Pediatric complaints and diagnostic dilemmas
Subtitle: a case-based approach
By: editors, Samir S. Shah, Stephen Ludwig ; radiology consultant, Richard I. Markowitz.
Contributors: Shah, Samir S.; Ludwig, Stephen, 1945-
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 558
Subjects: Children -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Case studies.; Teenagers -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Case studies.; Pediatrics -- Case studies.; Adolescent medicine -- Case studies.; Pediatrics -- Case Report.; Adolescent Medicine -- Case Report.; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures -- Adolescent -- Case Report.; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures -- Child -- Case Report.; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures -- Infant -- Case Report.; Signs and Symptoms -- Adolescent -- Case Report.; Signs and Symptoms -- Child -- Case Report.; Signs and Symptoms -- Infant -- Case Report.
Genres: Case studies.; Case Report.
Description: "Accurate evaluation of pediatric illness and injury can be challenging ... and there's no better way to recognize key diagnostic patterns than through the exploration of actual cases. This concise resource features 119 cases in 20 chapters, each covering a commonly encountered chief complaint." "Each chapter opens with an approach to a commonly encountered complaint, followed by tips on differential diagnosis, a table of likely causes, and a review of important questions from patient history. Illustrative cases hone your diagnostic skills - helping you recognize critical markers, order the right tests, and pinpoint the root cause."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.