Signs and Symptoms in Pediatrics

ISBN-13: 9781581108507 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 1028 str.

Henry M. Adam; Jane Meschan Foy; MD Henry H. Adam

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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, differential diagnosis; diagnostic procedures, treatment approaches including when to refer and when to admit; ongoing care and follow-up; and prevention.

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• 1.  Abdominal Distention
• 2.  Abdominal Pain
• 3.  Alopecia and Hair Shaft Anomalies
• 4.  Amenorrhea
• 5.  Anemia and Pallor
• 6.  Anxiety
• 7.  Ataxia
• 8.  Back Pain
• 9.  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