Case Scenarios in Pediatric and Adolescent Practice provides clinicians with recent advances in the field of paediatrics. Presented as a series of case studies, each topic includes an overview, history, examination, investigation, differential diagnosis and management, concluding with a summary of key learning points. The book focuses on clinical approach and examination techniques with an emphasis on diagnostic tools for common disorders encountered by paediatricians in daily practice. Presented in a step by step, easy to follow format, this useful guide includes nearly 500 images, illustrations and tables to enhance learning. Key points Provides clinicians with recent advances in paediatrics Covers numerous topics encountered in daily practice Each topic presented as case study, in step by step format Includes nearly 500 images, illustrations and tables

1. Newborn 1.1 Neonatal Sepsis 1.2 Neonatal Jaundice 1.3 Congenital Hypothyroidism (CH) 1.4 Bleeding Newborn 2. Growth and Development 2.1 Global Developmental Delay 2.2 Visual Impairment 2.3 Neuroregression 2.4 Floppy Infant 3. Nutrition 3.1 Lactation Failure 3.2 Eating Disorders in Children 3.3 Nutritional Megaloblastic Anemia 3.4 Nutritional Rickets 4. Immunization 4.1 Toxic Shock Syndrome 4.2 Injection Site Abscess 4.3 Cold Chain Failure 4.4 Missed Opportunity for Vaccination 5. Infectious Diseases 5.1 Dengue Illness 5.2 Enteric Fever 5.3 Malaria 5.4 Leptospirosis 6. Neurology 6.1 Meningitis 6.2 Muscular Disorders 6.3 Guillain-Barré Syndrome 6.4 Spinal Muscular Atrophy 6.5 Hereditary Motor-Sensory Neuropathies 6.6 Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy 6.7 Myasthenia Gravis 6.8 Neurocutaneous Syndromes 7. Cardiology 7.1 Childhood Hypertension 7.2 Acute Rheumatic Fever 7.3 Chest Pain in Children 7.4 Syncope in Children 7.5 Palpitation in Children 8. Pulmonology 8.1 Tuberculosis 8.2 Under 5 Wheeze 8.3 Bronchiectasis 9. Gastroenterology and Hepatology 9.1 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 9.2 Chronic Pancreatitis 9.3 Wilson Disease 9.4 Portal Hypertension 10. Nephrology 10.1 Approach to Proteinuria 10.2 Approach to Hematuria 10.3 Approach to Renal Tubular Acidosis 10.4 Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome 10.5 Acute Interstitial Nephritis 10.6 Bartter's Syndrome 11. Urology 11.1 Ambiguous Genitalia 11.2 Vesicoureteric Reflux 11.3 Hydronephrosis 11.4 Bladder Bowel Dysfunction 12. Hematology 12.1 Iron Deficiency Anemia 12.2 Thalassemia 12.3 Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn 12.4 Hemophilia 13. Oncology 13.1 Leukemia 13. 2. Kidney Tumors 13. 3. Brain Tumors 13. 4. Bone Tumors 14. Allergy 14. 1. Allergic Rhinitis 14. 2. Asthma 14. 3. Anaphylaxis 14.4 Urticaria 14.5 Food Allergy 14.6 Drug Allergy 15. Rheumatology 15.1 Oligoarthritis 15.2 Polyarthritis 15.3 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 15.4 Kawasaki Disease 16. Endocrinology 16.1 Short Stature 16.2 Hypocalcemia 16.3 Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia 16.4 Thyroid Disorders 17. Genetics 17.1 Achondroplasia 17.2 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 17.3 Down Syndrome 17.4 Thalassemia 18. Poisoning 18. 1. Iron Poisoning 18.2 Paracetamol Poisoning 18.3 Organophosphate Compound Poisoning 18.4 Rodenticide Poisoning 19. Intensive Care 19.1 Septic Shock in a Child 19.2 Pediatric Acute Respiratory Failure 19.3 Myocarditis in Pediatric Population 19.4 Acute Liver Failure 19.5 Febrile Encephalopathy 19.6 Suspected Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Metabolic Acidosis 20. Adolescent Medicine 20.1 Addiction to a Psychoactive Substance 20.2 Nonsubstance Addictions 20.3 Specific Learning Disorders 20.4 Conduct Disorders 20.5 Body Dysmorphic Disorders 21. Dermatology 21.1 Atopic Eczema 21.2 Impetigo 21.3 Molluscum Contagiosum 21.4 Pediculosis Capitis 21.5 Pityriasis Versicolor 21.6 Scabies 21.7 Tinea Capitis 22. Ophthalmology 22.1 Optic Disc Edema, Optic Disc Pallor/Atrophy 22.2 Leucocoria 22.3 Proptosis 22.4 Retinal Dystrophy 23. Investigations and Interpretations in Pediatric and Adolescent Practice: Otorhinolaryngology

