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Pediatric Differential Diagnosis - Top 50 Problems

  • 1st Edition - November 14, 2017
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Denise Goh, Elizabeth Ang
  • Language: English

Using symptom-based and problem-based approaches, this indispensable text teaches medical students how to apply critical thinking and clinical reasoning to develop diagnostic comp… Read more

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Using symptom-based and problem-based approaches, this indispensable text teaches medical students how to apply critical thinking and clinical reasoning to develop diagnostic competence. It is also suitable for any doctor who wishes to refresh his/her clinical approaches to pediatric patients.

With 50 carefully selected pediatric problems that are likely to be encountered in medical practice, each chapter is written in a user-friendly style and takes you through the fundamental thought process needed to arrive at the most likely diagnosis. This thought process includes:

  • Understanding the correct definition of the clinical problem
  • Recognizing the symptoms of the clinical problem
  • Analyzing the pathophysiology behind the problem
  • Creating a prioritized list of differential diagnosis
  • Having a robust clinical approach/algorithm that enables one to arrive at the correct diagnosis
  • Evaluating for red flag signs and symptoms
  • Honing the thought process through the use of over 50 clinical case scenarios with structured self-reflection questions and answers
  • Foreword by Dr Naveen Thacker, President of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association

    Peer reviewed by members of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association

    Key features

    With 50 carefully selected pediatric problems that are likely to be encountered in medical practice, each chapter is written in a user-friendly style and takes you through the fundamental thought process needed to arrive at the most likely diagnosis. This thought process includes:

    • Understanding the correct definition of the clinical problem
    • Recognizing the symptoms of the clinical problem
    • Analyzing the pathophysiology behind the problem
    • Creating a prioritized list of differential diagnosis
    • Having a robust clinical approach/algorithm that enables one to arrive at the correct diagnosis
    • Evaluating for red flag signs and symptoms
    • Honing the thought process through the use of over 50 clinical case scenarios with structured self-reflection questions and answers
    • Foreword by Dr Naveen Thacker, President of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association

      Peer reviewed by members of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association

    Table of contents

    Foreword

    iii

    Preface v

    Contributors vii

    Reviewers xiii

    Introduction: Factors Determining Health and Disease

    1

    1. Abdominal Pain

    7

    2. Abnormal Stature (Short, Tall)

    21

    3. Abnormal Urine Dipstick Test

    34

    4. Active Child

    44

    5. Altered Mental State

    52

    6. Bleeding from GIT (Upper and Lower)

    62

    7. Blood in the Urine

    74

    8. Blood Pressure (High)

    82

    9. Blood Pressure (Low)

    96

    10. Blood Sugar (High)

    109

    11. Blood Sugar (Low) 115

    12. Breathlessness and Respiratory Distress

    121

    13. Brief Resolved Event in an Infant

    136

    14. Bruising and Bleeding

    146

    15. Chest Pain

    157

    16. Constipation

    167

    17. Cough

    175

    18. Cyanosis

    182

    19. Dehydration

    196

    20. Developmental Delay

    206

    21. Diarrhea

    222

    22. Dysuria

    231

    23. Edema

    240

    24. Enlarged Liver and/or Spleen

    253

    25. Failure to Thrive 262

    26. Feeding Difficulties or Eating Problems in the Older Child 270

    27. Feeding Difficulties in the Baby and Younger Child

    283

    28. (Acute)

    295

    29. Fever (Recurrent, Persistent, or Prolonged)

    306

    30. Fits, Falls, and Faints 318

    31. Floppy Baby or Child 331

    32. Frequent Infections 341

    33. Frequent Urination 353

    34. Headache 363

    35. Heart Murmur 379

    36. Ill-Looking Baby or Child

    386

    37. Injuries (Accidental and Non-accidental) 399

    38. Jaundice (Before 3 Months of Life) 411

    39. Jaundice (Beyond 3 Months of Life) 423

    40. Lumps and Bumps 432

    41. Noisy Breathing

    448

    42. Obesity 461

    43. Painful Joint, Painful Limb

    469

    44. Pallor 485

    45. Palpitations

    496

    46. Rash with Fever 505

    47. Rash without Fever 517

    48. Sleep-Related Issues

    528

    49. Sore Throat 540

    50. Vomiting 551

    Index 561

    Product details

    • Edition: 1
    • Latest edition
    • Published: August 11, 2025
    • Language: English

    About the editors

    DG

    Denise Goh

    Affiliations and expertise
    Head and Senior Consultant Division of Genetics & Metabolism Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute National University Hospital, Singapore Associate Professor Department of Paediatrics Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore

    EA

    Elizabeth Ang

    Affiliations and expertise
    Consultant Division of Paediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute National University Hospital, Singapore Assistant Professor Department of Paediatrics Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore