Hone your clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills with a new series of case-based topic-specific studies. This compilation of 20 gastroenterology-related cases includes presenting clinical manifestations and a discussion of the broad range of possible diagnoses, with a reveal of the actual diagnosis at the end. Cases cover gastrointestinal tumors, masses, and large cysts; primary gynecologic pathology; foreign body; infections; nutritional, metabolic, and immune abnormalities; abuse and neglect; and genitourinary issues, appendicitis, and even peptic ulcer disease. Whether you're a physician-in-training, a pediatrician, a pediatric gastroenterologist, a surgeon, specialist, or clinician, you may not have the luxury to quickly refer to a center with specialists, subspecialists, and even sub-subspecialists, such as pediatric interventional endoscopists, which can impact referral decisions and take on a different degree of urgency, depending on the acuity of illness and available expertise. Boost your confidence in making an accurate GI testing, diagnosis, and treatment plan while mitigating risks involved in imaging or referrals that may cause significant further expense.
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Introduction by Neal S. LeLeiko, MD, PhD Severe Malnutrition in an Adolescent Girl Edema, Hypotonia, and Refusal to Walk in a 16-month-old Boy Food Selectivity, Rash, and Leg Pain in a 7-year-old Boy with Malnutrition Fever and Diarrhea in a 9-year-old Boy Obtundation and Respiratory Depression during Diabetic Ketoacidosis Worsening Emesis and Oral Intolerance in a Nonverbal 17-year-old Boy Early Satiety and Nausea in a 12-year-old Girl Acute-Onset Fever and Abdominal Pain Leading to Shock in a Healthy 13-year-old Girl Irritability and Constipation in a 6-month-old Boy Recurrent Vomiting in a 6-year-old Boy Chronic Diarrhea and Weight Loss in an 18-month-old Boy Fussiness and New-Onset Diarrhea for 2 Weeks in a 9-week-old Girl Failure to Thrive and Vomiting in a 32-day-old Girl Respiratory Distress and Vomiting in a 1-month-old Boy Chronic Constipation in a 7-year-old Boy Fever, Vomiting, and Abdominal Pain in a 9-year-old Boy Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, and Hematuria in an 8-year-old Boy Case 4: 1 Month of Constipation and Abdominal Pain in a 2-year-old Girl Case 4: Fever, Vomiting, and Abdominal Pain in a 23-month-old Girl New-Onset Jaundice in an 11-month-old Boy
