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Atlas of pediatrics in the tropics : and resource-limited settings / editors, Jonathan M. Spector [and thirteen others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tropical medicine.
- Pediatrics--Tropics.
- Pediatrics.
- Pediatrics--Atlases.
- Tropical medicine--Atlases.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (424 p.)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [Elk Grove Village, Illinois] : American Academy of Pediatrics, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This convenient take-along guide provides essential information and recommendations for diagnosing and treating more than 60 tropical diseases and conditions. The second edition is the only handbook-sized text focused exclusively on pediatric tropical diseases including more than 300 full-color images! A uniquely useful travel companion, it is formatted for efficient on-the-spot problem solving. Developed by leading international child health authorities, the Atlas features contributions from more than 70 experienced practitioners. New second-edition Highlights: Updated quick-access treatment guide with dosage information New chapters on Ebola, Japanese encephalitis, rheumatic heart disease, and cat-scratch disease Updated at-a-glance endemicity maps More than 300 full-color images Handy field-screening tool to help quickly determine children's nutritional status And more!.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Human Rights of Children
- Immunization in Developing Countries
- Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Neonatal Survival
- Psychosocial Considerations
- Traditional Health Practices
- Water and Sanitation
- Conditions
- Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Amebiasis
- Ancylostomiasis
- Ascariasis
- Beriberi
- Burkitt Lymphoma
- Burns
- Buruli Ulcer
- Carrion Disease
- Cat-Scratch Disease
- Chikungunya Fever
- Cholera
- Cutaneous Larva Migrans
- Cysticercosis
- Dengue
- Diphtheria
- Dracunculiasis
- Ebola Virus Disease
- Echinococcosis
- Filariasis, Lymphatic
- Giardiasis
- HIV and AIDS
- Hypothyroidism, Congenital
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
- Leishmaniasis, Visceral
- Leprosy
- Loiasis
- Malaria
- Malnutrition
- Measles
- Melioidosis
- Meningococcemia
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Mumps
- Noma
- Onchocerciasis
- Pediculosis
- Pellagra
- Plague
- Poliomyelitis
- Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
- Pyomyositis, Tropical
- Rabies
- Rickets
- Scabies
- Schistosomiasis
- Scurvy
- Snakebite
- Tetanus
- Tinea
- Toxocariasis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Trachoma
- Trichuriasis
- Trypanosomiasis, African
- Trypanosomiasis, American
- Tuberculosis
- Tungiasis
- Typhoid Fever
- Varicella-Zoster Virus and Herpes Zoster
- Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
- Vitamin A Deficiency
- Yaws
- Yellow Fever
- Appendix A: Treatment Table
- Appendix B: Weight-for-Height Tables
- Appendix C: Instructions for Using the Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Assessment
- Index
- CHILD MID-UPPER ARM CIRCUMFERENCE MEASUREMENT
- MUAC Strip - Front
- MUAC Strip - Back
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-58110-972-5
- OCLC:
- 927375839
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