Description
Completely updated by expert authors from leading pediatric institutions, this pocket-sized handbook for medical students and residents covers the diagnosis and management of common problems found in children, focusing on symptoms, differential diagnosis, laboratory assessment, and various treatment options for each problem.
Table of contents
Part 1 INTRODUCTION       1      Obtaining and Presenting a Patient History       2      The Physical Examination        3      Developmental Surveillance       4      Developmental Disabilities        5      Immunizations        6      Feeding Infants        7      Well-Newborn Care Part 2 PROBLEMS       8      Abdominal Mass        9      Abdominal Pain, Acute      10      Abdominal Pain, Chronic      11      Alopecia      12      Ambiguous Genitalia     13      Amenorrhea      14      Animal Bites      15      Apnea      16      Ascites     17      Ataxia      18      Bleeding and Purpura      19      Chest Pain      20      Child Abuse     21      Coma     22      Constipation      23      Cough      24      Cyanosis      25      Dehydration     26      Diabetes      27      Diarrhea, Acute      28      Diarrhea, Chronic      29      Drowning     30      Ear, Painful      31      Edema      32      Electrolyte Disturbances     33      Fever      34      Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Lower      35      Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Upper      36      Goiter      37      Head Trauma      38      Headache      39      Hematuria      40      Hemolysis      41      Hemoptysis      42      Hepatomegaly      43      Hypertension      44      Hypotonia      45      Jaundice      46      Jaundice, Newborn      47      Joint Pain      48      Leukocytosis      49      Leukopenia      50      Lymphadenopathy      51      Macrocephaly      52      Mediastinal Mass      53      Murmurs      54      Neck Mass      55      Neck Pain/Stiffness      56      Neonatal Infections      57      Pallor (Paleness)      58      Paraplegia      59      Pelvic Pain      60      Pleural Effusions      61      Precocious Puberty      62      Proteinuria      63      Pruritus      64      Rashes      65      Red Eye      66      Respiratory Distress      67      Scrotal Pain, Acute      68      Seizures      69      Sexual Abuse      70      Sexually Transmitted Diseases      71      Short Stature      72      Sore Throat      73      Splenomegaly      74      Syncope      75      Tachycardia      76      Thermal Injuries     77     Urinary Frequency and Polyuria      78      Urine Output, Decreased      79      Vaginal Bleeding      80      Vaginal Discharge (Vulvovaginitis)      81      Vertigo (Dizziness)      82      Vomiting   Part 3 TOXICOLOGY     83      Toxicology  Part 4 CARDIOLOGY LABORATORY     84      Cardiology Laboratory  Part 5 SURGICAL GLOSSARY     85      Surgical Glossary &