Quick Reference Guide to Pediatric Care

by Deepak M Kamat MD PhD Faap (Editor)

Overview

The third edition of this popular quick reference guide delivers practical, action-oriented clinical solutions to use during or between patient encounters. Contains need-to-know information and advice on nearly 200 topic areas of current pediatric care—everything from abdominal pain and asthma to failure to thrive and fever of unknown origin to pneumonia and urinary tract infections.

The authoritative AAP content is presented in a concise bulleted format to quickly help you locate information.

Regardless of the patient presentation you’re confronted with, you’ll have quick access to the help you need to

• Efficiently evaluate signs and symptoms, including emotional and behavioral problems.
• Order screening/diagnostic tests.
• Implement evidence-based intervention strategies.
• Prescribe safe and effective medications.
• Recommend proven prevention measures.

Each topic covers key aspects of pediatric care, including:

• Definition
• Differential diagnosis
• Laboratory evaluation
• Imaging
• Diagnostic procedures
• Treatment approach
• Specific treatments
• When to refer
• When to admit
• Follow-up
• Complications
• Prognosis
• Prevention

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610027120
Publisher:	American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication date:	10/15/2024
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	1200
Product dimensions:	6.16(w) x 8.98(h) x 1.81(d)

About the Author

Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, FAAP is professor of pediatrics, vice chair for academic affairs and chair of the promotion and tenure committee for the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio. Prior to this he served as the professor of pediatrics, the vice chair of education in the department of pediatrics at Wayne State University and Designated Institutional Official for the Children’s Hospital of Michigan from 2003 to 2019.
Dr Kamat has authored and co-authored over 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts, review articles, book chapters and case reports. He serves on the editorial board of three journals and is an ad hoc manuscript reviewer for many journals. He is editor of 7 books and currently serves as the editor-in-chief of Pediatric Care Online, an on-line resource of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr Kamat is active in multiple national and international medical societies. Currently he serves on the planning committee of National Conference and Exhibition of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
 

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Abdominal Pain
Acne
Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Adjustment Disorder
Allergic Rhinitis
Alopecia and Hair Shaft Anomalies
Amenorrhea
Anemia and Pallor
Animal Bites
Anorexia Nervosa
Anuria and Oliguria
Anxiety and Trauma-related Distress
Asthma
Ataxia
Atopic Dermatitis
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
Back Pain
Bacterial Skin Infections
Brief Resolved Unexplained Event
Bronchiolitis
Bulimia Nervosa
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Care of Children and Adolescents Exposed to Trauma and Adversity
Cerebral Palsy
Chest Pain
Coagulation Disorders
Colic
Constipation
Contact Dermatitis
Contagious Exanthematous Diseases
Cough
Cyanosis
Cystic and Solid Masses of the Face and Neck
Cystic Fibrosis
Dehydration
Dental Problems
Depressive Symptoms
Diabetes Mellitus
Diaper Rash
Disorders of Sex Development
Dizziness and Vertigo
Down Syndrome
Drug Eruptions
Drug Interactions and Adverse Effects
Dysmenorrhea
Dysphagia
Dyspnea
Dysuria
Edema
Emotional or Behavioral Problems in Children Younger Than 5 Years
Encopresis
Enterovirus Infections
Enuresis
Epistaxis
Failure to Thrive
Fatigue and Weakness
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fever
Fever of Unknown Origin
Foot and Leg Problems
Foreign Bodies of the Ear, Nose, Airway, and Esophagus
Fragile X Syndrome
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Gastrointestinal Allergy
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy (Celiac Disease)
Headache
Hearing Loss
Heart Murmurs
Hematuria
Hemoglobinopathies and Sickle Cell Disease
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Hemoptysis
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
Hepatitis
Hepatomegaly
Herpes Simplex Viruses
Hirsutism, Hypertrichosis, and Precocious Sexual Hair Development
HIV Infection and AIDS
Hoarseness
Human Herpesvirus 6A, 6B, and 7 Infections
Hydrocephalus
Hyperhidrosis
Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism
Hypocalcemia, Hypercalcemia, and Hypercalciuria
Hypospadias, Epispadias, and Cryptorchism
Hypothyroidism
Hypotonia
Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura
Immunizations
Inattention, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity
Infantile Hemangiomas
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Insect Bites and Infestations
Intellectual Disability
Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Irritability
Jaundice
Joint Pain
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Kawasaki Disease
Klinefelter Syndrome
Labial Adhesions
Learning Difficulty
Limp
Loss of Appetite
Lyme Disease
Lymphadenopathy
Macrocephaly
Medical Child Abuse (formerly Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy)
Meningitis
Meningoencephalitis
Metabolic Disorders Beyond the Newborn Period
Microcephaly
Mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr Infections
Mosquito-borne Diseases
Muscular Dystrophy
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Nephritis
Nephrotic Syndrome
Neural Tube Defects
Neurocutaneous Syndromes
Nonconvulsive Periodic Disorders
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Odor (Unusual Urine and Body)
Osteomyelitis
Otitis Externa
Otitis Media
Papulosquamous Disease
Pediatric Palliative Care
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Petechiae and Purpura
Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis
Phimosis
Pierre-Robin Sequence
Pinworm Infestations
Plagiocephaly
Pneumonia
Polyuria
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Preoperative Assessment
Preparticipation Physical Evaluation
Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis
Preventive Cardiology
Proteinuria
Pruritus
Psoriasis
Puberty: Normal and Abnormal
Pyloric Stenosis
Recurrent Infections
Red Eye/Pink Eye
Renal Tubular Acidosis
Rheumatic Fever
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Scoliosis
Screening for Anemia
Screening for Genetic-Metabolic Diseases
Screening for Lead Poisoning
Scrotal Swelling and Pain
Seborrheic Dermatitis
Seizure Disorders
Self-Injury
Self-Stimulating Behaviors
Septic Arthritis
Sexual Abuse of Children
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Short Stature
Sinusitis
Sleep Disturbances
Sleep-related Infant Death
Speech and Language Concerns
Spina Bifida
Spinal Deformities
Splenomegaly
Sports Medicine
Stomatitis
Stridor
Syncope
Temper Tantrums and Breath-Holding Spells
Tics
Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
Torticollis
Turner Syndrome and Noonan Syndrome
Urinary Tract Infections
Use of Substances
Vaccine Hesitancy
Vaginal Bleeding
Vaginal Discharge
Verrucae (Warts)
Vitamin D Inadequacy
Vomiting
Weight Loss
Wheezing
 
Index