Berkowitz's Pediatrics

Carol D. Berkowitz, MD, FAAP is currently Executive Vice Chair in the Department of Pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Distinguished Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She is a former President of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and has held numerous other national leadership positions including serving on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) and the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). She is a delegate from the AAP to the American Medical Association (AMA) and serves on the AMA's Council on Medical Education. In addition to serving as editor for Berkowitz's Pediatrics she has authored several hundred articles and book chapters.

A 2023 Doody’s Core Title®

• PrefaceSection I: Primary Care: Skills and ConceptsChapter 1. Primary Care: IntroductionChapter 2. Talking with ParentsChapter 3. Talking with ChildrenChapter 4. Talking with AdolescentsChapter 5. Telephone Management and E-MedicineChapter 6. InformaticsChapter 7. Counseling Families about Internet UseChapter 8. Cultural Competency Issues in PediatricsChapter 9. Global Child HealthChapter 10. Child AdvocacySection II: Principles of Health Care and Pediatric ManagementChapter 11. Health Systems ScienceChapter 12. Population Health for PediatriciansChapter 13. Principles of Pediatric TherapeuticsChapter 14. Pediatric Pain and Symptom ManagementChapter 15. Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Pediatric Primary CareChapter 16. Principles of Pediatric SurgeryChapter 17. Image Gently Approach to Pediatric ImagingChapter 18. Simulation in Pediatric Health CareChapter 19. Pediatric Hospital MedicineChapter 20. Pediatric Genomic MedicineChapter 21. Principles of Quality Improvement: Improving Health Care for Pediatric PatientsChapter 22. Pediatric Palliative Care: Principles and PracticeSection III: Health Maintenance and Anticipatory GuidanceChapter 23. Neonatal Examination and Nursery VisitChapter 24. Maternal Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: The Role of the PediatricianChapter 25. Newborn ScreeningChapter 26. Caring for Twins and Higher-Order MultiplesChapter 27. Male CircumcisionChapter 28. Nutritional NeedsChapter 29. BreastfeedingChapter 30. Sleep: Normal Patterns and Common DisordersChapter 31. Oral Health and Dental DisordersChapter 32. Normal Development and Developmental Surveillance, Screening, and EvaluationChapter 33. Speech and Language Development: Normal Patterns and Common DisordersChapter 34. Literacy Promotion in PediatricsChapter 35. Gifted ChildrenChapter 36. Children and School: A Primer for the PractitionerChapter 37. ImmunizationsChapter 38. Health Maintenance in Older Children and AdolescentsChapter 39. Health Care of International AdopteesChapter 40. Health Care Needs of Children in Foster CareChapter 41. Working with Immigrant Children and Their FamiliesChapter 42. Well Child Care for Children with Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome)Chapter 43. Well-Child Care for Preterm InfantsChapter 44. Care of Children with Special Health Care NeedsChapter 45. Injury PreventionChapter 46. Fostering Self-EsteemChapter 47. Sibling RivalryChapter 48. Toilet TrainingChapter 49. Crying and ColicChapter 50. DisciplineChapter 51. Temper TantrumsChapter 52. Breath-Holding SpellsChapter 53. Fears, Phobias, and AnxietyChapter 54. Thumb Sucking and Other HabitsChapter 55. EnuresisChapter 56. EncopresisSection IV: Adolescent HealthChapter 57. Culturally Competent Care for Diverse Populations: Sexual Orientation and Gender ExpressionChapter 58. Reproductive HealthChapter 59. VaginitisChapter 60. Sexually Transmitted InfectionsChapter 61. Menstrual DisordersChapter 62. Disorders of the BreastChapter 63. Substance Use/AbuseChapter 64. Eating DisordersChapter 65. Body Modifications: Tattooing and Body PiercingChapter 66. Depression and Suicide in AdolescentsSection V: Acute and Emergent ProblemsChapter 67. Fever and BacteremiaChapter 68. Emerging Infectious DiseasesChapter 69. Febrile SeizuresChapter 70. Respiratory DistressChapter 71. Stridor and CroupChapter 72. Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Brief Resolved Unexplained EventsChapter 73. SyncopeChapter 74. ShockChapter 75. Approach to the Traumatized ChildChapter 76. Abdominal TraumaChapter 77. Acute Abdomen (Appendicitis)Chapter 78. Head TraumaChapter 79. Increased Intracranial PressureChapter 80. Management of Dehydration in Children: Fluid and Electrolyte TherapyChapter 81. Acute Kidney InjuryChapter 82. Ingestions: Diagnosis and ManagementChapter 83. Disaster PreparednessChapter 84. Approach to the Child With DysmorphismSection VI: Head, Neck, and Respiratory SystemChapter 85. Craniofacial AnomaliesChapter 86. Common Oral LesionsChapter 87. Otitis MediaChapter 88. Hearing ImpairmentsChapter 89. Sore ThroatChapter 90. NosebleedsChapter 91. StrabismusChapter 92. Infections of the EyeChapter 93. Excessive TearingChapter 94. Neck MassesChapter 95. Allergic DiseaseChapter 96. Wheezing and AsthmaChapter 97. CoughSection VII: Hematologic DisordersChapter 98. AnemiaChapter 99. Bleeding DisordersChapter 100. LymphadenopathySection VIII: Cardiovascular SystemChapter 101. Heart MurmursChapter 102. PalpitationsChapter 103. Cyanosis in The NewbornChapter 104. Congestive Heart FailureChapter 105. Chest PainChapter 106. HypertensionSection IX: Genitourinary DisordersChapter 107. Disorders of Sexual DifferentiationChapter 108. Inguinal Lumps and BumpsChapter 109. HematuriaChapter 110. ProteinuriaChapter 111. Nephrotic SyndromeChapter 112. Urinary Tract InfectionsSection X: Orthopedic DisordersChapter 113. Developmental Dysplasia of the HipChapter 114. In-toeing and Out-toeing: Rotational Problems of the Lower ExtremityChapter 115. Angular Deformities of the Lower Extremity: Bowlegs and Knock-KneesChapter 116. Orthopedic Injuries and Growing PainsChapter 117. Sports-Related Acute InjuriesChapter 118. Evaluation of LimpChapter 119. Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Neck and BackSection XI: Gastrointestinal DisordersChapter 120. VomitingChapter 121. Gastroesophageal RefluxChapter 122. Gastrointestinal BleedingChapter 123. DiarrheaChapter 124. ConstipationChapter 125. Abdominal PainChapter 126. JaundiceChapter 127. Viral HepatitisSection XII: Neuropsychiatric DisordersChapter 128. HypotoniaChapter 129. HeadachesChapter 130. TicsChapter 131. Seizures and EpilepsyChapter 132. Autism Spectrum DisorderChapter 133. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderChapter 134. Psychopharmacology in ChildrenSection XIII: Dermatologic DisordersChapter 135. AcneChapter 136. Disorders of the Hair and ScalpChapter 137. Diaper DermatitisChapter 138. Papulosquamous EruptionsChapter 139. Morbilliform RashesChapter 140. Vesicular ExanthemsSection XIV: Social Determinants of HealthChapter 141. Social Determinants of Health: PrinciplesChapter 142. Adverse Childhood Experiences: Trauma Informed CareChapter 143. Commercially Exploited Children and Human TraffickingChapter 144. Physical AbuseChapter 145. Sexual AbuseChapter 146. Failure to ThriveChapter 147. Fetal Alcohol SyndromeChapter 148. Infants of Substance Using MothersChapter 149. DivorceChapter 150. School-Related Violence and BullyingChapter 151. Intimate Partner ViolenceSection XV: Chronic Diseases of Childhood and AdolescenceChapter 152. Cancer in ChildrenChapter 153. Chronic Kidney DiseaseChapter 154. Diabetes MellitusChapter 155. Childhood ObesityChapter 156. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Benign Joint Pains of ChildhoodChapter 157. Autoimmune Connective Tissue DiseasesAppendix: List of Acronyms