023
L.R., a 15-year-old female, presented to an emergency department with an inability to void for 13 hours, as well as lower abdominal pain.
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The Novel Therapeutics for Bleeding Disorders (NoT Bleeding) Program is a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Frontier Program within the Division of Hematology that aims to provide advanced clinical care of inherited bleeding disorders and develop breakthrough treatments through research.
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Avery, a 5-year-old male, presents to the pediatrician for his well-child visit. His parents report that he is growing and developing well, but that they are concerned about recurrent nosebleeds that are happening most nights over the past week.
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Case: Langston is a 12-year-old with sickle cell disease whom you have followed in your practice since infancy.
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Welcome back to the annual Chief Residents update column. Our residents have been working so hard during the pandemic and now the unprecedented fall viral surge.
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disorder worldwide; with patients experiencing acute or chronic pain, and increased risk of bacterial infections, organ damage, and stroke.
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Fall 2022 saw the loss of two more CHOP luminaries as Ralph Wetmore, MD, former Chief of Otolaryngology, and Audrey Evans, MD, former Chief of Oncology, died in September.
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Caring for a teen after concussion requires attention not only to their physical and academic needs but also to their social and emotional well-being.
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The field of lower extremity deformity is complex; identifying these patients is a task shared by all clinicians seeing children with a lower limb complaint.
A 5-year-old male presents to the pediatrician for a well-child visit. His parents report that he is growing and developing well, but they are concerned about recurrent nosebleeds.
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