Nelson pediatric symptom-based diagnosis /

"Nelson Pediatric Symptom-Based Diagnosis, by Drs. Robert M. Kliegman, Patricia S. Lye, Brett Bordini, Heather Toth, and Donald Basel, uses a unique, step-by-step, symptom-based approach to differential diagnosis of diseases and disorders in children and adolescents. Conveniently linked to the...

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Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Kliegman, Robert (Editor), Lye, Patricia S. (Editor), Bordini, Brett J. (Editor), Toth, Heather (Editor), Basel, Donald (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2018]
Subjects:	Diagnosis, Differential. Symptoms. Pediatrics. Children. Infants. Human beings. Humans Signs and Symptoms Pediatrics Adolescent Child Infant Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostics différentiels. Signes et symptômes. Pédiatrie. Enfants. Nourrissons. Êtres humains. children (people by age group) infants. Homo sapiens (species) Infants Children Symptoms Electronic books. Internet Resources.
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Table of Contents:

SECTION ONE: RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
1. Sore Throat
2. Cough
3. Respiratory Distress
4. Earache
5. Apparent Life-Threatening Event
Brief Resolved Unexplained Event
SECTION TWO: CARDIAC DISORDERS
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. Syncope and Dizziness
7. Chest Pain
8. Murmurs
SECTION THREE: GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
9. Failure to Thrive
10. Abdominal Pain
11. Diarrhea
12. Vomiting and Regurgitation
13. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
14. Hepatomegaly
15. Jaundice
16. Constipation
17. Abdominal Masses
SECTION FOUR: GENITOURINARY DISORDERS
18. Dysuria
19. Proteinuria
20. Hematuria
21. Acute and Chronic Scrotal Swelling
22. Menstrual Problems and Vaginal Bleeding
23. Disorders of Sexual Development
SECTION FIVE: DEVELOPMENTAL AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
24. Intellectual and Developmental Disability
25. Dysmorphology
26. The Irritable Infant
27. Unusual Behaviors
SECTION SIX: NEUROSENSORY DISORDERS
28. Headaches
29. Hypotonia, Weakness, and Stroke
30. Paroxysmal Disorders
31. Altered Mental Status
32. Eye Disorders
SECTION SEVEN: MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
33. Arthritis
34. Gait Disturbances
35. Back Pain in Children and Adolescents
SECTION EIGHT: HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS
36. Lymphadenopathy and Neck Masses
37. Pallor and Anemia
38. Bleeding and Thrombosis
SECTION NINE: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
39. Fever
40. Fever and Rash
41. Recurrent Fever, Infections, Immune Disorders, and Autoinflammatory Diseases
SECTION TEN: ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISORDERS
42. Disorders of Puberty
43. Short Stature
44. Hypoglycemia
45. Urinary Incontinence and Polyuria
46. Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disturbances
SECTION ELEVEN: DERMATOLOGY
47. Congenital Cutaneous Lesions and Infant Rashes
48. Acquired Rashes in the Older Child