Differential Diagnosis in Pediatrics

1. Front Matter

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2. Fever of Unknown Origin

   • Hans Ewerbeck

   Pages 1-18

3. Vomiting (after Infancy)

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   Pages 19-26

4. Diarrhea (after Infancy)

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   Pages 27-31

5. Unexplained Pain

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   Pages 33-79

6. Somnolence, Loss of Consciousness

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   Pages 81-89

7. Dyspnea

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   Pages 91-102

8. Cough

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   Pages 103-105

9. Cardiac Manifestations

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   Pages 107-110

10. Cyanosis

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    Pages 111-115

11. Heart Murmurs

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    Pages 117-126

12. Heart Failure

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    Pages 127-129

13. Circulatory Manifestations

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    Pages 131-134

14. Hematologic Manifestations

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    Pages 135-158

15. Lymph Node Enlargement

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    Pages 159-164

16. Splenomegaly

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    Pages 165-175

17. Hepatomegaly

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    Pages 177-183

18. Jaundice (Icterus)

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    Pages 185-191

19. Intra-abdominal Tumors

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    Pages 193-196

20. The Large Abdomen

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    Pages 197-200

The continuing development of sub specialties in pediatrics may be justifiably considered to be progress. Due to this fact, complex syn­ dromes can be analyzed today in their pathogenesis, are better under­ stood in their symptomatology, and can be therapeutically controlled. Therapy has reached an unexpectedly high level of effectiveness through this specialization, never dreamed of even a few years ago. No pediatrician can afford to do without it. However, this gain in knowledge inevitably places new burdens on the individual physician because of the confusing diversity of the diseases under consideration. The colleague in private practice who is called upon to treat an acutely ill child is all too likely to have the patient admitted to the hospital without necessity or without the de­ sired diagnostic insight. The hospital-based physician, confronted with the same situation, tends to rely more on a haphazard utilization of the laboratory facilities or the specialists. Should an illness not present itself strictly according to the textbook, the wide range of biochemical investigations and "tolerance tests" to which the patient is subjected offers the physician, made insecure by the diversity of the diagnostic possibilities, an opportunity for thinking and reading on the problem. Medical literature, however, has reached such enormous proportions that many physicians give up trying to keep abreast of it. Be it for lack of time or some other reason, they may consult pediatric literature only superficially or not at all-to the harm of the sick child.

• Kinderheilkunde
• newborn
• obesity
• pain
• pediatric medicine
• pediatrics
• puberty

• Children’s Hospital, University of Cologne, Köln, Fed. Rep. of Germany

  Hans Ewerbeck

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