Quick Reference Guide to Pediatric Care
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Quick Reference Guide to Pediatric Care

  1. 1,236 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Quick Reference Guide to Pediatric Care

About this book

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 hypercalcuria
  • 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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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Preface
  3. Abdominal Pain
  4. Acne
  5. Adjustment Disorder
  6. Allergic Rhinitis
  7. Alopecia and Hair Shaft Anomalies
  8. Amenorrhea
  9. Anemia and Pallor
  10. Animal Bites
  11. Anorexia Nervosa
  12. Anuria and Oliguria
  13. Anxiety
  14. Apparent Life-threatening Event
  15. Asthma
  16. Ataxia
  17. Atopic Dermatitis
  18. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  19. Autism Spectrum Disorder
  20. Back Pain
  21. Bacterial Skin Infections
  22. Bronchiolitis
  23. Bulimia Nervosa
  24. Cardiac Arrhythmias
  25. Cerebral Palsy
  26. Chest Pain
  27. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  28. Coagulation Disorders
  29. Colic
  30. Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease
  31. Constipation
  32. Contact Dermatitis
  33. Contagious Exanthematous Diseases
  34. Cough
  35. Cyanosis
  36. Cystic and Solid Masses of the Faceand Neck
  37. Cystic Fibrosis
  38. Dehydration
  39. Dental Problems
  40. Depression
  41. Diabetes Mellitus
  42. Diaper Rash
  43. Diarrhea and Steatorrhea
  44. Disorders of Sex Development
  45. Dizziness and Vertigo
  46. Down Syndrome
  47. Drug Eruptions
  48. Drug Interactions and Adverse Effects
  49. Dysmenorrhea
  50. Dysphagia
  51. Dyspnea
  52. Dysuria
  53. Edema
  54. Encopresis
  55. Enterovirus Infections
  56. Enuresis
  57. Epistaxis
  58. Failure to Thrive: Pediatric Undernutrition
  59. Fatigue and Weakness
  60. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
  61. Fever
  62. Fever of Unknown Origin
  63. Foot and Leg Problems
  64. Foreign Bodies of the Ear, Nose, Airway, and Esophagus
  65. Fragile X Syndrome
  66. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  67. Gastrointestinal Allergy
  68. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
  69. Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy (Celiac Disease)
  70. Headache
  71. Hearing Loss
  72. Heart Murmurs
  73. Hemangiomas
  74. Hematuria
  75. Hemoglobinopathies and Sickle Cell Disease
  76. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
  77. Hemoptysis
  78. Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
  79. Hepatitis
  80. Hepatomegaly
  81. Herpes Infections
  82. Hirsutism, Hypertrichosis, and Precocious Sexual Hair Development
  83. HIV Infection and AIDS
  84. Hoarseness
  85. Human Herpesvirus 6 and Human Herpesvirus 7 Infections
  86. Hydrocephalus
  87. Hyperhidrosis
  88. Hypertension
  89. Hyperthyroidism
  90. Hypocalcemia, Hypercalcemia, and Hypercalciuria
  91. Hypospadias, Epispadias, and Cryptorchidism
  92. Hypothyroidism
  93. Hypotonia
  94. Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura
  95. Immunization
  96. Inattention and Impulsivity
  97. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  98. Insect Bites and Infestations
  99. Intellectual Disability
  100. Iron Deficiency Anemia
  101. Irritability
  102. Jaundice
  103. Joint Pain
  104. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
  105. Kawasaki Disease
  106. Klinefelter Syndrome
  107. Labial Adhesions
  108. Learning Difficulty
  109. Learning Disorders
  110. Limp
  111. Loss of Appetite
  112. Lyme Disease
  113. Lymphadenopathy
  114. Macrocephaly
  115. Meningitis
  116. Meningoencephalitis
  117. Metabolic Disorders Beyond the Newborn Period
  118. Microcephaly
  119. Mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr Infections
  120. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Medical Child Abuse
  121. Muscular Dystrophy
  122. Nephritis
  123. Nephrotic Syndrome
  124. Neural Tube Defects
  125. Neurocutaneous Syndromes
  126. Nonconvulsive Periodic Disorders
  127. Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
  128. Odor (Unusual Urine and Body)
  129. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  130. Osteomyelitis
  131. Otitis Media and Otitis Externa
  132. Pancreatitis
  133. Papulosquamous Disease
  134. Parasitic Infections
  135. Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
  136. Petechiae and Purpura
  137. Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis
  138. Phimosis
  139. Pierre Robin Sequence
  140. Pinworm Infestations
  141. Plagiocephaly
  142. Pneumonia
  143. Polyuria
  144. Prader-Willi Syndrome
  145. Preoperative Assessment
  146. Preparticipation Physical Evaluation
  147. Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis
  148. Preventive Cardiology
  149. Proteinuria
  150. Pruritus
  151. Psoriasis
  152. Puberty: Normal and Abnormal
  153. Pyloric Stenosis
  154. Recurrent Infections
  155. Red Eye/Pinkeye
  156. Renal Tubular Acidosis
  157. Rheumatic Fever
  158. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
  159. Screening for Anemia
  160. Screening for Genetic-Metabolic Diseases
  161. Screening for Lead Poisoning
  162. Scrotal Swelling and Pain
  163. Seborrheic Dermatitis
  164. Seizure Disorders
  165. Self-harm
  166. Self-stimulating Behaviors
  167. Septic Arthritis
  168. Sexual Abuse of Children
  169. Sexually Transmitted Infections
  170. Short Stature
  171. Sinusitis
  172. Sleep Disturbances
  173. Speech and Language Concerns
  174. Spina Bifida
  175. Spinal Deformities
  176. Splenomegaly
  177. Sports Injuries
  178. Stomatitis
  179. Stridor
  180. Substance Use
  181. Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
  182. Symptoms of Emotional Disturbance in Young Children (Birth to 5 Years)
  183. Syncope
  184. Temper Tantrums and Breath-Holding Spells
  185. Tics
  186. Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
  187. Torticollis
  188. Turner Syndrome and Noonan Syndrome
  189. Urinary Tract Infections
  190. Vaginal Bleeding
  191. Vaginal Discharge
  192. Verrucae (Warts)
  193. Vitamin D Inadequacy
  194. Vomiting
  195. Weight Loss
  196. Wheezing
  197. Index
  198. Back Cover