First Edition Designated a Doody's Core Title and Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award! This distinguished title, written by nationally recognized nursing experts in health care and pediatrics, delivers the most current evidence-based practice standards and their application. These guidelines, developed through systematic consensus-building led by the AAN’s Child, Adolescent, and Family Expert Panel, incorporates the wisdom of 17 professional nursing and healthcare organizations regarding the core elements of pediatric nursing excellence. This second edition contains substantial updates to all guidelines based on the most current research evidence and demonstrates examples of how to best apply the guidelines to nursing practice. Disseminating the gold standard of care for infants, children, adolescents, and families, this text addresses access to health care, genetic assessment and counseling, culturally responsive care, care for children and youth with disabilities, and others. Every chapter breaks down a guideline into its definition, history, and implications for clinical, education, policy, and research in nursing practice. A case study based around the analyzed guideline illustrates how the guideline should be employed in nursing practice culminates every chapter. Replete with supplemental online files full of resources to apply these guidelines to nursing practice, Guidelines for Nursing Excellence in the Care of Children, Youth, and Families represents an invaluable resource for pediatric nurses, nursing students, nursing educators, nursing administrators, pediatric and family nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses, nursing clinicians in public health, school nurses, and nurse researchers. New to the Second Edition: Significant updates to all 17 guidelines based on latest research evidence Contributions by five new nursing and health care organizations A new chapter organizational framework incorporating useful pedagogical elements Examples of applications to education, research, policy, and clinical practice A new faculty toolkit Key Features: Provides current pediatric practice standards formatted and endorsed by 17 leading professional nursing and health care organizations Includes content applicable to advanced practice nurses, educators, researchers, and consultants Includes learning objectives, description of guidelines, applications to practice, exemplars, references, and websites for additional resources

This issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Suzie Nelson, Jessica Jeffrey, Mark Borer, and Barry Sarvet, will focus on Collaborative Partnerships to Advance Practice within Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Todd Peters. Topics discussed in this issue include but are not limited to: Formation of Partnerships; Ethical Imperative for Participation in Integrated Care Engaging our Primary Care Partners; The Role of Child Psychiatrist in Systems of Care; Interprofessional Education; Incorporating Pharmacists into Your Clinical Team; Collaboration with Schools and School Wellness Centers; Training Community Partners in Trauma-Informed Care; Rating Scales for Mental Health Screening System within Primary Care; Collaborating with Psychologists; Models of Practice for Advanced Practice Nurses. - Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on collaborative partnerships, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

This competency-based training curriculum is designed to enable health care providers to provide safe high-quality counseling and support services to HIV-infected children, adolescents and their families. Fourteen modules cover a range of topics that are designed to be completed in ten days.

Pediatricians and primary care providers (PCPs) commonly encounter youth with mental health problems in their practice. The aim of this practical handbook is to facilitate the triage, differential diagnosis, treatment, and referral of youth in an efficacious and safe manner. Starting with common chief complaints, this ground-breaking text provides systematic algorithms which guide you through each step of the evaluation and treatment process. By using innovative tables, figures, and programmed text, your clinical input leads you to the key information that you need. Do you want to know how to structure your practice so that it can function smoothly even when a child is seen in crisis? This handbook can help you with that. Ever wonder whether a child should get a trial of therapy before starting medications? This handbook will help you figure that out. Ever wonder which medicine to start, at what dose, how to titrate it, what to tell parents, and how to manage it? It will help you with that as well. Ever wonder which rating scale would be good to monitor a child's progress? Done. Developed and written jointly by child psychiatrists and pediatricians working in unison, this is the handbook that you have been waiting for. In an age of FDA black box warnings and concern regarding high risk behaviors in youth, this is the handbook that places practical, easily accessible, and clinically useful information at your fingertips. If you have purchased a copy of Practical Child & Adolescent Psychiatry for Pediatrics and Primary Care and are interested in using it as a basis for teaching, training, or continuing education courses, we have the ideal teaching tool for you! A careful selection of elements from the book useful for teaching purposes, such as the algorithms, have been put together into a PowerPoint presentation which may be used during lectures. This presentation is supplied free of charge to approved instructors. Please complete the form above and return to us via mail, fax, or e-mail.

International in scope and with contributions from the field's most eminent scientists and practitioners, The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology is a state-of-the-science volume providing comprehensive coverage of the psychological problems and disorders of childhood.

Focusing on common pediatric conditions seen in primary care settings, this text provides novice, expert, and student nurse practitioners with increased knowledge on the most up to date recommendations about common childhood diseases and conditions. Health promotion and maintenance, child development, and family-centered care are consistently featured in each chapter, emphasizing the need to holistically care for a child based on their specific background and condition. Growth and developmental concepts are grounded in evidence-based research to help practitioners appreciate the physiologic and cognitive differences in children along with diverse community and cultural aspects of care. User-friendly information is consistently organized in outline/bulleted format to facilitate speedy access to vital knowledge. Organized by body system, each chapter provides the reader with useful information such as the etiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, physical findings, diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and complications, and family education. Case scenarios explore each topic further and include questions and answers that help the clinician choose the best intervention for the patient and their family. Key Features: Delivers comprehensive, evidence-based practice pediatric guidelines for experienced and novice clinicians Stresses the importance of the nurse’s role in pediatric health promotion Written in outline/bulleted format for speedy access to key information Contains abundant case studies and related Q&As to determine the best intervention Includes a full-color image bank of dermatological conditions

- NEW! Every Moment Counts content is added to The Occupational Therapy Process chapter, promoting pediatric mental health. - NEW! Coverage of educational expectations is added to the Educational System chapter. - NEW! Coverage of "signature" constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is added to Cerebral Palsy chapter. - NEW photographs and illustrations are added throughout the book. - NEW video clips on the Evolve companion website show the typical development of children/adolescents. - NEW! Extensive assessment and abbreviations appendices are added to Evolve. - NEW! Expanded glossary is added to Evolve.