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Primary care pediatrics / editors, Carol Green-Hernandez, Joanne K. Singleton, Daniel Z. Aronzon.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Aronzon, Daniel Z., editor.
Singleton, Joanne K., editor.
Green-Hernandez, Carol, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Pediatrics.
Primary care (Medicine).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (943 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This pediatric primary care text takes a family centered approach, examining issues from the perspective of the child and the caregiver. Unlike most primary care texts, it blends traditional health care with complementary therapies. Throughout, it identifies needs based on culture and ethnicity and lists community resources-including websites--where families can obtain more information or help. Features include: Case Studies, Clinical Pearls, and Clinical Warnings.
Contents:
Cover
Copyright
Author
Preface
Acknowledgments and Dedications
Contents
UNIT I MULTIDISCIPLINARY PRIMARY CARE
CHAPTER 1 Philosophy of Pediatric Primary Care
CHAPTER 2 Assessment in Primary Care Pediatrics
CHAPTER 3 Community-Based Primary Care Resources for Children
CHAPTER 4 Complementary Therapies in Pediatrics
UNIT II PROMOTING HEALTH AND NORMAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 5 Genetic Preconception and Prenatal Counseling
CHAPTER 6 Adoption
CHAPTER 7 The Decision to Breast-feed
CHAPTER 8 Healthy Growth and Development of the Newborn/Infant
CHAPTER 9 Healthy Growth and Development of the Toddler
CHAPTER 10 Healthy Growth and Development of the Preschool Child
CHAPTER 11 Healthy Growth and Development of the School-Age Child
CHAPTER 12 Healthy Growth and Development of the Adolescent
CHAPTER 13 Immunizations
CHAPTER 14 The Child Athlete: Preparticipation Screening and Common Issues
CHAPTER 15 Pain and Children
UNIT III PRIMARY CARE OF CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
CHAPTER 16 The Premature and Low-Birth-Weight Infant
CHAPTER 17 The Challenged Family: Issues and Insights
CHAPTER 18 The Physically Challenged Child
CHAPTER 19 Asperger's Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
CHAPTER 20 The Intellectually Gifted Child
CHAPTER 21 School Problems
CHAPTER 22 Eating Disorders
CHAPTER 23 Abuse
CHAPTER 24 The Addicted Newborn
CHAPTER 25 Adolescent Substance Experimentation and Abuse
CHAPTER 26 Self-Destructive Behavior
CHAPTER 27 Grief, Loss, and Coping With Change
CHAPTER 28 Depression: The Sad Child
CHAPTER 29 Suicide
UNIT IV PRIMARY CARE OF EPISODIC ILLNESS
CHAPTER 30 Viral Infections
CHAPTER 31 Fever: Approach to the Febrile Child
CHAPTER 32 Eye Problems
CHAPTER 33 Ear and Sinus Problems.
CHAPTER 34 Mouth and Throat Infections
CHAPTER 35 Suppurative Complications of Pharyngitis and Neck Masses
CHAPTER 36 Approach to the Child With a Cough
CHAPTER 37 Heart Problems
CHAPTER 38 Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, and Diarrhea
CHAPTER 39 Acute Nephrology
CHAPTER 40 Acute Urology
CHAPTER 41 Sexually Transmitted Infections
CHAPTER 42 Hematology Disorders
CHAPTER 43 Minor Trauma
CHAPTER 44 Common Orthopedic Complaints
CHAPTER 45 Acute Dermatologic Complaints
CHAPTER 46 Acute Neurological Complaints
CHAPTER 47 Acute Endocrine Complaints
CHAPTER 48 Environmental Hazards
UNIT V PRIMARY CARE OF CHRONIC DISEASE
CHAPTER 49 The Child With Chronic Illness
CHAPTER 50 The Interdisciplinary Team: The Social Worker as a Key Player in theCare of a Chronically Ill Child
CHAPTER 51 Headaches
CHAPTER 52 Congenital and Acquired Vision Disorders
CHAPTER 53 Hearing Impairment and Disorders
CHAPTER 54 Chronic Allergies
CHAPTER 55 Chronic Pulmonary Disease
CHAPTER 56 Congenital Heart Disease and the Partially Repaired Heart
CHAPTER 57 Chronic Gastrointestinal Disorders
CHAPTER 58 Chronic Dermatology Problems
CHAPTER 59 Chronic Orthopedic Problems
CHAPTER 60 Chronic Endocrine Disorders
CHAPTER 61 Diabetes Mellitus
CHAPTER 62 Chronic Urinary Problems
CHAPTER 63 Enuresis and Encopresis
CHAPTER 64 Neoplasms
CHAPTER 65 Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Type 1 Infection
CHAPTER 66 Organ Transplantation
Appendix Prenatal Screening/Clinical Warning
Color Plates
INDEX.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 6, 2014).
ISBN:
1-4698-8110-1
OCLC:
913799443

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