Samir Shah – författare

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A CASE-BASED GUIDE TO PEDIATRIC DIAGNOSIS, CONVENIENTLY ORGANIZED BY PRESENTING SYMPTOMS

Symptom-Based Diagnosis in Pediatrics features 19 chapters, each devoted to a common pediatric complaint. Within each chapter, five to eight case presentations teach the diagnostic approach to the symptom. The case presentations follow a consistent outline of History, Physical Examination, and Course of Illness, and are followed by discussion of the Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis Incidence and Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnostic Approach, and Treatment. Cases are illustrated with vibrant full-color photographs and include numerous tables comparing potential diagnoses.

CASE-BASED COVERAGE OF THE SYMPTOMS YOU'RE MOST LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER IN PEDIATRIC PRACTICEWheezing * Decreased Activity Level * Vomiting * Coughing * Back, Joint, and Extremity Pain * Poor Weight Gain * Abdominal Pain * Altered Mental Status * Rash * Pallor * Fever * Constipation * Neck Swelling * Chest Pain * Jaundice * Abnormal Gait * Diarrhea * Syncope * Seizures

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The most practice-oriented guide to diagnosing and managing infectious diseases in children

Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, Second Edition is filled with practical, clinically relevant guidance for successful infectious disease management. The care of the patient forms the core of this indispensable resource, which also provides perspectives on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis that every pediatrician, pediatric hospitalist, and pediatric nurse practitioner needs to know. The book's high-yield coverage includes detailed, yet precise overviews of specific infections and their etiology, along with proven diagnostic and management strategies that readers can incorporate into their practice right away.

FEATURES:

• Tips that tell you what you must know--and do--at every stage of care 

• Diagnostic and treatment algorithms 

• Signs/Symptoms and Differential Diagnosis boxes 

• "When to Refer" boxes, which examine all the relevant clinical considerations 

• Diagnostic Tests--with a realistic emphasis on the right tests to order 

• Medical Treatment coverage that includes drugs, dosages, and administration in an easy-to-read tabular format 

• Convenient icons and a templated chapter design 

• Numerous clinical color photos and didactic diagrams

• NEW! Clinical Pearls boxes accompany coverage of each infectious disease

• Updated treatment guidelines and protocols from the CDC

If you are in need of an up-to-date, clinically relevant guide to treating infectious diseases in pediatric patients, your search ends here.