Preventive health care for children with genetic conditions
Subtitle: providing a medical home
By: Golder N. Wilson and W. Carl Cooley.
Contributors: Cooley, W. Carl 1947-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 562
Subjects: Genetic disorders in children -- Complications -- Prevention.; Developmental disabilities -- Complications -- Prevention.; Abnormalities -- therapy.; Abnormalities -- diagnosis.
Description: Provides health professionals with a structured approach to the preventive care of children with congenital disorders. Over 150 conditions ranging from cerebral palsy to Down syndrome are discussed. The large number of conditions covered and the added perspective of a developmental pediatrician (Dr Cooley) provides a valuable resource for carers and parents. For each disorder there is an introductory summary of key information, followed by more detailed listing of general pediatric and speciality concerns, all structured to provide an integrated approach to patient care. For 32 common disorders or disease categories, preventive management checklists are provided: these checklists provide an ongoing record for the child's medical complications and progress and they are designed to be copied and placed in the medical record. The text provides details of medical complications and preventive recommendations supported by key literature and web resources for parents and professionals.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 524-548) and index.
Table of contents: title: Approach to the child with genetic disease; title: Providing a primary care medical home for the child with a developmental disability; title: Approach to preventive management; title: Congenital anomalies associated with developmental disability; title: Single anomalies, sequences, and associations; title: Teratogenic syndromes; title: Autosomal aneuploidy syndromes; title: Sex chromosome aneuploidy and X-linked mental retardation syndromes; title: Chromosome microdeletion syndromes; title: Syndromes with proportionate growth failure as a primary manifestation; title: Syndromes with disproportionate growth failure (dwarfism); title: Overgrowth syndromes; title: Hamartosis syndromes; title: Craniosynostosis syndromes; title: Branchial arch and face/limb syndromes; title: Connective tissue disorders; title: Integumentary syndromes; title: Neurologic syndromes including the arthrogryposes; title: Organellar and miscellaneous neurodegenerative disorders; title: Metabolic dysplasias susceptible to dietary treatment.