INFANT AND TODDLER PARENTING STRATEGIES
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen How do I counsel the parents of a toddler who is actively protesting bedtime routines? How can I help parents set age-appropriate boundaries around family meals,…
PEDIATRICS
EPIDEMIOLOGY, PRENATAL RISK, AND SCREENING
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen What are the epidemiologic trends in childhood obesity? What demographic factors are associated with childhood obesity? Which children are in the high-risk groups? How can I…
NORMATIVE EATING AND ADOLESCENT NUTRITION
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen How can I safely and successfully intervene when an adolescent’s weight gain is escalating? What background information do I require about adolescents and their unique needs…
Phototherapy and Other Treatments
Phototherapy Print Section Listen We owe the development of clinical phototherapy to an astute observation made, more than 50 years ago, by Sister J. Ward, the nurse in charge of…
NUTRITION ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION FOR THE PRESCHOOL – AND SCHOOL – AGED CHILD
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen How do I work with a family to assess and set nutritional goals for their young child? What evidence-based nutritional interventions are most likely to be…
FEEDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen What is the appropriate feeding advice for an infant transitioning to solid food? How do I help parents understand developmentally appropriate feeding behaviors? How can I…
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The content of this book can be used to help residency programs of all sizes incorporate the goals, objectives, and activities related to the prevention and…
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Children are not little adults—or are they? The epidemic of childhood obesity is accompanied by comorbidities similar to those seen in adults cared for in internal…
Hemolytic Disorders and Their Management
Role of Hemolysis in Neonatal Jaundice and in Bilirubin-Induced Neurotoxicity Print Section Listen Imbalance between Bilirubin Production and Elimination The total serum bilirubin (TSB) concentration at any point in time…
Public Policy to Prevent Severe Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Introduction Print Section Listen Newborn jaundice, regardless of its etiology, is a matter of newborn safety, and when it is unrecognized or unmonitored or progresses untreated, it can lead to…
