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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... irritability may become evident as acute or recurrent episodes of excessive crying . Infants who have recurrent episodes of excessive crying without an organic origin or cause may have a developmental sleep disorder , difficult tem ...
... irritability may become evident as acute or recurrent episodes of excessive crying . Infants who have recurrent episodes of excessive crying without an organic origin or cause may have a developmental sleep disorder , difficult tem ...
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... IRRITABILITY : DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS Table 44-8 Irritability : ETIOLOGY Irritability is a behavioral symptom that may be described by par- ents as irritable , cranky , fussy , agitated , oversensitive , touchy , testy , colicky ...
... IRRITABILITY : DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS Table 44-8 Irritability : ETIOLOGY Irritability is a behavioral symptom that may be described by par- ents as irritable , cranky , fussy , agitated , oversensitive , touchy , testy , colicky ...
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... irritability and , 781 Hypoglycemia diabetes mellitus and , 863 , 865 , 866 , 867 irritability and , 781 management of , 867 Hypomania , bipolar disorder and , 677 Hyponatremia , irritability and , 781 Hypophoria , 392 , 394 Hypospadias ...
... irritability and , 781 Hypoglycemia diabetes mellitus and , 863 , 865 , 866 , 867 irritability and , 781 management of , 867 Hypomania , bipolar disorder and , 677 Hyponatremia , irritability and , 781 Hypophoria , 392 , 394 Hypospadias ...
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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