Primary Health Care of ChildrenJane A. Fox This text is a comprehensive clinical text/reference for the PNP, FNP or caregiver who focuses on the primary care of infants, children, and adolescents. The main section of the book is organized by body system and includes the most common presenting symptoms and problems of children. Each body system section begins with content that relates to the entire system: health promotion; identification of risk factors; and diagnostic and laboratory studies. Then for each specific entry or problem, the reader will find information regarding alerts for referral; etiology/incidence; differential diagnosis; and management. With this organization, the book demonstrates and promotes diagnostic reasoning. |
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... birth weight and extremely low birth weight infants ( Table 29-1 ) . The primary care goal for premature infants and their families is normalization . This means helping parents to resume normal daily activities with their newborn ...
... birth weight and extremely low birth weight infants ( Table 29-1 ) . The primary care goal for premature infants and their families is normalization . This means helping parents to resume normal daily activities with their newborn ...
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... Birth weight (avg): 3.3 kg (7 lb 5 oz) A newborn loses up to 10% of birth weight initially but should be up to birth weight again by 10 days An infant gains 30 g (1 oz)/day for the first 1-2 mo 5 mo: birth weight should be doubled 1 2 mo: ...
... Birth weight (avg): 3.3 kg (7 lb 5 oz) A newborn loses up to 10% of birth weight initially but should be up to birth weight again by 10 days An infant gains 30 g (1 oz)/day for the first 1-2 mo 5 mo: birth weight should be doubled 1 2 mo: ...
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... birth length should be doubled HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE Growth patterns Birth head circumference ( avg ) : 35 cm ( 14 in ) 12 mo head circumference ( avg ) : 47 cm ( 19 in ) Head circumference grows 1 cm / mo during first 9 mo BLOOD PRESSURE ...
... birth length should be doubled HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE Growth patterns Birth head circumference ( avg ) : 35 cm ( 14 in ) 12 mo head circumference ( avg ) : 47 cm ( 19 in ) Head circumference grows 1 cm / mo during first 9 mo BLOOD PRESSURE ...
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HEALTH PROMOTION AND 15 Nutritional Assessment 217 | 1 |
Dental Health | 235 |
Models for Ann M Orth | 244 |
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abdominal pain abnormal abuse acetaminophen activities acute adolescents allergy anemia antibiotic assessment associated baby behavior bilirubin birth bleeding blood cause cell chromosomal chronic clinical common congenital Consult and/or refer CONSULTATIONS/REFERRALS COUNSELING/PREVENTION culture data Physical decreased developmental diarrhea DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS disease disorders dose drug edema effects erythromycin ETIOLOGY evaluation exposure Family history feeding fever FOLLOW-UP genetic hematuria identify immunization increased infant infection injury irritability jaundice lesions loss MANAGEMENT mg/kg months of age nasal neonatal newborn normal Nurse Practitioner Objective data occur onset oral otitis media palpate patient physical examination physician practitioner pregnancy prenatal prevent problems proteinuria rash recommended Refer the child respiratory return visit RISK FACTORS screening seizures sexual skin sleep stepfamilies stool stress syndrome Table therapy tion tract trauma treatment TREATMENTS/MEDICATIONS urinalysis urinary urinary tract infection urine usually vaccine vomiting weeks