Faculty Bibliography

Near universal immunization means that most of the medical profession has forgotten how to recognize, diagnose, and treat measles. Klass describes treating a child who at first was thought to have measles

Caring for a sick child requires giving attention to the whole family. The siblings of ill children experience complicated emotions, including guilt, jealousy, and terror

Length, weight, and head circumference are the basic baby measurements charted by doctors, and head circumference can be the most revealing of the three. Klass discusses what a big head, a small head, and an odd-shaped head may mean

The case of a newborn whose blood type was incompatible with his mother's and whose bilirubin levels were too high is described. When bilirubin levels become too high, they can cross the barrier between the bloodstream and the brain, causing brain damage and necessitating an exchange transfusion

The fear of prescribing the wrong dosage of medication to a patient keeps Klass awake at night. No matter how long she remains a doctor, Klass admits she will occasionally botch a dosage, no matter what precautions she takes

Improvements in medical technology have allowed many patients the opportunity to live at home--with the required, complicated and expensive medical devices. A pediatrician discusses the unusual situation that makes it easier to arrange for complicated devices than it is to arrange for the electricity to keep conventional devices working

A short story is presented