Full Description
Publisher's Noteguaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.PRESENTING SYMPTOMSSymptom-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.Organized by symptoms--the way patients actually presentMore than 100 cases teach the diagnostic approach to a symptomCases illustrate how the same complaint can have a variety of causesFull-color clinical photos and illustrations sharpen your visual diagnosis skillsValuable tables detail the most frequent causes of common symptomsPEDIATRIC 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
Contents
1. Wheezing2. Decreased Activity Level3. Vomiting4. Cough5. Joint/Back/Extremity Pain6. Poor Weight Gain7. Abdominal Pain8. Altered Mental State9. Rash10. Pallor11. Fever12. Constipation13. Neck Swelling14. Chest Pain15. Jaundice16. Abnormal Gait/Refusal to Walk17. Diarrhea18. Syncope19. Seizures20. Dark UrineNER(01): WOW
