Primary Health Care of ChildrenThis 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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Ninety-eight percent of drownings occur in fresh water. • For every drowning
fatality there are 10 nonfatal immersion events. • Sixty percent to 90% of
drownings in children from birth to 4 years of age occur in swimming pools. Fifty
percent ...
Ninety-eight percent of drownings occur in fresh water. • For every drowning
fatality there are 10 nonfatal immersion events. • Sixty percent to 90% of
drownings in children from birth to 4 years of age occur in swimming pools. Fifty
percent ...
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Primary dysmenorrhea may occur once ovulatory cycles are established and is
caused by excessive prostaglandin release. Symptoms related to prostaglandin
excess are diaphoresis, tachycardia, headache, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Primary dysmenorrhea may occur once ovulatory cycles are established and is
caused by excessive prostaglandin release. Symptoms related to prostaglandin
excess are diaphoresis, tachycardia, headache, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
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Bleeding typically occurs deep in muscles, soft tissues, and/or joints. This
bleeding is not immediate but occurs characteristically several hours after injury.
This delay reflects the failure of the deficient clotting factor to contribute to the
formation ...
Bleeding typically occurs deep in muscles, soft tissues, and/or joints. This
bleeding is not immediate but occurs characteristically several hours after injury.
This delay reflects the failure of the deficient clotting factor to contribute to the
formation ...
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Contents
Parenting | 14 |
Cultural Diversity in Clinical Practice | 32 |
Genetic Evaluation and Counseling | 41 |
Copyright | |
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abdominal pain abnormal abuse acetaminophen activities acute adolescents ALERT Consult and/or allergy anemia antibiotic assessment associated baby behavior birth bleeding blood cause 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 immunization increased infant infection injury irritability jaundice lesions loss Management mg/kg months of age nasal neonatal newborn normal Nurse Practitioner Nursing Objective data occur onset oral otitis media patient Pediatric Physical examination physician practitioner pregnancy prenatal prevention problems proteinuria rash recommended Refer the child respiratory return visit Risk Factors screening seizures sexual skin stepfamilies stool stress syndrome Table thalassemia therapy tion tract trauma treatment Treatments/Medications urinalysis urinary urinary tract infection urine usually vaccine vomiting
Bibliographic information
| Title | Primary Health Care of Children |
| Editor | Jane A. Fox |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Mosby, 1997 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 18 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 0815133103, 9780815133100 |
| Length | 1087 pages |
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