Primary Health Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents, Second Edition

The 2nd edition of PRIMARY HEALTH CARE OF CHILDREN provides a comprehensive clinical resource for the care of infants, children, adolescents, and their families. All chapters include sections on subjective data, anticipatory guidance, follow-up and consultation/ referral. Chapters on common presenting symptoms and problems consistently cover health promotion, etiology, incidence, risk factors, subjective and objective data, differential diagnoses, management including treatment/medications, counseling/prevention, follow-up, consultations and referrals, resources and bibliography. This clinically useful organization promotes sound diagnostic reasoning. Numerous new tables and boxes highlight key information and specific CPT and ICD-9 codes are now indicated within chapters. New content also includes an introductory chapter on providing health care to children, a separate chapter on common adolescent concerns; an appendix full of useful Internet sites; discussion of the role of NPs in professional practice; and new information on congenital anomalies, meningitis, and sepsis.