Symptom-Based Diagnosis in Pediatrics

A CASE-BASED GUIDE TO PEDIATRIC DIAGNOSIS, CONVENIENTLY ORGANIZED BY PRESENTING SYMPTOMS

Symptom-Based Diagnosis in Pediatrics features 19 chapters, each devoted to a common pediatric complaint. Within each chapter, five to eight case presentations teach the diagnostic approach to the symptom. The case presentations follow a consistent outline of History, Physical Examination, and Course of Illness, and are followed by discussion of the Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis Incidence and Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnostic Approach, and Treatment. Cases are illustrated with vibrant full-color photographs and include numerous tables comparing potential diagnoses.

• Organized by symptoms–the way patients actually present
• More than 100 cases teach the diagnostic approach to a symptom
• Cases illustrate how the same complaint can have a variety of causes
• Full-color clinical photos and illustrations sharpen your visual diagnosis skills
• Valuable tables detail the most frequent causes of common symptoms

CASE-BASED COVERAGE OF THE SYMPTOMS YOU’RE MOST LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER IN PEDIATRIC PRACTICE
Wheezing * Decreased Activity Level * Vomiting * Coughing * Back, Joint, and Extremity Pain * Poor Weight Gain * Abdominal Pain * Altered Mental Status * Rash * Pallor * Fever * Constipation * Neck Swelling * Chest Pain * Jaundice * Abnormal Gait * Diarrhea * Syncope * Seizures

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Wheezing
Chapter 2 Decreased Activity Level
Chapter 3 Vomiting
Chapter 4 Cough
Chapter 5 Back, Joint, And Extremity Pain
Chapter 6 Poor Weight Gain
Chapter 7 Abdominal Pain
Chapter 8 Altered Mental Status
Chapter 9 Rash
Chapter 10 Pallor
Chapter 11 Fever
Chapter 12 Constipation
Chapter 13 Neck Swelling
Chapter 14 Chest Pain
Chapter 15 Jaundice
Chapter 16 Abnormal Gait, Including Refusal To Walk
Chapter 17 Diarrhea
Chapter 18 Syncope
Chapter 19 Seizures