Fever in Children: Case Based Learning

Fever is one of the most common presenting complaints in Pediatric practice. It can be a cause of concern to parents and the treating Pediatrician. This book describes a practical, case-based approach to diagnosing the cause of fever. The presentation simulates everyday challenges in the outpatient clinic and in-patient ward rounds, taking the learner systematically through the process of targeted history and focused clinical examination, which should result in making a provisional clinical diagnosis. A discussion on possible differentials, rational use of investigations, interpretation of lab reports, and treatment follows this. One of the unique features of this book is the initial note on parental counseling in challenging situations.

The chapters provide a system-wise syndromic approach to diagnosing infections through case vignettes. It also includes cases with multisystem involvement and explanations of when to suspect non-infectious causes.

This book will be of immense use to Pediatric postgraduate trainees and practicing Pediatricians. It covers pitfalls in diagnosis, atypical presentations, complications of common illnesses, causes of failure to respond to treatment, and common fallacies in interpreting lab results. The recent advances and the use of diagnostic facilities are explained.

Dr. Padmasani Venkat Ramanan, MD, MRCPCH(UK), did her graduation (1990) and post-graduation (1994) in Pediatrics from Maulana Azad Medical College New Delhi. She is currently a Professor of Pediatrics at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research since 1994. She has a particular interest in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. She has over 30 international and 35 national peer-reviewed publications and has been a faculty in several national and international conferences and workshops. She is a reviewer for several national and international journals, including Lancet Southeast Asia. She has coauthored three textbooks and contributed chapters to several other books. She is an expert clinician, passionate teacher, prolific writer, and keen researcher.

 Dr. P Ramachandran, MD (Pediatrics), DNB (Pediatrics), obtained his MBBS and MD degrees from JIPMER, Pondicherry. He has served in medical colleges in Chennai as Pediatric faculty under the Tamil Nadu Government service for 3 decades. Post-retirement from Government service, he is affiliated to Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), Chennai and currently working there as Professor of Eminence in Pediatrics and Head-Division of Clinical Research. He has been a teacher and examiner for undergraduates and postgraduates for more than 40 years. He has contributed many chapters in Pediatric textbooks and is also an author of “Essentials of Pediatrics”, a textbook in Pediatrics as per the CBME curriculum published in the year 2023. He has served as the Editor-In- Chief of “Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics” (2014-2016), an official journal of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP), and at present the Editor-In- Chief of “Annals of Child Health”, official peer-reviewed journal of IAP- Tamil Nadu State Branch.