Main description:

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Uniquely written from the perspectives of a Nurse Practitioner and a Physician Assistant

This quick-access reference guide encompasses all key diagnostic and management essentials needed for safe, effective pediatric practice. By incorporating the most current sources of literature and evidence-based practice, this guide explains how to best assess, diagnose, and treat common pediatric disorders in an ambulatory care setting. This practical, pocket-sized resource is presented in bulleted format with concise paragraphs, providing access to key information at a glance.

Chapters are consistently organized by body system with focused assessment and diagnosis of the most common clinical problems and treatment options. Key points, important developmental milestones, and illness prevention and management sections provide practitioners important content to educate patients and family easily and thoroughly. Abundant tables and charts help to facilitate quick reference to key components of practice. Links to frequently updated clinical guidelines and important web resources ensure that practitioners can maintain access to the most current knowledge available.

Key Features:

Provides speedy access to crucial information with bulleted content, concise paragraphs, chapter objectives, key points, and tables.
Conveniently organized by most commonly seen diseases and disorders
Provides links to frequently updated clinical guidelines and web resources

Contents:

Outline of Frontmatter:
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Bios
Dedications
Section I:
Chapter 1: Assessment of a pediatric patient
Chapter 2: Child Development
Section II: Common Clinical Problems
Chapter 3: Ears, Eyes, Nose, and Throat
Chapter 4: Pulmonology
Chapter 5: Cardiology
Chapter 6: Gastroenterology
Chapter 7: Neurology
Chapter 8: Musculoskeletal
Chapter 9: Dermatology
Chapter 10: Urology & Nephrology
Chapter 11: Neonatology
Chapter 12: Infectious Disease
Chapter 13: Endocrinology
Chapter 14: Allergy & Immunology
Chapter 15: Hematology/Oncology
Chapter 16: Behavioral/Mental Health
Chapter 17: Genetics
Section III
Chapter 18: Point of Care Testing/ Common Procedures