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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Treatments/Medications. Infantile spasms are treated with adrenocorticotropic
hormone (ACTH), requiring hospitalization and close monitoring by a neurologist.
Counseling/Prevention. Discuss the following: The morbidity rate is very high.
Treatments/Medications. Infantile spasms are treated with adrenocorticotropic
hormone (ACTH), requiring hospitalization and close monitoring by a neurologist.
Counseling/Prevention. Discuss the following: The morbidity rate is very high.
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Table 46-31 Late Effects of Cancer Treatment Tabic 46-31 Late. Mucositis
Mucositis can occur as a side effect of numerous chemotherapy agents and
radiotherapy. Risk factors: Chemotherapy: Methotrexate, doxorubicin
hydrochloride ...
Table 46-31 Late Effects of Cancer Treatment Tabic 46-31 Late. Mucositis
Mucositis can occur as a side effect of numerous chemotherapy agents and
radiotherapy. Risk factors: Chemotherapy: Methotrexate, doxorubicin
hydrochloride ...
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Capillary screening tests, blood lead concentration from, 955 Caput
succedaneum, 682-687 Car safety; see Motor vehicle accidents Carbamazepine
(Tegretol) in treatment of epilepsy, 697 Carbuncles, 574, 575, 576 Carcinomas,
75 1 Cardiac ...
Capillary screening tests, blood lead concentration from, 955 Caput
succedaneum, 682-687 Car safety; see Motor vehicle accidents Carbamazepine
(Tegretol) in treatment of epilepsy, 697 Carbuncles, 574, 575, 576 Carcinomas,
75 1 Cardiac ...
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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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