Your patient is a 17-year-old boy. His parents believe he is showing signs of an anxiety disorder. They ask if he is qualified to be screened so they can receive an exact diagnosis as he hasn’t been...
Infants are defined as “children aged 1 month to 1 year.” How many vaccinations are recommended for the average infant in the United States? Take our pop quiz to test your knowledge!
A 13-year-old boy presents with hearing loss to a pediatric clinic. According to his records, he received azithromycin to treat a case of bronchitis a year earlier. His parents ask what is causing the...
In this “Test Your Knowledge” quiz series, Melissa V. Cabellon, MD, PhD, asks you about which patient is the best candidate for the live-attenuated influenza vaccine.
A 2-year-old boy presents with his parents to a pediatric clinic. He had previously been diagnosed with hypospadias. His parents explain that he has been showing symptoms of troubled breathing, excessive...
The CDC’s latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey was given to more than 17,000 adolescents at high schools across the United States in the fall of 2021. Do you know which way the percentage of female adolescents...
Let us know your thoughts on a Key Action Statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics’ clinical practice guidelines on the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with obesity.
The USPSTF released a recommendation statement regarding the benefit of screening children and adolescents for type 2 diabetes. Take our poll to let us know what you think!
