📘 Excited to announce the release of my new book: Growth and Development from Conception to Perception A comprehensive guide to normal & abnormal child development — from fetal life through adolescence. For clinicians, students & parents. Available now: cambridgescholars.com/produc… #Pediatrics #ChildDevelopment #MedicalEducation

📘 Now Available Worldwide I am proud to announce the release of my new book: Growth and Development from Conception to Perception 🔗 Available now from Cambridge Scholars Publishing: cambridgescholars.com/produc… 👶📚 About the Book Growth and Development from Conception to Perception is a comprehensive, clinically grounded guide to normal and abnormal child growth and developmental milestones — spanning from fetal life through adolescence. Designed for: 👩‍⚕️ Pediatricians 🩺 Family physicians 👨‍⚕️ Medical students & residents 🧑‍⚕️ Allied health professionals 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents seeking deeper understanding This book bridges science and clinical practice, offering a structured, chronological exploration of development — integrating physiology, neurodevelopment, behavioral milestones, and early identification of developmental disorders. 📖 What Makes This Book Unique? ✔ Organized in 12 chronological chapters — from infancy to adolescence ✔ Covers both normal developmental pathways and common developmental disorders ✔ Evidence-based yet clinically practical ✔ Designed to support both professional education and parental understanding ✔ Rooted in decades of pediatric clinical experience 🌱 Why This Book Matters Early recognition of developmental variation can profoundly impact a child’s trajectory. This book equips clinicians and caregivers with: Clear developmental frameworks Red flag identification Growth interpretation principles Clinical pearls from real-world pediatric practice 🏛 Publisher Published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing 📦 Order Your Copy 📍 Direct link: cambridgescholars.com/produc… Available internationally through the publisher’s website.

🆕 New CMR Case Drop! 🫀 A 49-year-old female presents with exertional dyspnea, palpitations, and chest pressure. 👉 What is the diagnosis based upon the CMR with attached T1 map? 👇 Share your thoughts! Answer coming soon… #WhyCMR #SCMRCases

Fabry disease is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by a defect in glycosphingolipid degradation. Fabry disease causes concentric LVH with diastolic dysfunction and conduction disease — think “storage cardiomyopathy,” not sarcomeric HCM. CMR: Low native T1 LVH = Fabry until proven otherwise

Nice view without aliasing for TAPVD supracradiac. On X-ray, it typically shows a snowman or figure-of-eight appearance.

To refresh our memory.

It must be accommodative esotropia; otherwise, it will not correct with covering the normal eye. Congenital sixth nerve palsy, congenital esotropia, or restrictive causes will not correct with this test. Here is a table for causes of accommodative esotropia:

TYPHOID → “SLOW PULSE” because: Toxins depress SA node Yank sympathetic tone down Parasympathetic tone ↑ Hypothalamic signaling disrupted Output of myocardium blunted Inflammatory cytokines suppress HR Dampened fever–pulse response

At 63 degrees rotation (P3, A2, P1): Always remember this diagram:

Small, echogenic, non-bulky vegetations along the atrial surface of the mitral leaflet at the line of closure, with associated leaflet thickening and restricted motion consistent with chronic rheumatic valvulitis.

Exophthalmos can be secondary to multiple causes. Accurate identification of symptoms and signs is crucial for making an accurate diagnosis.

Comparison between causes of vasculitic rash and a stroke in children (while stroke is rare in this age group).

Keep in mind that infants with Prader–Willi syndrome are not obese; weight gain usually does not begin until after the age of two years.

Here is a collection of conditions for which aspirin should not be given to kids.

Mouth ulcers in children? It could be Herpetic Gingivostomatitis. This common viral infection, often caused by HSV-1, typically presents with fever, swollen gums, and painful ulcers inside the mouth and on the lips. It mostly affects toddlers and young children and may cause poor feeding and irritability. Early recognition can ease discomfort and reduce complications. 🩺 Want to learn how to recognize, treat, and prevent this and many other infections in children? 📘 Check out Common Childhood Infections by Dr. Ghassan Hamdan — written in clear, simple language for clinicians, caregivers, and parents alike. barnesandnoble.com/w/common-…