Pediatric Differential Diagnosis - Top 50 Problems
- 1st Edition - August 11, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Denise Goh, Elizabeth Ang
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 9 8 1 - 4 5 7 0 - 4 1 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 9 8 1 - 4 6 6 6 - 2 4 - 4
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:
Foreword by Dr Naveen Thacker, President of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association
Peer reviewed by members of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association
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
Foreword
iiiPreface v
Contributors vii
Reviewers xiii
Introduction: Factors Determining Health and Disease
11. Abdominal Pain
72. Abnormal Stature (Short, Tall)
213. Abnormal Urine Dipstick Test
344. Active Child
445. Altered Mental State
526. Bleeding from GIT (Upper and Lower)
627. Blood in the Urine
748. Blood Pressure (High)
829. Blood Pressure (Low)
9610. Blood Sugar (High)
10911. Blood Sugar (Low) 115
12. Breathlessness and Respiratory Distress
12113. Brief Resolved Event in an Infant
13614. Bruising and Bleeding
14615. Chest Pain
15716. Constipation
16717. Cough
17518. Cyanosis
18219. Dehydration
19620. Developmental Delay
20621. Diarrhea
22222. Dysuria
23123. Edema
24024. Enlarged Liver and/or Spleen
25325. Failure to Thrive 262
26. Feeding Difficulties or Eating Problems in the Older Child 270
27. Feeding Difficulties in the Baby and Younger Child
28328. (Acute)
29529. Fever (Recurrent, Persistent, or Prolonged)
30630. 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
38637. 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
44842. Obesity 461
43. Painful Joint, Painful Limb
46944. Pallor 485
45. Palpitations
49646. Rash with Fever 505
47. Rash without Fever 517
48. Sleep-Related Issues
52849. Sore Throat 540
50. Vomiting 551
Index 561
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: August 11, 2025
- Language: English
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 SingaporeEA
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