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Mashup Score: 0Penile Swelling in a 6-year-old Boy - 16 hour(s) ago
A previously healthy 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department (ED) in late July for penile swelling. The mother reports that there is 1 day of penile pain, swelling, and itchiness. Both the parents and the patient deny trauma or any known injuries to the area. He does not have…
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Mashup Score: 1Health Effects of Mold - 3 day(s) ago
We live among mold. Molds are multicellular, filamentous fungi composed of hyphae. They are ubiquitous and can be found in both indoor and outdoor environments. Molds grow on organic matter (eg, clothing, leather, paper, ceilings, walls, and floors) and require uncontrolled moisture to grow. Outdoors, molds play a vital role…
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Mashup Score: 3Group A Streptococcus Infections - 8 day(s) ago
Abstract. Group A Streptococcus causes a variety of clinical manifestations, including pharyngitis and skin and soft tissue infections as well as more invasive disease. There are also multiple nonsuppurative complications of group A Streptococcus infection, including acute rheumatic fever and poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. Pediatricians should be able to diagnose and treat…
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Mashup Score: 2Severe Mucositis in the Setting of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Streptococcal Coinfection - 9 day(s) ago
A 13-year-old girl presents to the emergency department (ED) with painful oral ulcerations resulting in difficulty talking, eating, and drinking. She reports fever, cough, red eyes, congestion, and reduced oral intake beginning 9 days ago, with other household members also experiencing similar symptoms. Five days ago, she was started on…
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in pediatric mental health disorders, with increasing wait times to access specialized behavioral health services. There is an opportunity for pediatricians to improve their ability to provide mental health assessments in diagnosing oppositional defiant disorder and recommending treatments.After completing this…
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Mashup Score: 1Neutropenia, Recurrent Infections, and Warts in a 6-year-old Boy - 15 day(s) ago
A 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with acute onset of abdominal pain, fever, hematuria, cough, and rhinorrhea. Blood was noticed in his urine in the morning, with right flank and abdominal pain developing in the evening just before presentation. He additionally complains of left ear pain of 2…
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Mashup Score: 1Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Hyperglycemia - 16 day(s) ago
Hyperosmolar nonketotic hyperglycemic state or hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) is an acute emergency characterized by significant hyperglycemia and hyperosmolarity without ketosis. HHS was first described in the 1880s in adult patients with type 2 diabetes by von Frerichs and Dreschfeld as a diabetic coma without dyspnea and the acetone smell…
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Mashup Score: 2Hypoglycemia in a 4-day-old Girl - 18 day(s) ago
A 4-day-old infant with a normal nursery course, who was discharged after an uneventful 48-hour stay, presents to the office for her routine newborn follow-up. The infant was born to a 34-year-old G4P3 mother at 36 weeks’ gestation via cesarean delivery for preeclampsia and breech presentation. Rupture of membranes occurred…
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Mashup Score: 0A Review of Pediatric Ophthalmic Tumors - 22 day(s) ago
Abstract. Tumors of the eye, orbit, and ocular adnexa can arise in the pediatric population. These entities can be both vision- and life-threatening and may be associated with systemic disease. Given their relative rarity, pediatricians must be aware of these conditions and understand what findings warrant immediate referral to an…
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Mashup Score: 0Edema, Hypotonia, and Refusal to Walk in a 16-month-old Boy - 22 day(s) ago
A 16-month-old boy is admitted to the hospital with a 2-month history of persistent poor feeding, weight loss, and refusal to walk. He has also had diarrhea for 1 month and peripheral edema for 1 week. As an infant, he was fed a cow milk–based formula, and cereals were introduced…
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