Keywords Developmental screening, Autism, Milestones Developmental Surveillance and Screening Developmental and behavioral problems are more common than any category of problems in pediatrics, except acute infections and trauma. In…
Keywords Development, Neonatal reflexes, Sports physical, Autonomy, Adolescence, Behavior Physical Development Parallel to the changes in the developing brain (i.e., cognition, language, behavior) are changes in the physical development…
Keywords Short stature, Failure to thrive The most common reasons for deviant measurements are technical (i.e., faulty equipment and human errors). Repeating a deviant measurement is the first step….
Keywords Normal growth, Growth Charts Health Maintenance Visit The frequent office visits for health maintenance in the first 2 years of life are more than physicals . Although a…
Chapter 1 Population and Culture • Pediatricians must continue to address major issues impacting children’s health outcomes including access to care, health disparities, and environmental factors including toxic stressors such…
Keywords Palliative care, end of life, death, quality of life, hospice The death of a child is one of life’s most difficult experiences. The palliative care approach is defined…
Keywords Autonomy, confidentiality, informed consent, genetic testing Ethics in Health Care The ethics of health care and medical decision-making relies on values . Sometimes, ethical decision making in medical…
Keywords Professionalism, patient-physician relationship, accreditation Concept of Professionalism Society provides a profession with economic, political, and social rewards. Professions have specialized knowledge and the potential to maintain a monopoly…
Keywords Pediatric mortality, pediatric morbidity, health disparities Care of Children in Society Health care professionals need to appreciate the interactions between medical conditions and social, economic, and environmental influences…
Nevi and Melanoma in Children Gina Prado Pigmented lesions in childhood can pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for pediatric surgeons. This chapter examines the common pigmented lesions encountered in childhood….
