Primary Health Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents

Health Promotion and Well Child Care * Providing Primary Health Care to Children * Children and Families: Models for Assessment and Intervention * Parenting * Cultural Diversity in Clinical Practice * Genetic Evaluation and Counseling * The Ethics of Practice * Pediatric Pain Assessment and Management * Prenatal Interview * Health History and Physical Examination * Newborn Assessment * Developmental Assessment * Screening Tests * Immunizations * Injury Prevention * Nutritional Assessment * Dental Health * Issues of Sexuality * Assessing School Readiness * Common Parenting Concerns * Breath-Holding * Bullies and Victims * Child Care * Circumcision * Discipline * Fears * Fighting * Latchkey Children * Lying, Stealing, Cheating * Masturbation * Separation Anxiety * Sleep Problems * Sibling Rivalry * Stranger Anxiety * Temper Tantrums * Thumbsucking * Toilet Training * Common Adolescent Concerns * Childhood Loss * Divorce * Foster Care * Gay or Lesbian Parenting * The Gifted Child * The Addicted Infant * The Premature Infant: Support and Follow-up * The Stepfamily * The Violent Family * Common Presenting Symptoms and Problems * Common Presenting Symptoms * Cardiovascular System * Overview * Chest Pain * Congenital Anomalies * Heart Murmurs * Hyperlipidemia * Hypertension * Endocrine System * Overview * Delayed Puberty * Precocious Puberty * Short Stature * Thyroid Disorders * Eyes and Ears Overview * Cerumen: Impacted/Excessive * Ear Pain/ * Ear Trauma/Foreign Body * Hearing Changes/Loss * Blindness/Visual Impairment * Eye Deviations * Eye Injuries * Infections of the Eyelid and Orbit * Pinkeye * Gastrointestinal System * Abdominal Pain * Constipation/Fecal Impaction * Diarrhea/Loose Stool * Herniae * Infantile Colic * Mouth Sores * Nausea/Vomiting * Perianal Itch/Pain * Stool Odor, Color, and Consistency Changes * Hematologic System * Overview * Anemia * Jaundice in the Newborn * Pallor * Petechiae/Purpura * Integumentary System * Overview * Abscesses (Boils) * Acne * Birthmarks * Bites: Animal, Human, Insect * Corns and Calluses * Diaper Rash * Hair Loss * Heat Rash * Hives (Urticaria) * Lice (Pediculosis) * Minor Trauma: Lacerations, Bruises, Puncture Wounds * Nail Injury/Infection * Rash * Scaly Scalp * Sunburn * Warts (Verrucae) * Weeping Lesions (Impetigo) * Musculoskeletal System * Overview * Athletic Injuries * Back Deformity * Back Pain * Disturbance in Gait: Limp * Disturbance in Gait: In-Toeing * Foot Deformity/Pain * Growing Pains * Hip Pain/Click * Joint Pain/Swelling * Leg Deformity * Neuropsychiatric System * Overview * Depression * Headaches * Large Head/Small Head * Seizures, Breath-Holding Spells, and Syncope * Suicide Attempt/Suicide * Tics * Reproductive System * Overview * Ambiguous Genitalia * Breast Masses and Changes * Genital Lesions * Menstrual Irregularities * Penile Discharge * Penile Irritation * Undescended Testes (Cryptorchidism) * Vulvovaginal Symptoms * Respiratory System * Overview * Breathing Difficulty/Stridor/Wheezing * Cough * Nasal Bleeding (Epistaxis) * Nasal * Ingestion/Obstruction * Sore Throat (Pharyngitis) * Voice Changes * Urinary System * Overview * Abdominal Mass * Bladder and Urethral Anomalies * Blood in the Urine (Hematuria) * Diurnal Incontinence/Altered Patterns of Urine Elimination * Nocturnal Enuresis * Painful Urination * Protein in the Urine (Proteinuria) * B. Nonspecific Complaints * Nonspecific Complaints/Problems * Allergies * Failure to Thrive * Fever * Irritability * Lymphadenopathy * Obesity * Infectious Diseases * Infectious Diseases * Diptheria * Fungal Infections (Superficial) * Influenza * Lyme Disease Meningitis * Mumps * Parasitic Diseases * Pertussis (Whooping Cough) * Poliovirus Infections * Roseola * Rubella (German Measles) * Rubeola (Measles) * Scabies * Sepsis * Tetanus * Tuberculosis * Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) * Viral Hepatitis * Families With Children Requiring Long-Term Management * Diseases/Problems * Anorexia/Bulimia * Cystic Fibrosis * Diabetes Mellitus * Hemophilia * HIV/AIDS * Neoplastic Disease * Rheumatic Fever * Developmental Disabilities * Autism * Cerebral Palsy * Down Syndrome * Duchenne (and Becker) Muscular Dystrophy * Developmental Difficulties * Mental Retardation * Spina Bifida * Social Disorders * Fetal Alcohol Syndrome * Lead Poisoning (Plumbism) * Physical Abuse and Neglect * Poverty/Homelessness * Sexual Abuse: Incest and Rape * Substance * Emergencies/Preparation for Hospitalization * Managing Pediatric Emergencies in a Primary Care Setting * Acute Foreign Body Aspiration (Choking) * Acute Hemorrhage * Acute Respiratory Arrest * Airway Obstruction * Burn Injury * Coma/Loss of Consciousness * Frostbite * Head Injury * Heat Stroke * Near Drowning * Orthopedic Fractures * Shock * Preparation For Painful Procedures, Hospitalization and Surgery * Appendices * Growth Charts and Developmental Screening Tools * Age-Appropriate Reference Chart for Well-Child Care Visits * Laboratory Tests * Radiologic Tests * CPT/ICD-9 Codes * General Pediatric Internet Sites * Telephone Triage and Protocols