Basics in adolescent medicine : a practical manual of signs, symptoms, and solutions / edited by Tomas Silber, Harshita Saxena ; contributors Anisha Abraham [and fifty two others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Silber, Tomas J., editor.

Saxena, Harshita, editor.

Abraham, Anisha, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adolescent medicine--Methods.

Adolescent medicine.

Symptoms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (815 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This practical manual reviews salient topics in Adolescent Medicine. The volume is practitioner-centered, focusing on the symptoms that bring a teenager to the clinician. Every chapter begins with a very brief clinical vignette, highlighting the patient's chief complaint or primary issue of concern. The handbook is divided into five primary sections: (1) Well Adolescent Care to include chapters such as the Annual Physical and Immunizations in Adolescence; (2) Common Problems of Adolescence such as Acne and Low Back Pain; (3) Reproductive Health Care issues such as Menstrual Disorders and Teen

Contents:

CONTENTS; Author Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; SECTION I: WELL ADOLESCENT CARE; Chapter 1: The Annual Physical; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; DISPOSITION; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 2: Adolescent Consent and Confidentiality; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; DISPOSITION; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 3: Normal Nutrition Through Adolescence; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; STUDIES; DIETARY TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS; DISPOSITION; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWER; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 4: Immunizations in Adolescents

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGETHE NEW GENERATION OF "ADOLESCENT" VACCINES; VACCINES OF ADOLESCENCE; ASSESSMENT; DISPOSITION; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWER; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 5: Taking Care of Adolescent Males; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWER; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 6: Taking Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Teens; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; RISK FACTORS; ASSESSMENT; STUDIES; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWER; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 7: The Pre-Participation Sports Physical; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; STUDIES; DISPOSITION

CLEARANCE CONSIDERATIONSTEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWER; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 8: Sports Supplements; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; STUDIES; DISPOSITION; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 9: Adolescent Driving; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; INTERVENTIONS; DISPOSITION; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 10: The Transition to College; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; STUDIES; DISPOSITION; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWER; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 11: The Adolescent Traveler and Immigrant; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; PRE-TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONS

POST-TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONSTHE ADOLESCENT IMMIGRANT; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWER; WEB REFERENCES; SECTION II: COMMON PROBLEMS; Chapter 12: Short Stature/Delayed Onset of Puberty; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; DEFINITIONS; ASSESSMENT; STUDIES; TREATMENT; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 13: Tall Stature; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; STUDIES; TREATMENT; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 14: Abnormal Weight Gain; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; STUDIES; TREATMENT; DISPOSITION; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWER; WEB REFERENCES

Chapter 15: Abnormal Weight Loss/MalnutritionTEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; STUDIES; DISPOSITION; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 16: Bulimia; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; STUDIES; DISPOSITION; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 17: Anemia; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; STUDIES; DISPOSITION; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS; WEB REFERENCES; Chapter 18: Headaches: Common, Chronic and Recurrent; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE; ASSESSMENT; STUDIES; TREATMENT; DISPOSITION; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS; WEB REFERENCES

Chapter 19: Bell's Palsy (7th Nerve or Facial Nerve Palsy)

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

981-4329-54-1