My Child Is Sick!

Barton D. Schmitt, MD, FAAP, is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and former medical director of the After-Hours Call Center for 30 years at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, CO. He is the author of Pediatric Telephone Protocols.

IntroductionUsing This BookPart 1Fever SymptomsChapter 1: FeverChapter 2: Fever: Myths Versus FactsChapter 3: Fever: How to Take the TemperatureChapter 4: Infection Exposure Questions and ChartPart 2Head or Brain SymptomsChapter 5: Head InjuryChapter 6: HeadacheChapter 7: Crying ChildPart 3Eye SymptomsChapter 8: Eye, Red Without PusChapter 9: Eye, Pus or DischargeChapter 10: Eye AllergyPart 4Ear SymptomsChapter 11: EaracheChapter 12: Ear, Pulling At or RubbingChapter 13: Ear InfectionChapter 14: Earwax BuildupPart 5Nose SymptomsChapter 15: ColdsChapter 16: Sinus Pain or CongestionChapter 17: Nose Allergy (Hay Fever)Chapter 18: NosebleedPart 6Mouth or Throat SymptomsChapter 19: Sore ThroatChapter 20: Strep Throat InfectionChapter 21: Lymph Nodes, SwollenChapter 22: Mouth UlcersChapter 23: Mouth InjuryChapter 24: Tooth InjuryPart 7Lung or Breathing SymptomsChapter 25: Asthma AttackChapter 26: CoughChapter 27: CroupChapter 28: Influenza, SeasonalChapter 29: Coughs and Colds: Medicines or Home Remedies?Chapter 30: Antibiotics: When Do They Help?Part 8Abdominal SymptomsChapter 31: Abdominal PainChapter 32: ConstipationChapter 33: DiarrheaChapter 34: Vomiting With DiarrheaChapter 35: Vomiting Without DiarrheaPart 9Genital or Urinary SymptomsChapter 36: Urination PainChapter 37: Vaginal SymptomsPart 10Arm or Leg SymptomsChapter 38: Arm InjuryChapter 39: Arm PainChapter 40: Leg InjuryChapter 41: Leg PainPart 11Skin: Localized SymptomsChapter 42: Rash or Redness: Localized and Cause UnknownChapter 43: Cuts, Scrapes, and Bruises (Skin Injury)Chapter 44: Puncture WoundChapter 45: Skin Foreign Body or Object (Splinters)Chapter 46: Wound InfectionPart 12Skin: Widespread SymptomsChapter 47: Rash or Redness: Widespread and Cause UnknownChapter 48: HivesChapter 49: SunburnPart 13Bites or StingsChapter 50: Animal or Human BiteChapter 51: Bee or Yellow Jacket StingChapter 52: Mosquito BiteChapter 53: Tick BitePart 14Miscellaneous SymptomsChapter 54: Emergency Symptoms Not to MissChapter 55: Immunization ReactionsPart 15Drug Dosage ChartsAcetaminophen Dosage ChartMedicine for Pain or Fever, such as TylenolIbuprofen Dosage ChartMedicine for Pain or Fever, such as Advil or MotrinBenadryl Dosage Chart (Diphenhydramine)Medicine for Allergies or HivesReviewersIndex