by Evan Sherman, Children’s National with Pavan Zaveri, Children’s National The Case The case is of an 8wo otherwise healthy M presenting to the ED as a bounceback with URI sx, vomiting, and “fussiness” for the past few days. The challenge of this case was what to do with a found Hgb of 7.1. Reminder CBC showed: […]
Author: Lenore Jarvis MD MEd
Prior to medical school, Lenore taught first grade for Teach for America in Las Vegas. Lenore's interests include international health, medical education, ultrasound, and child advocacy. In her free time, she enjoys running, biking, yoga, and traveling.
Hot Seat #54 Denouement: 16 yo M w/ back and shoulder pain, now with fever
by Jared Friedman, Inova Children’s Hospital The Case The case is an adolescent male presenting with worsening back and shoulder pain x1 week, and fever x3 days, SOB and decr PO intake. The challenge of this case is broadening the differential from a simple sports injury to address his multi-system complaints. Here’s How You Answered Our Questions […]
Hot Seat #53 Denouement: 3 yo M p/w b/l knee swelling and refusal to walk
by Jaclyn Kline, Children’s National with Mike Quinn, Children’s National The Case The case involves a previously healthy 3 yo boy presenting with fever, refusal to walk, b/l knee swelling and fever. It provides a great discussion of bilateral knee pain and swelling. Here’s How You Answered Our Questions Many physicians felt that they should […]
Hot Seat #52 Denouement: 21 yo M with painless hematuria
by Astrid Sarvis, Children’s National with Asha Payne, Children’s National The Case The case involves a 21 yo M, presenting with hematuria. This case provides a great reminder of how to approach hematuria in the ED. Here’s How You Answered Our Questions At this point, which lab test “would help most” was mixed. All of […]
Hot Seat #51 Denouement: 5yo M p/w bilateral LE pain and fever
by Anne Whitehead, Inova Children’s Hospital with Joelle Simpson, Children’s National The Case This is a case of a 5 yo previously healthy African American boy presenting with bilateral lower extremity pain, abdominal pain and fever. The challenge is determining an appropriate work up in a case with a broad differential diagnosis. Here’s How You Answered […]