Signs and Symptoms in Pediatrics

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 n [...]
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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 youre 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. 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! Work through patient problems efficiently and systematicallyDesigned 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 epidemiologyHistoryPhysical examinationLaboratory testsImaging studiesApproaches to initial managementOngoing care and follow-upSuggestions on when to refer or admitReady-reference features help save time and enhance outcomesPresenting complaints are organized alphabetically for speedy look up.Easy-to-follow algorithms simplify clinical decision-makingAt-a-glance charts and data tablesText boxes highlighting potential differential diagnoses Contents include: Abdominal Pain Alopecia and Hair Shaft Anomalies Amenorrhea Anemia and Pallor Anxiety Back Pain Cardiac Arrhythmias Chest Pain Constipation Cough Cyanosis Depression Diarrhea and Steatorrhea Disruptive Behavior and Aggression Dizziness and Vertigo Dysmenorrhea Dysphagia Dyspnea Dyuria Edema Epistaxis Extremity Pain Facial Dysmorphism Failure to Thrive: Pediatric Undernutrition Family Dysfunction Fatigue and Weakness Fever Fever of Unknown Origin Foot and Leg Problems Gastrointestinal Hemmorhage Gender Expression and Identity Issues Headache Hearing Loss Heart Murmurs Hematuria Hemoptysis High Blood Pressure Hypotonia Inattention and Impulsivity Irritability and Fussiness Jaundice Joint Pain Limping Lymphadenopathy Macrocephaly Medically Unexplained Symptoms Microcephaly Odor Petechiae and Purpura Polyuria Proteinuria Pruritus Puberty: Normal and Abnormal Rash Recurrent Infections Red Eye/Pink Eye School Absenteeism and School Refusal Scrotal Swelling and Pain Self-harm Self-stimulating Behaviors Short Stature Sleep Disturbances Speech and Language Concerns Splenomegaly Stridor Subsance Use Syncope Temper Tantrums and Breath-holding Spells Tics Torticollis Vaginal Bleeding Vaginal Discharge Vomiting Weight Loss Wheeling And more! Red eye/pink eye Sleep disturbances Speech and language concerns Vomiting Wheezing And more!