Main description:

Completely updated, this popular pocket guide provides commonly used reference ranges and values spanning birth through adolescence; plus, data needed for treatment of preterm and other newborns. This resource helps reduce search time for reference ranges and other critical values to optimize patient assessment and treatment.

Topics Include

Conversions (conversion formulas and temperature conversions)
Assessment scales and scoring
Growth charts
Blood pressure ranges
Clinical chemistry values
Immunization and periodicity schedules
Hyperbilirubinemia management
Rate and gap calculations
Nutrition, formula preparation, and caloric counts
Umbilical vein and artery catheterization measurements
Dosages and levels of common antibiotic and antiseizure medications

Contents:

Introduction
1. Conversions
Conversion Formulas
Temperature Conversion
Fahrenheit to Celsius Conversion
2. Scales and Scoring
Apgar Score
New Ballard Score
Pain Scales
FLACC Pain Scale
Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS)
3. Growth
Determining Body Surface Area
Growth Charts
Growth Charts for Children With Special Health Care Needs
Growth Measures for Extremities/Ear Above Eye Levels
Primary Teeth Eruption Chart
4. Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure Nomograms
Healthy Term Newborns During the First 12 Hours of Life
Preterm and Full-term Newborns During the First Day of Life (According to Birth Weight)
Preterm and Full-term Newborns During the First Day of Life (According to Gestational Age)
Preterm and Full-term Newborns According to Post-conceptional Age
Children Younger Than 1 Year
Blood Pressure Levels for Boys by Age and Height Percentile
Blood Pressure Levels for Girls by Age and Height Percentile
5. Reference Range Values
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Clinical Chemistry
Newborn Clinical Chemistry
Hematology
Coagulation Tests
Healthy Full-term Infant During the First 6 Months of Life
Inhibition of Coagulation in the Healthy Full-term Infant During the First 6 Months of Life
Healthy Preterm Infants (30 to 36 Weeks' Gestation) During the First 6 Months of Life
Inhibition of Coagulation in Healthy Preterm Infants (30 to 36 Weeks' Gestation) During the First 6 Months of Life
Healthy Children Aged 1 to 16 Years Compared With Adults
Inhibition of Coagulation in Healthy Children Aged 1 to 16 Years Compared With Adults
Fibrinolytic System in Healthy Children Aged 1 to 16 Years Compared With Adults
Lymphocyte Subset Counts in Peripheral Blood
Thyroid Function Tests
Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Preterm Infants
Infants, Children, and Adults
Endocrine Laboratory Values
Growth Hormone Values
8 am Cortisol Levels
Serum 17 Hydroxyprogesterone
6. Hyperbilirubinemia Management
Risk Nomogram
Phototherapy Nomogram
Exchange Transfusion Nomogram
7. Rate and Gap Calculations
Glucose Infusion Rate
Calculated Serum Osmolality
Anion Gap
8. Nutrition, Formula Preparation, and Caloric Counts
Preparation of Infant Formula for Standard and Soy Formulas
Common Caloric Supplements
Enteral Formulas, Including Their Main Nutrient Components
Composition of Fluids Frequently Used in Oral Rehydration
Dietary Reference Intakes
Fluoride Sources and Supplementation
9. Umbilical Vein and Artery Catheterization Measurements
Using Birth Weight to Measure Catheter Length
Using Shoulder-Umbilical Length to Measure Umbilical Artery Catheter Length
Using Shoulder-Umbilical Length to Measure Umbilical Vein Catheter Length
10. Doses and Levels of Common Antibiotic and Antiseizure Medications
Antibiotics
Antiseizure
11. Appendixes
Acetaminophen Toxicity Nomogram
Rabies Guidelines
Immunization Schedules
Periodicity Schedule
French Catheter Scale