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Pediatric Case Studies from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Volume 1 - Nov 1994 (Copyright 1995, L. Yamamoto) Case 1 - Toxic Infant With a Full Fontanelle Case 2 - The Stomach Flu ? - The Target, Crescent, and Absent Liver Edge Signs Case 3 - Abdominal Pain With a Negative Abdominal Examination Case 4 - Persistent Abdominal Pain Case 5 - Cervical Spine Malalignment - True or Pseudo Subluxation ? Case 6 - Diminished Breath Sounds and Air in the Chest Case 7 - Hamman's Sign Case 8 - Foreign Body Aspiration in a Child Case 9 - Respiratory Distress: That's a Tension Pneumothorax, Isn't It ? Case 10 - Drooling, Stridor, and a Barking Cough: Croup ?? Case 11 - Elbow Ossification Centers in a Child Case 12 - Radiographic Examination of the Elbow - The Hourglass Sign Case 13 - Child With a Sprained Wrist Case 14 - A Hand Contusion Case 15 - Monteggia's Injury Case 16 - Galeazzi's Injury Case 17 - Elbow Sprain in a Child Case 18 - Salter-Harris Case 19 - Swollen Elbow with a Normal X-Ray Case 20 - Sever's Disease Volume 2 - March 1995 (Copyright 1995, L. Yamamoto) Case 1 - Hemoptysis Identifies an Esophageal Coin Case 2 - Seizure and VSD in a 2-Month Old Infant Case 3 - Wheezing and Cyanosis in a 16-Month Old Case 4 - Ignoring an E.D. Nurse's Assessment Case 5 - Tachypnea and Abdominal Pain Case 6 - Wheezing and Respiratory Distress in a 7-Week Old Case 7 - Recurrent Pneumonia Case 8 - Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Vomiting in a 7-Year Old Case 9 - A Second Look at a Coin in the Stomach Case 10 - Thigh and Knee Pain in an Obese 10-Year Old Case 11 - Occult Hip Injury - 18-Month Old Won't Bear Weight Case 12 - Hip Pain in a Hefty 13-Year Old Case 13 - Vomiting Following Reduction of Intussusception Case 14 - Hematemesis in a 6-Day Old Infant Case 15 - Hematochezia and Cold Symptoms in an Infant Case 16 - Sweeping the Airway for a Foreign Body Case 17 - Sudden Thigh Swelling in a 6-Week Old Infant Case 18 - Test Your Skill in Reading Pediatric Elbows Case 19 - Rule Out Epiglottitis Case 20 - Test Your Skill in Reading Pediatric Lateral Necks Volume 3 - August 1995 (Copyright 1995, L. Yamamoto) Case 1 - Myocardial Failure in a 2-Month Old Case 2 - Severe Chronic Lung Disease and Respiratory Distress Case 3 - Ankle Injuries: A Sprained Ankle ? Case 4 - Foot Pain in Triage Case 5 - Test Your Skill in Reading Pediatric Ankles Case 6 - Aspirating the Ankle Joint Case 7 - Hemoptysis and Anemia in a 12-Year Old Case 8 - Dice Ingestion Case 9 - Moyamoya Disease Case 10 - Abdominal Pain with Faint Intra-Abdominal Calcifications Case 11 - Respiratory Distress and Abdominal Distention Case 12 - Severe Acute Chest Pain in an Adolescent Case 13 - Acute Chest Pain in a Tall Slender Teenager Case 14 - Severe Hypernatremia - Salt Poisoning Case 15 - Severe Hyponatremia and Non-Reactive Pupils in a 3-Year Old Case 16 - Failure to Thrive and Vomiting in a 1-Month Old Case 17 - Bilious Vomiting in a 3-Month Old Case 18 - Test Your Skill in Distinguishing Bowel Obstruction From Ileus Case 19 - Abdominal Pain and the Peritoneal Fat Margins Case 20 - Test Your Skill in Reading Pediatric Chest Radiographs Volume 4 - January 1996 (Copyright 1996, L. Yamamoto) Case 1 - Focal Seizure in a 5-Year Old Case 2 - Bucket Handle and Corner Fractures Case 3 - Tachypnea in a 2-Month Old Case 4 - Pearl-Like Chest Calcifications Case 5 - Test Your Skill In Reading More Pediatric Chest Radiographs Case 6 - T.B. in the E.D. Case 7 - Avoid This Airway Complication Case 8 - Right Lower Quadrant Pain in an 13-Year Old Female Case 9 - Periumbilical Abdominal Pain Case 10 - Post-Surgical Febrile Seizure and Vomiting Case 11 - Acute Knee Pain Following Trauma Case 12 - Closed Reduction of a Dislocated Shoulder Case 13 - Blunt Shoulder Trauma: Fracture, Dislocation, or AC Separation Case 14 - Fractured Radius From a Fall, Rule-Out Foot Fracture Case 15 - Osteoid Osteoma Case 16 - A Limping 6-Year Old Case 17 - Fever and Refusal to Walk In a 4-Year Old Case 18 - The Toddler's Fracture: Accident or Child Abuse ? Case 19 - Adolescent Female With Hip Pain Case 20 - Acute Hip Pain in a Sprinting Teen Volume 5 - October 1996 (Copyright 1996, L. Yamamoto) Case 1 - Fever With Neck Stiffness . . . Rule Out Meningitis? Case 2 - Cervical Spine Radiographs Case 3 - The Hangman's Fracture Case 4 - The Jefferson Fracture Case 5 - Other Cervical Spine Fractures Case 6 - Intracranial Hypertension and Brain Herniation Syndromes Case 7 - Intracranial Hemorrhages Case 8 - Lethargy and Fever Case 9 - Infant Skull Fractures Case 10 - Lethargy and Vomiting Following Child Abuse Case 11 - Hip Pain in an 11-Year Old Case 12 - Abdominal/Hip Pain With Fever in a 2-Year Old Case 13 - Hemoptysis in an 11-Year Old: Scimitar Syndrome Case 14 - Pulmonary Sequestration Case 15 - Near Drowning Case 16 - CAST Syndrome Case 17 - Gastric Dilatation in a 3-Week Old Case 18 - Right-Sided Abdominal Pain in a 10-Year Old Case 19 - Bowel Obstruction With Intraintestinal Sand Case 20 - Membranous Croup Volume 6 - July 1999 (Copyright 1999, L. Yamamoto) Case 1 - Shoulder Pain After Throwing a Football Case 2 - Fussiness Following Minor Trauma in an Infant Case 3 - Vomiting and Coughing in a 3-Month Old with Weak Bones Case 4 - Wrist Swelling in a Neonate Case 5 - Elbow Swelling in a 2-Year Old with Liver Disease Case 6 - Knee Sprain in a Teenager Case 7 - Acute Knee Deformity Case 8 - Sunrise View of the Knee Case 9 - Orbital Injury Case 10 - Orbital Pseudotumor Case 11 - Chronic Lower Extremity Pain Case 12 - Chest Pain in a 6-Year Old Case 13 - Backache in a 16-Year Old Case 14 - Bloody Diarrhea and Dehydration in a 5-Month Old Case 15 - Hip and Knee Pain in a 4-Year Old Case 16 - Forearm Deformity in a 4-Year Old Case 17 - Recurrent Wheezing in an Infant Case 18 - Appendicoliths Case 19 - Difficulty Breathing Throughout Infancy Case 20 - Recurrent Coins and Recurrent Respiratory Infections
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