PediatricEducation.org is taking a nice summer break. The next case will be published in on September 8, 2025. In the meantime, please take a look at the different Differential Diagnoses, Symptom a…| Pediatric Education
Metformin Uses, a pediatric clinical case review and discussion| Pediatric Education
Patient Presentation A 12-year-old female came to clinic for her health maintenance examination. She had been well overall. She had menarche about 10 months previously and had had three periods of time where she had had bleeding for 3 weeks. The last time only stopped with hormonal intervention. She had been at the 95% for … Continue reading What Are Possible Uses for Metformin?→| Pediatric Education
Patient Presentation While sitting in clinic, a pediatrician noticed that all the medical students and residents were filing into a patient room, and then filed out a few minutes later. She asked her colleague what was so interesting with the patient. “Oh, a 6-month-old male has a solitary mastocytoma and none of the learners had … Continue reading What Does Cutaneous Mastocytosis Look Like?→| Pediatric Education
Myocarditis, a pediatric clinical case review and discussion| Pediatric Education
Encephalitis, a pediatric clinical case review and discussion| Pediatric Education
Patient Presentation A 2-month-old male came to clinic for followup after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit. He was a former 38 week gestation male who had been delivered vaginally to a mother with little prenatal care. His hospital stay had been complicated by initial respiratory distress, poor feeding and then a seizure at … Continue reading What Causes Encephalitis?→| Pediatric Education
Femoroacetabular Impingement, a pediatric clinical case review and discussion| Pediatric Education
Patient Presentation A newborn male was being seen in the newborn nursery after an uneventful pregnancy and delivery. The intern reported that in addition to routine screening and monitoring the mother had also been tested for Chagas disease and had been negative. She had checked with the mother, who reported that her sister in Guatemala … Continue reading What Are Some of the Clinical Signs of Congenital Chagas Disease?→| Pediatric Education
PediatricEducation.org is taking a break. The next case will be published in on July 14, 2025 – Bastille Day for those in France. In the meantime, please take a look at the different Differential Diagnoses, Symptom and Disease listed at the top of the page. Maybe even a few spring flowers outside your window too. … Continue reading Enjoying the Summer→| Pediatric Education
Acne Vulgaris Medications, a pediatric clinical case review and discussion| Pediatric Education
Patient Presentation A 1-hour-old male was seen in the labor and delivery room. He was born at 38 weeks by spontaneous vaginal delivery after a 23 hour labor to a G2 P2 female who had gestational onset diabetes controlled with metformin. The baby had already attempted to feed. The pertinent physical exam showed a vigorous … Continue reading What Is Considered Hypoglycemia?→| Pediatric Education
Pulmonary Hypertension, a pediatric clinical case review and discussion| Pediatric Education
Cesarean Section Complications, a pediatric clinical case review and discussion| Pediatric Education