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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... loss cause insecu- rity and anxiety . How children deal with the stressful events sur- rounding loss affects their ability to deal with future stresses in life . Although a child perceives loss in a uniquely individual way , some losses ...
... loss cause insecu- rity and anxiety . How children deal with the stressful events sur- rounding loss affects their ability to deal with future stresses in life . Although a child perceives loss in a uniquely individual way , some losses ...
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... loss . At the same time , adults tend to project their sense of loss onto the child . Often the child does not feel the loss , or it may not be perceived with the profoundness or sensitivity characteristic of adults . Children react to loss ...
... loss . At the same time , adults tend to project their sense of loss onto the child . Often the child does not feel the loss , or it may not be perceived with the profoundness or sensitivity characteristic of adults . Children react to loss ...
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... loss occurs in 1 : 4000 live births . Hereditary sensorineural hearing loss accounts for 20 % to 50 % of all cases of severe to profound hearing loss . • Severe congenital and prelanguage acquired hearing losses occur in 1 : 1000 to 3 ...
... loss occurs in 1 : 4000 live births . Hereditary sensorineural hearing loss accounts for 20 % to 50 % of all cases of severe to profound hearing loss . • Severe congenital and prelanguage acquired hearing losses occur in 1 : 1000 to 3 ...
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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