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Manual of Ambulatory Pediatrics by Rose W. Boynton & Elizabeth S. Dunn & Geraldine R. Stephens
Provides guidelines and protocols for the health supervision of children in ambulatory settings. This manual covers topics such as: injury prevention guidelines for various age groups; guidelines for pertussis, poison ivy/poison oak dermatitis, and sinusitis; 11 drugs; and, paediatric immunization schedule.This handy, pocket-sized manual is the perfect field companion! It provides quick, easy access to guidelines and protocols for the health supervision of children in ambulatory settings. Clear and concise - and with an emphasis on health education and prevention of illness - the book is divided into three organized units. Part I - Well Child Care: is organized by age-span and includes specific factors to be investigated; areas to be assessed; age-appropriate information for anticipatory guidance in the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social aspects of development; and child-rearing issues.Part II - Common Paediatric Health Problems: provides succinct protocols of management for 67 of the most common paediatric health problems, and includes etiology, incidence, communicability, differential diagnosis, management and nursing care, and in-depth family teaching. Current topics like AIDS, anorexia and bulimia are also covered. Part III - Drug Index: provides current guidance for 68 commonly used drugs, organized in outline format. Administration, timing, side effects, complications, and re-ordering are discussed for each drug. This edition covers topics such as: injury prevention guidelines for every age group; new guidelines for pertussis, poison ivy/poison oak dermatitis, and sinusitis; 11 new drugs; new paediatric immunization schedule. |
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| Author(s) : | Format : Spiral bound |
| ISBN-10 : 078174136X | ISBN-13 : 9780781741361 |
| RRP : £28.95 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 01/04/2003
Publisher : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Page Length : 496mm
Page Size : 216mm