Significantly revised and updated, the second edition of this popular quick reference guide provides information and advice on 190 areas of current pediatric care, everything from abdominal pain and ADHD, to herpes infections and headache to weight loss and wheezing. This indispensable resource delivers practical, action-orientated, clinical solutions for healthcare professionals to use during or between patient encounters. Authoritative content is presented in a concise outline format that helps speed and simplify decision-making.

Regardless of the patient presentation you're confronted with, you'll have quick access to the help you need to:

Efficiently evaluate signs and symptoms.
Order the right screening/diagnostic tests.
Implement approved therapeutic strategies.
Prescribe safe and effective medications
Recommend proven prevention measures.
Confidently respond to parent questions.
35 new chapters including
Anxiety
Ataxia
Coagulation disorders
Cyanosis
Drug interactions and adverse effects
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Fragile X syndrome
Hemangiomas
Hypocalcemia, hypercalcemia, and hypercalcuria
Inflammatory bowel disease
Klinefelter syndrome
Learning disorders
Metabolic disorders beyond the newborn period
Munchausen syndrome by proxy: medical child abuse
Pancreatitis
Papulosquamous disease
Pierre-Robin syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome
Symptoms of emotional disturbance in young children (Birth to 5 Years)
Turner syndrome and Noonan syndrome
And more...

Quick Reference Guide to Pediatric Care - häftad, Engelska, 2017