Nelson Pediatric Symptom Based Diagnosis: Common Diseases and their Mimics

Patients don't present with a disease; they present with symptoms.� Using a practical, symptom-based organization,� Nelson Pediatric Symptom-Based Diagnosis: Common Diseases and their Mimics, 2nd Edition,�offers� authoritative guidance on differential diagnosis and treatment�of diseases and disorders in children and adolescents, and covers� the symptoms you're likely to see�in practice,� their mimics, and� uncommon disorders. Drs. Robert M. Kliegman, Heather Toth, Brett J.�Bordini, and Donald Basel walk you through� what to consider and how to proceed�when faced with common symptoms such as cough, fever, headache, autistic-like behaviors, chronic pain, chest pain, gait disturbances, and much more. Begins with a presenting symptom�and leads you through differential diagnosis and a concise review of treatment recommendations.� Contains�more than a dozen new topics�including Disease Mimics: An Approach to Undiagnosed Diseases, Autistic-like Behaviors, Shock, Hypertension, Neurocognitive and Developmental Regression, Chronic Pain, Hypertonicity, Movement Disorders, Hypermobility, and more.� Features a�new focus on symptoms of rarer diseases that are mimics�of more common diseases.� Offers a�user-friendly approach to Altered Mental Status�such as coma and other CNS disorders, with numerous clinically useful tables and figures to guide clinical decision making in various care settings.� Uses a�highly templated format�for easy reference and quick answers to clinical questions, with the same consistent presentation in each chapter: History, Physical Examination, Diagnosis (including laboratory tests), Imaging, Diagnosis, and Treatment.� Includes�numerous full-color illustrations, algorithms, tables, and "red flags"�to aid differential diagnosis.� Serves as an�ideal companion�to�Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 21st Edition. Content in this book is referenced and linked electronically to the larger text, providing easy access to full background and evidence-based treatment and management content when you own both references.� Enhanced eBook version included with purchase.�Your enhanced eBook allows you to access�all of�the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.�

Pagina's: 1264, Editie: 2nd ed., Hardcover, Elsevier - Health Sciences Division