Clinical Endocrine Evaluation
chapter 16 Clinical Endocrine Evaluation Elizabeth A. Cummings, Sonia R. Salisbury The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children. DIETRICH BONHOEFFER Pediatric endocrinology…
Musculoskeletal Examination
chapter 15 Musculoskeletal Examination Bianca A. Lang “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” FREDERICK DOUGLASS The 6-year-old boy who presents with a limp and…
Examining the Visual System
chapter 8 Examining the Visual System G. Robert Laroche Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain artists as we grow up. PABLO PICASSO Because vision provides…
Evaluating the Newborn: Diagnostic Approach
chapter 4 Evaluating the Newborn Diagnostic Approach Alexandra A. Howlett, Krista A. Jangaard If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of…
Cardiovascular Assessment of Infants and Children
chapter 10 Cardiovascular Assessment of Infants and Children Andrew E. Warren, Douglas L. Roy Whatever you do, do it to the purpose; do it thoroughly, not superficially. Go to the…
Gynecologic Assessment
chapter 18 Gynecologic Assessment Joan B. Wenning Invest in the future; have a child and teach her well. AUTHOR UNKNOWN The most frequently neglected and poorly performed part of the…
Neurological Examination
chapter 13 Neurological Examination Joseph M. Dooley As long as our brain is a mystery, the universe, the reflection of the structure of the brain will also be a mystery….
Developmental and Behavioral Assessment
chapter 6 Developmental and Behavioral Assessment Sarah E. Shea A young child is, indeed, a true scientist, just one big question mark. What? Why? How? I never cease to marvel…
Assessing Physical Growth and Nutrition
chapter 3 Assessing Physical Growth and Nutrition Richard B. Goldbloom If you can look into the seeds of time, And say which grain will grow and which will not, speak….
Clinical Evaluation for Possible Child Abuse
chapter 21 Clinical Evaluation for Possible Child Abuse Steven Bellemare Be gentle with the young. JUVENAL 55 AD–127 AD Child maltreatment is common but often unrecognized in pediatric practice. Though…
