Case report demonstrates the diagnostic evaluation of episodic unresponsiveness and cyanosis in an infant, highlighting the role of structured illness scripts in pediatric clinical reasoning.
AbstractMorning Report is a time-honored tradition where physicians-in-training present cases to their colleagues and clinical experts to collaboratively examine an interesting patient presentation. The Morning Report section seeks to carry on this tradition by presenting a patient's chief concern and story, inviting the reader to develop a differential diagnosis and discover the diagnosis alongside the authors of the case. This report examines the story of a 6-month-old male infant brought in for evaluation of episodes of unresponsiveness and bluish discoloration of the lips. Using questions, physical examination, and testing, an illness script for the presentation emerges. As the clinical course progresses, the differential is refined until a diagnosis is made.
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