USMLE® Step 2 CK · chapter PEDS

Pediatrics: USMLE® Step 2 CK topics

14 topics. Each one opens a review page with its guideline basis and key clinical sections, then links the QuestionBank questions, ChartWalk flowchart, FlashCards and ImageBank plates that share its code.

1. Adolescent medicine, behavior & psychiatric disorders

   PEDS-PSY-0120 questions · Review Book p. 705 · 2024 AAP Confidentiality; NICE NG217/NG69; 2022 SAHM; DSM criteria

2. Brief Resolved Unexplained Event (BRUE)

   PEDS-NB-049 questions · Review Book p. 690 · AAP lower-risk BRUE Clinical Practice Guideline 2016; higher-risk BRUE evaluation framework (Merritt et al., Pediatrics 2019).

3. Febrile infant workup & Kawasaki disease

   PEDS-FEV-0118 questions · Review Book p. 697 · 2021 AAP Febrile Infant Clinical Practice Guideline; 2024 AHA Kawasaki Disease Scientific Statement (2025 correction).

4. Growth disorders, failure to thrive & puberty

   PEDS-GROW-01126 questions · Review Book p. 693 · 2026 Endocrine Society CPP; 2026 AAP/NASPGHAN Faltering Weight; 2016 PES GH

5. Neonatal jaundice — phototherapy vs exchange transfusion

   PEDS-NB-0142 questions · Review Book p. 685 · AAP Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant ≥35 Weeks of Gestation (2022) + current implementation FAQ; AAP Biliary Atresia Clinical Report 2025.

6. Neonatal respiratory distress & delivery-room resuscitation

   PEDS-NB-0237 questions · Review Book p. 687 · AHA/AAP Neonatal Resuscitation 2025; European Consensus RDS Guidelines 2025 (published March 2026).

7. Neonatal sepsis, metabolic emergencies & birth injury

   PEDS-NB-0384 questions · Review Book p. 688 · 2018 AAP Management of Neonates at Risk for Early-Onset Sepsis

8. Older adult care — geriatric assessment essentials

   PEDS-GER-0127 questions · Review Book p. 706 · 2023 AGS Beers Criteria + 2025 alternatives report; 2022 World Falls Guidelines.

9. Pediatric GI surgical emergencies — recognize & treat

   PEDS-SURG-01108 questions · Review Book p. 691 · 2018 NASPGHAN/ESPGHAN Pediatric GER Guideline; 2017 AAP Donor Human Milk for the High-Risk Infant

10. Pediatric hematology-oncology — key associations

    PEDS-HEME-0131 questions · Review Book p. 703 · Current NCI PDQs; 2024 AACR Surveillance.

11. Pediatric infections, exanthems & respiratory emergencies

    PEDS-INF-0165 questions · Review Book p. 695 · CPS Croup practice point (updated 2026); WHO selected bronchiolitis guidance (2026) + NICE NG9 (oxygen update 2021).

12. Pediatric orthopedics & child abuse recognition

    PEDS-ORTHO-0118 questions · Review Book p. 699 · AAP 2025 Fracture + AHT Reports; PIDS/IDSA 2023 Acute Bacterial Arthritis Guideline (2024 correction).

13. Pediatric renal/GU disorders & fluid management

    PEDS-RENAL-0177 questions · Review Book p. 701 · AAP UTI guideline (2026); KDIGO Nephrotic Syndrome in Children (2025).

14. Well-child care — milestones, immunizations & growth

    PEDS-WELL-01122 questions · Review Book p. 683 · 2026 AAP Immunization Schedule; current CDC posted schedule.

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