Manual of Ambulatory Pediatrics (Spiral Manual Series) - Softcover

Boynton, Rose W.; Dunn, Elizabeth S.; Stephens, Geraldine R.; Pulcini, Joyce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078174136X ISBN 13: 9780781741361

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003

Synopsis

This handy, pocket-sized manual is the perfect field companion!It provides quick, easy access to guidelines and protocols for the health supervision of children in ambulatory settings. Clear and concise -- and with an emphasis on health education and prevention of illness -- the book is divided into three organized units. Part I - Well Child Care: Is organized by age-span and includes specific factors to be investigated; areas to be assessed; age-appropriate information for anticipatory guidance in the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social aspects of development; and child-rearing issues. Part II - Common Pediatric Health Problems: Provides succinct protocols of management for 67 of the most common pediatric health problems, and includes etiology, incidence, communicability, differential diagnosis, management and nursing care, and in-depth family teaching. Current topics like AIDS, anorexia and bulimia are also covered. Part III - Drug Index: Current guidance for 68 commonly used drugs, organized in outline format. Administration, timing, side effects, complications, and re-ordering are discussed for each drug. In this edition: Injury Prevention Guidelines for Every Age Group; New Guidelines for Pertussis, Poison Ivy/Poison Oak Dermatitis, and Sinusitis; 11 New Drugs; New Pediatric Immunization Schedule.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 078174136X
• ISBN 13: 9780781741361
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 512