Pediatric Hospital Medicine: A High-Value Approach

 

A first-of-its-kind, point-of-care teaching tool, Pediatric Hospital Medicine: A High-Value Approach focuses exclusively on high-value care as it relates to the growing field of pediatric hospital medicine (PHM).

This practical, approachable resource shares expert insights and guidance from Drs.

Moises Auron, Colleen Schelzig, Sangeeta Krishna, and Anika Kumar, as well as faculty, physician, and NP staff, and current and former fellows at the esteemed Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital.

High-yield, readable content ensures usefulness for pediatric hospitalists at the point of care who seek to reduce unnecessary diagnostic tests and treatments, and trainees who are reviewing and studying for board exams.

Provides practical, evidence-based, point-of-care guidance specific to PHM, helping you deliver optimal high-value patient care

Offers actionable advice to help streamline patient care, covering dozens of the most-seen diagnoses in pediatric hospital settings

Contains focused, high-yield content that can be used immediately at all levels of training and practice, including residents, fellows, attendings, NPs, and PAs

Includes High-Value Do’s and Don’ts at the end of each chapter, along with hospital admission and discharge criteria

Shares the expertise of top-notch clinicians at Cleveland Clinic Children’s, a leading children’s hospital with an ACGME-accredited fellowship in PHM

 

Table of Contents:

 

PART I.

Neurology

Chapter 1 Headaches

Chapter 2 Seizure

Chapter 3 Botulism

Chapter 4 Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Chapter 5 Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

PART II.

Ophthalmology

Chapter 6 Red Swollen Eyes

PART III.

Ear, Nose, Throat

Chapter 7 Pharyngitis

Chapter 8 Peritonsillar Abscess

Chapter 9 Retropharyngeal Abscess

Chapter 10 Otitis Media

Chapter 11 Mastoiditis

PART IV.

Cardiology

Chapter 12 Syncope

Chapter 13 Kawasaki Disease

Chapter 14 Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

PART V.

Pulmonology

Chapter 15 Bronchiolitis

Chapter 16 Acute Asthma

Chapter 17 Pneumonia

Chapter 18 Brief Resolved Unexplained Event

Chapter 19 Croup

PART VI.

Allergy

Chapter 20 Anaphylaxis

PART VII.

Gastroenterology

Chapter 21 Abdominal Pain

Chapter 22 Constipation

Chapter 23 Appendicitis

Chapter 24 Pancreatitis

Chapter 25 Intussusception

Chapter 26 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Chapter 27 Pyloric Stenosis

Chapter 28 Eating Disorders

Chapter 29 Refeeding Syndrome

Chapter 30 Electrolyte and Fluid Management

Chapter 31 Gastroenteritis

PART VIII.

Infections

Chapter 32 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Chapter 33 Bacteremia and Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections

Chapter 34 Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Sepsis

Chapter 35 Infectious Encephalitis/Meningitis

Chapter 36 Febrile Infant 0-60 Days of Life

Chapter 37 Pyelonephritis

PART IX.

Nephrology

Chapter 38 Acute Kidney Injury

Chapter 39 Hypertension

Chapter 40 Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

PART X.

Endocrinology

Chapter 41 Diabetes Mellitus

Chapter 42 Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion

PART XI.

Musculoskeletal

Chapter 43 Bone and Joint Infections

Chapter 44 Transient Synovitis

Chapter 45 Non-accidental Injury

PART XII.

Hematology

Chapter 46 Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

PART XIII.

Gynecology

Chapter 47 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

PART XIV.

Toxicology/Psychiatry

Chapter 48 Medication Ingestion

Chapter 49 Safety Planning in Mental Health

Chapter 50 Somatic Symptom–Related Disorder

PART XV.

Newborn Care

Chapter 51 Newborn Eye Anomalies

Chapter 52 Murmur/Critical Congenital Heart Disease

Chapter 53 Neonatal Hearing Loss

Chapter 54 Breastfeeding

Chapter 55 Neonatal Hypoglycemia

Chapter 56 Neonatal Jaundice

Chapter 57 Apnea

Chapter 58 Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome/Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome

Chapter 59 Hip Dysplasia

Chapter 60 Neonatal Infections

Index