Quick Reference Guide to Pediatric Care.

Front Cover -- Preface -- Abdominal Pain -- Acne -- Adjustment Disorder -- Allergic Rhinitis -- Alopecia and Hair Shaft Anomalies -- Amenorrhea -- Anemia and Pallor -- Animal Bites -- Anorexia Nervosa -- Anuria and Oliguria -- Anxiety -- Apparent Life-threatening Event -- Asthma -- Ataxia -- Atopic Dermatitis -- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder -- Autism Spectrum Disorder -- Back Pain -- Bacterial Skin Infections -- Bronchiolitis -- Bulimia Nervosa -- Cardiac Arrhythmias -- Cerebral Palsy -- Chest Pain -- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- Coagulation Disorders -- Colic -- Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease -- Constipation -- Contact Dermatitis -- Contagious Exanthematous Diseases -- Cough -- Cyanosis -- Cystic and Solid Masses of the Faceand Neck -- Cystic Fibrosis -- Dehydration -- Dental Problems -- Depression -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Diaper Rash -- Diarrhea and Steatorrhea -- Disorders of Sex Development -- Dizziness and Vertigo -- Down Syndrome -- Drug Eruptions -- Drug Interactions and Adverse Effects -- Dysmenorrhea -- Dysphagia -- Dyspnea -- Dysuria -- Edema -- Encopresis -- Enterovirus Infections -- Enuresis -- Epistaxis -- Failure to Thrive: Pediatric Undernutrition -- Fatigue and Weakness -- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder -- Fever -- Fever of Unknown Origin -- Foot and Leg Problems -- Foreign Bodies of the Ear, Nose, Airway, and Esophagus -- Fragile X Syndrome -- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease -- Gastrointestinal Allergy -- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage -- Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy (Celiac Disease) -- Headache -- Hearing Loss -- Heart Murmurs -- Hemangiomas -- Hematuria -- Hemoglobinopathies and Sickle Cell Disease -- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome -- Hemoptysis -- Henoch-Schönlein Purpura -- Hepatitis -- Hepatomegaly -- Herpes Infections -- Hirsutism, Hypertrichosis, and Precocious Sexual Hair Development -- HIV Infection and AIDS.

Hoarseness -- Human Herpesvirus 6 and Human Herpesvirus 7 Infections -- Hydrocephalus -- Hyperhidrosis -- Hypertension -- Hyperthyroidism -- Hypocalcemia, Hypercalcemia, and Hypercalciuria -- Hypospadias, Epispadias, and Cryptorchidism -- Hypothyroidism -- Hypotonia -- Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura -- Immunization -- Inattention and Impulsivity -- Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Insect Bites and Infestations -- Intellectual Disability -- Iron Deficiency Anemia -- Irritability -- Jaundice -- Joint Pain -- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis -- Kawasaki Disease -- Klinefelter Syndrome -- Labial Adhesions -- Learning Difficulty -- Learning Disorders -- Limp -- Loss of Appetite -- Lyme Disease -- Lymphadenopathy -- Macrocephaly -- Meningitis -- Meningoencephalitis -- Metabolic Disorders Beyond the Newborn Period -- Microcephaly -- Mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr Infections -- Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Medical Child Abuse -- Muscular Dystrophy -- Nephritis -- Nephrotic Syndrome -- Neural Tube Defects -- Neurocutaneous Syndromes -- Nonconvulsive Periodic Disorders -- Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome -- Odor (Unusual Urine and Body) -- Oppositional Defiant Disorder -- Osteomyelitis -- Otitis Media and Otitis Externa -- Pancreatitis -- Papulosquamous Disease -- Parasitic Infections -- Pertussis (Whooping Cough) -- Petechiae and Purpura -- Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis -- Phimosis -- Pierre Robin Sequence -- Pinworm Infestations -- Plagiocephaly -- Pneumonia -- Polyuria -- Prader-Willi Syndrome -- Preoperative Assessment -- Preparticipation Physical Evaluation -- Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis -- Preventive Cardiology -- Proteinuria -- Pruritus -- Psoriasis -- Puberty: Normal and Abnormal -- Pyloric Stenosis -- Recurrent Infections -- Red Eye/Pinkeye -- Renal Tubular Acidosis -- Rheumatic Fever -- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever -- Screening for Anemia.

Screening for Genetic-Metabolic Diseases -- Screening for Lead Poisoning -- Scrotal Swelling and Pain -- Seborrheic Dermatitis -- Seizure Disorders -- Self-harm -- Self-stimulating Behaviors -- Septic Arthritis -- Sexual Abuse of Children -- Sexually Transmitted Infections -- Short Stature -- Sinusitis -- Sleep Disturbances -- Speech and Language Concerns -- Spina Bifida -- Spinal Deformities -- Splenomegaly -- Sports Injuries -- Stomatitis -- Stridor -- Substance Use -- Sudden Unexpected Infant Death -- Symptoms of Emotional Disturbance in Young Children (Birth to 5 Years) -- Syncope -- Temper Tantrums and Breath-Holding Spells -- Tics -- Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy -- Torticollis -- Turner Syndrome and Noonan Syndrome -- Urinary Tract Infections -- Vaginal Bleeding -- Vaginal Discharge -- Verrucae (Warts) -- Vitamin D Inadequacy -- Vomiting -- Weight Loss -- Wheezing -- Index -- Back Cover.

Significantly revised and updated, the second edition of this popular quick reference guide provides information and advice on 190 areas of current pediatric care, everything from abdominal pain and ADHD, to headache and herpes infections, to weight loss and wheezing. This indispensable resource delivers practical, action-oriented clinical solutions for healthcare professionals to use during or between patient encounters. Authoritative content is presented in a concise outline format that helps speed and simplify decision-making. Regardless of the patient presentation you're confronted with, you'll have quick access to the help you need to Efficiently evaluate signs and symptoms. Order the right screening/diagnostic tests. Implement approved therapeutic strategies. Prescribe safe and effective medications Recommend proven prevention measures. Confidently respond to parent questions.   35 new chapters including   Anxiety Ataxia Coagulation disorders Cyanosis Drug interactions and adverse effects Fetal alcohol syndrome Fragile X syndrome Hemangiomas Hypocalcemia, hypercalcemia, and hypercalciuria Inflammatory bowel disease Klinefelter syndrome Learning disorders Metabolic disorders beyond the newborn period Munchausen syndrome by proxy: medical child abuse Pancreatitis Papulosquamous disease Pierre-Robin syndrome Prader-Willi syndrome Symptoms of emotional disturbance in young children (Birth to 5 Years) Turner syndrome and Noonan syndrome And more.

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