Pediatric physical examination : an illustrated handbook /
Duderstadt, Karen
Pediatric physical examination : an illustrated handbook / Pediatric physical examination Karen G. Duderstadt - 2 edition - St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Mosby, ©2014 - x, 366 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Approach to care and assessment of children and adolescents -- Assessment parameters -- Developmental surveillance and screening -- Comprehensive information gathering -- Environmental health history -- Skin -- Heart and vascular system -- Chest and respiratory system -- Head and neck -- Lymphatic system -- Eyes -- Ears -- Nose, mouth, and throat -- Abdomen and rectum-- Male genitalia -- Male and female breast -- Female genitalia -- Musculoskeletal system -- Neurological system -- Charting pediatric comprehensive and symptom-focused health care visits
This guide to physical examination for Nurse Practitioners and other primary care providers will help you develop the unique range of skills required to assess children of all ages. System chapters begin with embryological development and review the key developmental stages of childhood. For infants and young children, this step-by-step guide uses the quiet-to-active approach favored by pediatric experts and considered more effective for this age-group than the traditional head-to-toe approach used for adults. Other key topics include pediatric mental health assessment and growth and development screening and surveillance
Department of Child Health
9780323100069 0323100066
2013012810
Children--Medical examinations
Children--Diseases--Diagnosis
Physical diagnosis
RJ 50 / .D863 2014
Pediatric physical examination : an illustrated handbook / Pediatric physical examination Karen G. Duderstadt - 2 edition - St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Mosby, ©2014 - x, 366 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Approach to care and assessment of children and adolescents -- Assessment parameters -- Developmental surveillance and screening -- Comprehensive information gathering -- Environmental health history -- Skin -- Heart and vascular system -- Chest and respiratory system -- Head and neck -- Lymphatic system -- Eyes -- Ears -- Nose, mouth, and throat -- Abdomen and rectum-- Male genitalia -- Male and female breast -- Female genitalia -- Musculoskeletal system -- Neurological system -- Charting pediatric comprehensive and symptom-focused health care visits
This guide to physical examination for Nurse Practitioners and other primary care providers will help you develop the unique range of skills required to assess children of all ages. System chapters begin with embryological development and review the key developmental stages of childhood. For infants and young children, this step-by-step guide uses the quiet-to-active approach favored by pediatric experts and considered more effective for this age-group than the traditional head-to-toe approach used for adults. Other key topics include pediatric mental health assessment and growth and development screening and surveillance
Department of Child Health
9780323100069 0323100066
2013012810
Children--Medical examinations
Children--Diseases--Diagnosis
Physical diagnosis
RJ 50 / .D863 2014