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Obesity resident survival guide (pediatrics)

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

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Overview

Overview

This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the disease or symptom. The first sentence of the overview must contain the name of the disease.

Causes

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

Common Causes

FIRE: Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation

FIRE: Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation

Complete Diagnostic Approach

Complete Diagnostic Approach

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Treatment

Treatment

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Do’s

Do’s

  • The content in this section is in bullet points.
Don’ts

Don’ts

  • The content in this section is in bullet points.
References

References

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