ABP Pediatric Emergency Medicine case studies
ABP Pediatric Emergency Medicine · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine is one of the pediatric subspecialties for which the American Board of Pediatrics offers subspecialty certification, listed alongside Adolescent Medicine, Child Abuse Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, and others in the ABP's subspecialty certification catalog. The credential is intended for physicians who have completed pediatric training and subspecialty fellowship preparation in emergency medicine and who wish to demonstrate knowledge beyond state licensure, since board certification is described by the ABP as a voluntary process that goes beyond state medical licensing. The ABP Pediatric Emergency Medicine case studies are 5 cases and about 2,441 words.
1The Unresponsive Toddler With a Normal Glucose
A 22-month-old, 11 kg, is brought by EMS after a witnessed generalized tonic-clonic seizure lasting about 4 minutes that stopped spontaneously. On arrival the child is somnolent but withdraws to pain, pupils 3 mm and reactive, no meningismus, no rash.
521 words, about 3 min2The Stable-Looking Child After a Fall
A 5-year-old, 20 kg, falls approximately 8 feet from a play structure onto packed dirt. He cries immediately, is alert and oriented, and walks to the ambulance.
547 words, about 3 min3The Toddler Who Ate Grandpa's Pills
A 3-year-old, 14 kg, is brought 90 minutes after being found with an open bottle of an unknown 'heart pill.' The parents bring a bottle labeled metoprolol tartrate 50 mg ; an unknown number are missing. The child is drowsy but arousable, HR 62, BP 74/40, RR 18, SpO2 99%, glucose 88 mg/dL, temp 36.4 C.
490 words, about 2 min4The Wheezing Infant Who Is Getting Tired
A 7-month-old, 7 kg, with 3 days of cough and coryza presents with increased work of breathing. Temp 38.2 C, HR 176, RR 64, SpO2 91% on room air, BP 84/50.
436 words, about 2 min5The Teenager With 'Just a Headache'
A 15-year-old presents with 2 days of worsening headache, now 'the worst of my life,' with vomiting and photophobia. Temp 37.9 C, HR 92, BP 118/70, RR 18, SpO2 99%.
447 words, about 2 min