Pediatrics
Subtitle: a primary care approach
By: [edited by] Carol D. Berkowitz.
Contributors: Berkowitz, Carol D.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Elk Grove Village, Ill.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 837
ISBN-13: 9781581102833
Subjects: Pediatrics
Other titles: Berkowitz's pediatrics
Description: The new 3rd edition provides concise, practice-oriented guidance on all the most common issues both clinical and psychosocial you re likely to encounter.Provides hands-on help on topics ranging from temper tantrums and thumb-sucking to childhood cancer, kidney disease, and diabetes. Each clinical chapter reviews pertinent epidemiology and pathophysiology, then gives clear, concise guidelines on what symptoms to look for, what alternative diagnoses to consider, what tests to order, and how to manage the patient.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.