Make the Diagnosis: Fall 2020
KD is a 14-year-old female with no prior medical history who presents to your outpatient office with a 6-month history of generalized abdominal pain that has been increasing in frequency over time.
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Why We Need to Be Antimicrobial Stewards
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Antimicrobials are a precious resource that can save children’s lives, but we must use them judiciously. Read about the overuse of antibiotics and the development of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs).
‘Thickening’ Is Clue to Acute Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Diagnosis
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Owen’s diagnosis is not clear from the original history. The top two concerns would be infection/sepsis/gastroenteritis and/or structural abnormality. However, keeping in mind broader differential is key.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis: New Approaches to Therapeutic Challenges
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The diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis is often very challenging, requiring management from multiple subspecialties.
Food Challenges and Oral Immunotherapy Can Improve the Lives of Children with Food Allergies
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Food allergy (FA) is defined as an adverse health effect caused by a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly on exposure to a given food.
Clinician's Corner: Approaching Excessive Anxiety and Anaphylaxis Phobia in Food Allergic Children
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Anxiety is adaptive and protective in children with food allergies. Learning to avoid specific allergens, reading labels, and managing safety social situations—like dining out—are all additional responsibilities families with food allergies must navigate.
Pediatric Reflections: Finding Innovative Ways to Provide Injury Prevention Counseling
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Families rely on clinicians to provide advice on how to keep their children healthy, and a recurring topic throughout the lifespan is injury prevention—from monitoring their infant’s sleep to supervising their teen’s driving practices.
Children’s Doctor News and Updates Fall 2020
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Early findings from researchers at CHOP show that convalescent plasma appears to be a safe and possibly effective treatment for children with life-threatening cases of COVID-19. The results were published in Pediatric Blood and Cancer.
Alumni Notes Fall 2020
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Updates from the Fall 2020 edition of Children's Doctor.
Make the Diagnosis: Summer 2020
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Owen is a healthy 6-month-old, breast-fed infant with mild gastroesophageal reflux who presents to the Emergency Department twice in 2 weeks. He presents again to the ED with prolonged episode of vomiting. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Sprayed Cosmetics And Treatments Led To Lipoid Pneumonia
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A 15-year-old female presents with mild dyspnea with exertion, and frequent wet cough and throat-clearing. The diagnosis of lipoid pneumonia was made following referral to CHOP’s Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine.