A Medical Whodunnit: 16 Month Old Female with Failure to Thrive
A couple of weeks ago I received a telephone call from SS, one of my daughter’s close friends from college. SS, who lives in New York City, called my daughter,…
Read moreMedical Whodunnit: 7 Year Old Male With Rapid Growth
I haven’t posted a medical whodunnit for a while and I’ve got a good one (at least I think it’s a good case). The patient is a 7 year old…
Read moreWhen You Hear Hoof-Beats, Should You Look For Zebras?
Every medical student has heard the old adage (which, by the way, I can’t find in any anthology of famous quotations): “When you hear hoof-beats, think of horses, not zebras.…
Read moreMedical Whodunnit: 8 Year Old Girl With Recent-Onset Of Bedwetting
Sarah D is an 8 year old female who had been in good health. She was successfully toilet-trained at age 3 years. Over the past 2 weeks, she had wet…
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