chapter 14 Psychiatric Assessment of Children and Adolescents Harriet L. Macmillan, Jan E. Fleming, Ellen Jamieson There is no health without mental health. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 2007 Community studies indicate…
chapter 12 Surgical Assessment of the Abdomen Michael Giacomantonio When unsure of the diagnosis, take the history again. When you examine the abdomen of an infant or child, you need…
chapter 2 Skills for Culturally Sensitive Care Richard B. Goldbloom As the traveller who has once been from home is wiser than he who has never left his own doorstep,…
chapter 1 Family Interviewing and History-Taking Richard B. Goldbloom “Listen to the patient. He is telling you the diagnosis.” “>SIR WILLIAM OSLER Most textbooks deal with the history-taking family interview…
Fibromyalgia Syndrome David M. Siegel, MD, MPH Basic Information Definition Patients with fibromyalgia experience diffuse pain, have tender points demonstrated on physical examination, and have other symptoms but no inflammatory…
Wilson Disease Jeffrey M. Kaczorowski, MD Basic Information Definition Wilson disease is an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism characterized by degenerative changes in the brain, liver disease, Kayser-Fleischer rings…
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Susan Haller Psaila, MD Basic Information Definition Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is an exfoliative dermatitis with severe erosions of at least two mucosal surfaces, including extensive necrosis of oral…
Anemia, Iron Deficiency Jill S. Halterman, MD, MPH , George B. Segel, MD Basic Information Definition Iron deficiency anemia is caused by insufficient iron for the normal formation of hemoglobin….
Psittacosis Lorna M. Seybolt, MD, MPH Basic Information Definition Psittacosis is a systemic infection with Chlamydia (Chlamydophila) psittaci, named for psittacine birds. These birds were the organism’s earliest identified natural…
