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Alumni Notes Fall 2021
The last time I wrote, in the spring of this year, I specifically stated: “I think we are seeing the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel—I sure hope so!” Seems like that was a little too hopeful.
Make the Diagnosis: Fall 2021
AB is an 11-year-old girl who presents to the emergency department, with her father, with a concern for constipation and abdominal pain.
News at CHOP: Fall 2021
A multi-institutional study from the Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Research Network (DBPNet), led by CHOP, analyzed the effectiveness and side effects of 2 main classes of ADHD medication prescribed to preschool- age children, stimulants like methylphenidate and alpha 2-adrenergic agonists, such as guanfacine.
Unexplained Childhood Obesity? Consider Genetic Causes
James is a 3-year-old male with developmental delay and rapid weight gain/obesity. Prenatal history was unremarkable. His birth weight was 50th percentile and length was 90th percentile at birth. Soon after birth, he started showing feeding difficulties, poor suck/coordination, and aspiration.
Uncovering Lysosomal Storage Diseases Beyond Newborn Screening
Jaden was a 4-year-old who presented to his PCP’s office with a persistent cough following an upper respiratory infection. Parents reported Jaden also had easy bruising, a symptom they had also noted after he had started walking.
22Q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Common but Underrecognized
Five-year-old “Peter” presented to Clinical Genetics following evaluations by 27 subspecialists who were unable to provide his 2 physician parents with a unifying diagnosis to explain his seemingly disparate constellation of findings. But Peter’s parents were relentless in attempting to resolve their son’s diagnostic odyssey.
How to Help Children Grieve
Guiding children through the grieving process allows them to learn healthy ways to deal with their emotions when a loved one dies.
Febrile Seizures: What to Look for and How to Take Action
For children under 5, a high fever can trigger a seizure. Find out how to identify a seizure and keep your child safe.
25 Years of Changing Lives, One Book at a Time
Twins Tamairra and Tiairra were infants when Trude Haecker, MD, now Medical Director of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Reach Out and Read program, gave the girls their first book. Until that moment, their mother, Tamia, was unaware of the importance of reading to her children.
Health on Wheels
A new Mobile Health Unit brings care and more to adolescents in underserved neighborhoods.