Dehydration/Fluids and Electrolytes
Chapter 26 Dehydration/Fluids and Electrolytes Jerold C. Woodhead ETIOLOGY What Causes Dehydration and Electrolyte Imbalance? Dehydration most commonly develops when diarrhea and/or vomiting cause excessive water and electrolyte loss. It…
Developmental Delay: Suspected
Chapter 27 Developmental Delay Suspected Dianne M. McBrien “Doctor, shouldn’t he be talking already?” “Our daughter seems slower than her classmates. We’re concerned.” ETIOLOGY Is Developmental Delay a Major Child…
Evidence-Based Medicine
Chapter 7 Evidence-Based Medicine Leslie H. Fall A 12-year-old girl in the ambulatory clinic with fever, sore throat, red tonsils, and tender cervical adenopathy has a positive rapid test for…
Behavior and Learning Disorders
Chapter 55 Behavior and Learning Disorders Stacey McConkey, Linda J. Cooper-Brown An individual who demonstrates a frequent, severe, persistent, and characteristic pattern of behavior that causes significant impairment of function…
Rashes and Skin Lesions: Diagnostic Approach
Chapter 49 Rashes and Skin Lesions Diagnostic Approach Daniel P. Krowchuk ETIOLOGY Surveys indicate that 10% to 20% of visits by pediatric patients to outpatient facilities are associated with a…
Health Supervision
Chapter 11 Health Supervision Jerold C. Woodhead, Michael R. Lawless What Is Health Supervision? Health supervision (“well-child check”) emphasizes the health and well-being of the patient in the context of…
Dysuria, Urinary Frequency, and Urgency
Chapter 29 Dysuria, Urinary Frequency, and Urgency Lavjay Butani, Bruce Z. Morgenstern ETIOLOGY How Are Dysuria, Frequency, and Urgency Defined? Dysuria refers to painful or uncomfortable urination. Frequency refers to…
Hypertension
Chapter 46 Hypertension Lavjay Butani, Bruce Z. Morgenstern ETIOLOGY What Is Hypertension in a Child? Ideally, blood pressure (BP) should be less than the 90th percentile for age. Hypertension is…
