Synopses & Reviews
Evaluate diverse pediatric complaints efficiently and accurately with this all-new resource from the American Academy of Pediatrics! This convenient handbook helps you effectively evaluate patient complaints, and develop sound differential diagnoses and management strategies.
This practice-focused new resource provides must-know information and expert advice for confidently addressing more than 80 diagnostic challenges.
Discover all the pediatric issues youand#39;re most likely to see
Look here for the essentials on everything from abdominal, back, and chest pain...to fever, fatigue, headache, and heart murmurs...to rash, red eye, sleep disturbances, and speech and language concerns...plus much more.and#160; Coverage also extends to evaluation of mental health symptoms, including anxiety, depression, disruptive behavior, emotional disturbance, inattention and impulsivity, and self-harm.
Some 200 full-color images complement the concise text!
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Work through patient problems efficiently and systematically
Designed to work the way you do, Signs and Symptoms in Pediatrics guides you through every step in the diagnostic decision-making process. Information on each complaint is presented in the order in which you need to consider it as your evaluation proceeds.
- Pathophysiology and epidemiology
- History
- Physical examination
- Laboratory tests
- Imaging studies
- Approaches to initial management
- Ongoing care and follow-up
- Suggestions on when to refer or admit
Ready-reference features help save time and enhance outcomes- Presenting complaints are organized alphabetically for speedy look up.
- Easy-to-follow algorithms simplify clinical decision-making
- At-a-glance charts and data tables
- Text boxes highlighting potential differential diagnoses
Contents include:
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andmiddot;Abdominal Pain
andmiddot;Alopecia and Hair Shaft Anomalies
andmiddot;Amenorrhea
andmiddot;Anemia and Pallor
andmiddot;Anxiety
andmiddot;Back Pain
andmiddot;Cardiac Arrhythmias
andmiddot;Chest Pain
andmiddot;Constipation
andmiddot;Cough
andmiddot;Cyanosis
andmiddot;Depression
andmiddot;Diarrhea and Steatorrhea
andmiddot;Disruptive Behavior and Aggression
andmiddot;Dizziness and Vertigo
andmiddot;Dysmenorrhea
andmiddot;Dysphagia
andmiddot;Dyspnea
andmiddot;Dyuria
andmiddot;Edema
andmiddot;Epistaxis
andmiddot;Extremity Pain
andmiddot;Facial Dysmorphism
andmiddot;Failure to Thrive: Pediatric Undernutrition
andmiddot;Family Dysfunction
andmiddot;Fatigue and Weakness
andmiddot;Fever
andmiddot;Fever of Unknown Origin
andmiddot;Foot and Leg Problems
andmiddot;Gastrointestinal Hemmorhage
andmiddot;Gender Expression and Identity Issues
andmiddot;Headache
andmiddot;Hearing Loss
andmiddot;Heart Murmurs
andmiddot;Hematuria
andmiddot;Hemoptysis
andmiddot;High Blood Pressure
andmiddot;Hypotonia
andmiddot;Inattention and Impulsivity
andmiddot;Irritability and Fussiness
andmiddot;Jaundice
andmiddot;Joint Pain
andmiddot;Limping
andmiddot;Lymphadenopathy
andmiddot;Macrocephaly
andmiddot;Medically Unexplained Symptoms
andmiddot;Microcephaly
andmiddot;Odor
andmiddot;Petechiae and Purpura
andmiddot;Polyuria
andmiddot;Proteinuria
andmiddot;Pruritus
andmiddot;Puberty: Normal and Abnormal
andmiddot;Rash
andmiddot;Recurrent Infections
andmiddot;Red Eye/Pink Eye
andmiddot;School Absenteeism and School Refusal
andmiddot;Scrotal Swelling and Pain
andmiddot;Self-harm
andmiddot;Self-stimulating Behaviors
andmiddot;Short Stature
andmiddot;Sleep Disturbances
andmiddot;Speech and Language Concerns
andmiddot;Splenomegaly
andmiddot;Stridor
andmiddot;Subsance Use
andmiddot;Syncope
andmiddot;Temper Tantrums and Breath-holding Spells
andmiddot;Tics
andmiddot;Torticollis
andmiddot;Vaginal Bleeding
andmiddot;Vaginal Discharge
andmiddot;Vomiting
andmiddot;Weight Loss
andmiddot;Wheeling
andmiddot;And more!
andmiddot;Red eye/pink eye
andmiddot;Sleep disturbances
andmiddot;Speech and language concerns
andmiddot;Vomiting
andmiddot;Wheezing
andmiddot;And more!
Synopsis
New! Designed for the pediatric health care provider, this convenient handbook is a
comprehensive guide to the evaluation of more than 80 signs and symptoms. It is organized alphabetically, and each entry includes history and physical examination, causes, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and prevention.
Contents include:
- Abdominal pain
- Anxiety
- Back Pain
- Chest pain
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Headache
- Heart Murmurs
- Inattention and Impulsivity
- Jaundice
- Learning Disabilities
- Rash
- Red Eye/Pink Eye
- Sleep Disturbances
- Speech Concerns
- Vomiting
- Wheezing
- And more!
Table of Contents
1.and#160; Abdominal Distention
2.and#160; Abdominal Pain
3.and#160; Alopecia and Hair Shaft Anomalies
4.and#160; Amenorrhea
5.and#160; Anemia and Pallor
6.and#160; Anxiety
7.and#160; Ataxia
8.and#160; Back Pain
9.and#160; Cardiac Arrhythmias
10. Chest Pain
11. Constipation
12. Cough
13. Cyanosis
14. Depression
15. Diarrhea and Steatorrhea
16. Disruptive Behavior and Aggression
17. Dizziness and Vertigo
18. Dysmenorrhea
19. Dysphagia
20. Dyspnea
21. Dysuria
22. Edema
23. Epistaxis
24. Extremity Pain
25. Facial Dysmorphism
26. Failure to Thrive: Pediatric Undernutrition
27. Family Dysfunction
28. Fatigue and Weakness
29. Fever
30. Fever of Unknown Origin
31. Foot and Leg Problems
32. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
33. Gender Expression and Identity Issues
34. Headache
35. Hearing Loss
36. Heart Murmurs
37. Hematuria
38. Hemoptysis
39. Hepatomegaly
40. High Blood Pressure
41. Hirsutism, Hypertrichosis, and Precocious Sexual Hair Development
42. Hoarseness
43. Hyperhidrosis
44. Hypotonia
45. Inattention and Impulsivity
46. Irritabilitya and Fussiness
47. Jaundice
48. Joint Pain
49. Learning Difficulty
50. Limp
51. Loss of Appetite
52. Lymphadenopathy
53. Macrocephaly
54. Medically Unexplained Symptoms
55. Microcephaly
56. Nonconvulsive Periodic Disorders
57. Odor (Unusual Urine and Body)
58. Petechiae and Purpura
59. Polyuria
60. Proteinuria
61. Pruritus
62. Puberty: Normal and Abnormal
63. Rash
64. Recurrent Infections
65. Red Eye/Pink Eye
66. School Absenteeism and School Refusal
67. Scrotal Swelling and Pain
68. Self-harm
69. Self-stimulating Behaviors
70. Short Stature
71. Sleep Disturbances (Nonspecific)
72. Speech and Language Concerns
73. Splenomegaly
74. Stridor
75. Substance Use: Initial Approach in Primary Care
76. Symptoms of Emotional Disturbance in Young Children
77. Syncope
78. Temper
79. Tics
80. Torticollis
81. Vaginal Bleeding
82. Vaginal Discharge
83. Vomiting
84. Weight Loss
85. Wheezing