Brachial Plexus Block
Brachial Plexus Block Tiffany Tedore William F. Urmey A 72-year-old man presents after sustaining a fall and right proximal humeral fracture. The patient’s history is remarkable for hypertension, several fainting…
Bleeding Tonsils
Bleeding Tonsils Franklin B. Chiao A 5-year-old boy with history of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has blood in his mouth after a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy 4 hours ago. He appears…
Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Prematurity
Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Prematurity David Stein Fun-Sun F. Yao A 2-week-old male infant weighing 900 g was scheduled for ligation of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). He was born at…
Congenital Heart Disease with a Cervical Mass in Infancy
Congenital Heart Disease with a Cervical Mass in Infancy Miles Dinner Elizabeth M. Cudilo A 1-week-old male infant was diagnosed shortly after birth with an interrupted aortic arch (IAA). The…
Cleft Palate
Cleft Palate Aarti Sharma A 3-month-old male infant was scheduled for repair of a cleft lip and a cleft palate. According to his pediatrician, the infant was born at full…
Inflammatory Airway Disease in Childhood: Laryngotracheobronchitis
Inflammatory Airway Disease in Childhood: Laryngotracheobronchitis Miles Dinner Michelle Carley A 3-year-old boy was brought to the emergency room because of respiratory distress. He was noted to have stridor with…
Transposition of the Great Arteries
Transposition of the Great Arteries James A. DiNardo A 3-day-old, full-term, 3.4-kg newborn is scheduled for an arterial switch operation (ASO). Shortly after birth, he demonstrated reverse differential cyanosis with…
Pyloric Stenosis
Pyloric Stenosis Aarti Sharma Vinod Malhotra A 3-week-old first-born male infant had projectile vomiting, which contained the ingested formula but no bile. His body weight was 2.5 kg; serum electrolytes:…
Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot James A. DiNardo A 5-month-old infant recently adopted from South America is being evaluated for stable persistent cyanosis with arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) of 70% to 80%…
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Peter M. Savard Fun-Sun F. Yao A full-term male baby was born with respiratory distress and cyanosis. Physical examination showed barrel chest and scaphoid abdomen. The breath…
