The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult

by Schwartz, M. William; Bell, Louis M.; Bingham, Peter M.; Chung, Esther K.; Friedman, David F.; Loomes, Kathleen M.; Mamula, Petra; Mascarenhas, Maria; Tanel, Ronn E.

• ISBN13: 9780781775779
• ISBN10: 0781775779
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-25
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

The thoroughly updated Fifth Edition of this best-selling reference provides immediate, practical advice on problems seen in infants, children, and adolescents. More than 460 chief complaints and diseases are covered in the fast-access two-page outline format that makes The 5-Minute Consult Series titles so popular among busy clinicians. Other features include a medication index, syndromes glossary, surgical glossary, laboratory values, and tables. The Fifth Edition has new emergency department material including ingestion of caustics, opioids, and "ecstasy-type" drugs. New material on childhood obesity, metabolic syndrome, and probiotics is also included. A brand-new companion Website will offer the fully searchable text plus full-color clinical photographs from Chung/Boom/Datto/Matz, Visual Diagnosis in Pediatrics. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, Fifth Edition is also available for PDAs.

Table of Contents

Chief Complaints and Specific Diseases

Abdominal Mass

Abdominal Migraine

Abdominal Pain

Abnormal Bleeding

Acetaminophen Poisoning Acne Babesiosis Back Pain Barotitis

Behavioral or Psychiatric Problems Bell Palsy

Campylobacter Infections

Candidiasis Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Cardiomyopathy Cataract Daytime

Incontinence Dehydration Deletion Syndrome (DiGeorge Syndrome)

Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis Developmental

Disabilities Earache Edema Ehrlichiosis Encephalitis

Encopresis Failure to Thrive Feeding Disorders

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Fever and Petechiae Fever of Unknown Cause Gastritis Gastroesophageal Reflux German Measles (Third Disease, Rubella)

Giardiasis Gingivitis Heat Stroke and Related Illness

Hemangiomas and Other Vascular Lesions Hematuria Hemolysis Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn Idiopathic

Thrombocytopenic Purpura Immune Deficiency

Immunoglobulin A Deficiency Imperforate Anus Impetigo Jaundice Kawasaki Disease Knee

Pain, Anterior/Patellofemoral Malalignment Syndrome Kwashiorkor Lacrimal Duct

Obstruction Lactose Intolerance Lead Poisoning Learning

Problems Leukocytosis Methemoglobinemia Microcytic Anemia Milia Milk Protein

Intolerance Mumps/Parotitis Neuroblastoma

Neurofibromatosis Neutropenia Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Nosebleeds (Epistaxis) Obesity Omphalitis

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Osteomyelitis

Osteosarcoma Pulmonary Embolism

Pulmonary Hypertension Purpura

Fulminans Pyelonephritis Pyloric Stenosis Rabies

Rectal Prolapse Refractive Error Renal Artery Stenosis

Renal Failure, Acute Supraventricular

Tachycardia Sympathomimetic Poisoning

Syncope Synovitis-Transient Syphilis Tapeworm

Teething Tendonitis Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

Tularemia Ulcerative Colitis Upper

Gastrointestinal Bleeding Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction

Urethral Prolapse

Urinary Tract Infection Urticaria Vaginitis Vein of Galen Malformations Ventricular Septal

Defect Ventricular Tachycardia

Vesicoureteral Reflux Viral Hepatitis Volvulus Vomiting Von Willebrand Disease

Warts Weight Loss Wilson Disease Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Yersinia Enterocolitica

Syndromes Glossary

Cardiology Laboratory

Surgical Glossary

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