Pain in the Lower Extremity and Limping in Children
25 Pain in the Lower Extremity and Limping in Children The physician should approach leg pain or limp in children as in adults—that is, determine whether it originates in joints…
Breast Lumps
5 Breast Lumps Over their lifetimes, most women detect a lump in the breast. Approximately 80% of breast masses are discovered by the patient before mammography or physician examination. Most…
Colds, Flu, and Stuffy Nose
7 Colds, Flu, and Stuffy Nose The differential diagnosis of colds, flu, and stuffy nose might appear unimportant, because most of these conditions have no specific cures. However, because upper…
Constipation
8 Constipation Constipation is common in Western society. The frequency of constipation diagnoses depends on both the patient’s and the physician’s definitions of the problem. One bowel movement each day…
Abdominal Pain in Children
2 Abdominal Pain in Children Because functional abdominal pain (previously called chronic or recurrent abdominal pain) is uncommon in children, the main emphasis of this chapter is the differential diagnosis…
Belching, Bloating, and Flatulence
4 Belching, Bloating, and Flatulence In this chapter, belching is defined as the eructation of gas through the mouth; bloating is gaseous abdominal distention; and flatulence is the passage of…
Soft Tissue
(1) Department of Pathology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Pathology, Baltimore, MD, USA KeywordsLipomaLiposarcomaLeiomyomaLeiomyosarcomaRhabdomyosarcomaDesmoidMyxofibrosarcomaHemangiomaAngiosarcomaSynovial sarcoma Tumors of soft tissue are among the most challenging in surgical pathology. There are several…
Brain and Meninges
(1) Department of Pathology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Pathology, Baltimore, MD, USA KeywordsAstrocytomaOligodendrogliomaMeningiomaTeratomaCraniopharyngiomaHemangioblastomaSchwannomaGlialMicrovascular proliferationGlioblastomaEpendymoma The pathology of the central nervous system (CNS) is an intimidating area for pathologists. In…
Infection and Inflammation
(1) Department of Pathology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Pathology, Baltimore, MD, USA KeywordsInflammationGranulomaFungiVirusesParasitesBacteriaAcuteChronic Let’s review the types of inflammatory responses you may see. It seems very basic, but learning…
