Signs & Symptoms in Pediatrics

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781610028202 Author(s): Henry M. Adam Format: Paperback Year: 2025 Edition: 2nd Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics Pages: 900

Description: Completely updated and revised, the second edition outlines the key signs and symptoms associated with a wide range of illnesses affecting children, from common infections to rare disorders. Each chapter provides essential information on clinical presentation, differential diagnoses, and management strategies, making it an invaluable tool for clinicians in practice. The book's structured approach aids in the quick identification of pediatric issues, facilitating timely intervention and improving patient outcomes in pediatric care settings.   This practice-focused resource provides must-know information and expert advice for confidently addressing more than 80 diagnostic challenges.   Look here for the essentials on everything from abdominal, back, and chest pain...to fever, fatigue, headache, and heart murmurs...to rash, red eye, sleep disturbances, and speech and language concerns...plus much more.  Coverage also extends to evaluation of mental health symptoms, including anxiety, depression, disruptive behavior, emotional disturbance, inattention and impulsivity, and self-injury.Contents Include: 1.  Abdominal Distention 2.  Abdominal Pain 3.  Alopecia and Hair Shaft Anomalies 4.  Amenorrhea 5.  Anemia and Pallor 6.  Anxiety and Trauma-related Distress 7.  Ataxia 8.  Back Pain 9.  Cardiac Arrhythmias 10. Chest Pain 11. Constipation 12. Cough 13. Cyanosis 14. Depressive Symptoms 15. Diarrhea and Steatorrhea 16. Disruptive Behavior and Aggression 17. Dizziness and Vertigo 18. Dysmenorrhea 19. Dysphagia 20. Dyspnea 21. Dysuria 22. Edema 23. Epistaxis 24. Extremity Pain 25. Facial Dysmorphism 26. Failure to Thrive: Pediatric Undernutrition 27. Families with Functional Impairments 28. Fatigue and Weakness 29. Fever 30. Fever of Unknown Origin 31. Foot and Leg P