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42: Genetics
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Published:May 2023
Maria Z. Huang, MD, FAAP, Julia Beauchamp-Walters, MD, FAAP, "Genetics", Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine, Jeffrey C. Gershel, MD, FAAP, Daniel A. Rauch, MD, FAAP, SFHM
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Hospitalists are caring for an increasing number of patients with genetic conditions. At the same time, genetics is having a greater influence on clinical decision-making, as there is now increased access to a wider range of more complex testing. Therefore, hospitalists must be able to identify patients whose clinical presentation or family history warrants immediate, inpatient genetic evaluation and consultation.
In assessing a potentially heritable disorder, the family history is the first and most cost-effective “genetic test.” Construct a multigenerational pedigree of at least 3 generations, which will provide a visual representation of the family history and aid in...
