ABP General Pediatrics case studies
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The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) General Pediatrics Certifying Examination is the computer-based board certification exam for pediatricians seeking initial certification in general pediatrics. It is intended for physicians who have completed the ABP's admission requirements, including medical school graduation, three years of pediatric training in an ACGME-accredited program (or an RCPSC-accredited program in Canada), and a valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine. The ABP General Pediatrics case studies are 5 cases and about 4,559 words.
1The Shortest Boy in Class: When Growth Velocity Overrides Reassurance
A 7-year-old boy is brought by his mother, who is worried he is the shortest in his class. Father is 178 cm, mother 165 cm; both report growing late, and his father reached final height at 19.
878 words, about 4 min2A 35-Day-Old with Fever, Normal Labs, and No Way Back to the Hospital
A 35-day-old term boy is brought to a rural emergency department at 2 a.m. with a rectal temperature of 38.4°C taken at home 45 minutes earlier; in the department he is 38.1°C.
888 words, about 4 min3Four Admissions in Six Months: Tracheostomy, Trust, and a Neglect Note in the Chart
A 5-year-old girl with GMFCS level V spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, a gastrostomy tube, and epilepsy has been admitted four times in 6 months for aspiration pneumonia. She receives bolus gastrostomy feeds, has daily choking episodes on secretions, and uses 2 L/min of oxygen at home.
919 words, about 5 min4Six Weeks Old with a Whoop: Pertussis in a Household with a Pregnant Mother
A 6-week-old girl, born at term and unimmunized, is brought for 6 days of worsening cough. The cough occurs in paroxysms of 15–20 with a whoop and post-tussive emesis two or three times daily.
929 words, about 5 min5A 15-Year-Old, a PHQ-A of 16, and a Mother on the Phone
A 15-year-old girl comes alone for a sports physical. When asked directly, she discloses 3 months of low mood, early waking, and grades that have fallen from A's to C's.
945 words, about 5 min