Volume 15 - Issue 9 - September 2016

Consultant for Pediatricians

food insecurity
food insecurity
Hospitalization May Allow Us to Identify Food-Insecure Children
11/29/2016
Jessica Tomaszewski, MD
Approximately 15.9 million children in the United States have been identified as food insecure.
11/29/2016
incontinentia pigmenti
incontinentia pigmenti
What Are These Streaks and Swirls on an Infant Girl’s Limbs?
08/30/2016

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Editor, and Benjamin Barankin, MD

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Edit...
The rash transformed into verrucous streaks in a linear and swirling pattern at 2 months of age.
08/30/2016
umbilical cord hematoma
umbilical cord hematoma
Spontaneous Umbilical Cord Hematoma
08/23/2016
Laura Diaz de Ortiz, MD; Gabriela Echenique, MD; Magda Mendez, MD, FAAP
At birth, results of the physical examination revealed an umbilical cord hematoma that measured 3 × 3 × 1.5 cm.
08/23/2016
pneumoparotid
pneumoparotid
Pneumoparotid in an Adolescent
08/23/2016
Lori Pandya, MD; Jo-Ann Nesiama, MD, MS
A 13-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with a history of 8 hours of progressive facial swelling.
08/23/2016
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
Do Infants Need to Drink Water?
08/23/2016
Alyse Elkins; Emily K. Nease, MD; Linda S. Nield, MD
When should I introduce fluids other than breast milk or formula, particularly water, into my infant’s diet?
08/23/2016
congenital anomalies
congenital anomalies
Congenital Anomalies From Maternal Disease or Exposure
08/23/2016
Golder N. Wilson, MD, PhD
Match the photographs below with disorders caused by maternal disease or exposure during pregnancy.
08/23/2016
Graves disease
Graves disease
Graves Disease
08/23/2016
Nida Blankas-Hernaez, MD, FAAP; Ali Imran, BA; Mohammed A. Khan, BS; Meghan Thakur, BS
The boy's mother noted that the child was excessively physically active and consumed approximately 1 gallon of water per day.
08/23/2016
bezoar
bezoar
Fleece Bezoar in a 6-Year-Old Girl
08/23/2016
Aniruddh Setya, MD; Lybil B. Mendoza, MD; David Fagan, MD
Psychologic factors may lead to ingestion of indigestible objects.
08/23/2016
Obesity
Obesity
Prevention and Treatment of Obesity From the Prenatal Period to Preschool
08/23/2016
Dominique R. Williams, MD, MPH, FAAP
Obesity is particularly troublesome for young children because of both its health risks and the tendency of early weight issues to persist as the child ages.
08/23/2016