BRS Pediatrics,9780781721295

BRS Pediatrics

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ISBN13: 9780781721295
ISBN10: 0781721296
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-08-04
Publisher(s): LWW
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Summary

Like other titles in the Board Review Series, BRS Pediatrics is designed to offer students a strong foundation for subsequent learning in both primary care and subspecialty pediatrics. BRS Pediatrics features: . A comprehensive overview of the basic principles of pediatrics . Detailed information for the pediatric subinternships and pediatric subspecialty rotations . Case-based review tests (simulating USMLE Step 2 questions) at the end of each chapter . Explanations for the correct answers and the incorrect responses with cross-references to the appropriate text for student follow-up . End-of-book comprehensive 100-question examination You'll find that BRS Pediatrics will be an indispensable resource for the pediatric rotation, the end of rotation exam, and the USMLE Step 2.

Table of Contents

Part 1 General Concepts
Pediatric Health Supervision
3(26)
Kathy L. Perkins
Well Child Care---General Concepts
3(1)
Growth
4(5)
Immunizations
9(4)
Well Child Screening
13(3)
Circumcision
16(1)
Pediatric Dental Care
17(2)
Developmental Screening
19(1)
Anticipatory Guidance
19(10)
Review Test
23(6)
Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics
29(26)
Elizabeth Mumper
Peter Blasco
Normal Developmental Milestones
29(6)
Disorders of Development
35(4)
Dysfunctions of Attention (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD)
39(2)
Specific Sensory Impairments
41(2)
Common Behavioral Concerns
43(12)
Review Test
50(5)
Adolescent Medicine
55(34)
Lloyd J. Brown
Adolescent Growth and Development
55(5)
Adolescent Health Screening
60(2)
Depression and Suicide
62(2)
Substance Abuse
64(1)
Obesity and Eating Disorders
65(2)
Female Reproductive Health Issues
67(2)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
69(6)
Menstrual Disorders
75(4)
Reproductive Health Issues in Males
79(10)
Review Test
82(7)
Part 2 Specific Problems
Neonatology
89(30)
Marta Rogido
Augusto Sola
Lee Todd Miller
Evaluation of the Newborn
89(5)
Abnormalities of Maturity
94(1)
Growth Abnormalities
95(1)
Cyanosis
96(1)
Respiratory Distress
97(1)
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)
98(2)
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN)
100(1)
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS)
101(1)
Apnea of Prematurity
101(1)
Neonatal Jaundice
102(3)
Infants of Drug-Abusing Mothers
105(1)
Surgical Conditions of the Newborn
106(3)
Hypoglycemia
109(1)
Infants of Diabetic Mothers (IDMs)
110(1)
Polycythemia
111(8)
Review Test
112(7)
Genetic Disorders and Inborn Errors of Metabolism
119(28)
Sharon L. Young
Inheritance Patterns
119(2)
Fetal Evaluation and Prenatal Diagnosis
121(1)
Common Genetic Disorders
121(9)
Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM)
130(3)
Defects in Amino Acid Metabolism
133(2)
Defects in Carbohydrate Metabolism
135(1)
Fatty Acid Oxidation Defects
136(1)
Mitochondrial Disorders
137(1)
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
137(1)
Defects in Heme Pigment Biosynthesis (Porphyrias)
138(1)
Disorders of Metal Metabolism
139(8)
Review Test
140(7)
Endocrinology
147(34)
Ronald A. Nagel
Lee Todd Miller
Short Stature
147(5)
Disorders of Puberty
152(4)
Ambiguous Genitalia
156(4)
Disorders of the Adrenal Gland
160(3)
Diabetes Mellitus
163(1)
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1 DM)
163(2)
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2 DM)
165(1)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
166(1)
Thyroid Disorders
167(3)
Bone Mineral Disorders
170(3)
Diabetes Insipidus (DI)
173(1)
Hypoglycemia
174(7)
Review Test
176(5)
Infectious Diseases
181(44)
Deborah Lehman
Srinath Sanda
Nirali P. Singh
General Approach to the Child with Possible Infection
181(1)
Evaluation of the Child with Fever
182(2)
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
184(2)
Meningitis
186(4)
Upper Respiratory Infections
190(4)
Middle and Lower Respiratory Infections
194(1)
Cervical Lymphadenitis
194(1)
Parotitis
195(1)
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
196(3)
Bone and Joint Infections
199(1)
Diarrhea
199(3)
Urinary Tract Infections
202(1)
Specific Viral Infections
202(6)
Specific Fungal Infections
208(1)
Specific Parasitic Infections
209(3)
Specific Helminth Infections
212(2)
Miscellaneous Infections
214(11)
Review Test
218(7)
Cardiology
225(34)
David A. Ferry
David Seung Chun
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
225(1)
Innocent Cardiac Murmurs
226(1)
Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
227(9)
Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
236(7)
Acquired Heart Disease
243(6)
Dysrhythmias
249(2)
Chest Pain
251(8)
Review Test
253(6)
Pulmonology
259(24)
Lauren J. Witcoff
Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System
259(1)
Clinical Assessment of Pulmonary Disease
260(1)
Infectious Disorders of the Respiratory Tract
261(7)
Noninfectious Disorders of the Respiratory Tract
268(15)
Review Test
277(6)
Gastroenterology
283(42)
Tiffany Merrill Becker
Frederick D. Watanabe
Lloyd J. Brown
Nutrition
283(1)
Malabsorption
284(4)
Gastroesophageal Reflux
288(2)
Intestinal Anatomic Obstructions That Result in Vomiting
290(4)
Acute Abdominal Pain
294(4)
Chronic Abdominal Pain
298(2)
Constipation and Encopresis
300(2)
Diarrhea
302(1)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
302(3)
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
305(3)
Liver Abnormalities and Hepatitis
308(17)
Review Test
318(7)
Nephrology and Urology
325(36)
Elaine S. Kamil
Lee Todd Miller
Fluids, Electrolytes, and Dehydration
325(2)
Hematuria
327(1)
Proteinuria
328(2)
Glomerulonephritis
330(4)
Nephrotic Syndrome (NS)
334(2)
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
336(1)
Hereditary Renal Diseases
337(2)
Hypertension
339(3)
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)
342(2)
Renal Failure
344(3)
Structural and Urologic Abnormalities
347(1)
Urolithiasis
348(2)
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
350(11)
Review Test
353(8)
Neurology
361(32)
Charles E. Niesen
The Hypotonic Infant
361(4)
Hydrocephalus
365(1)
Spina Bifida
366(2)
Approach to the Comatose Patient
368(3)
Seizure Disorders of Childhood
371(5)
Headaches in Childhood
376(3)
Approach to Unsteady Gait
379(2)
Movement Disorders
381(2)
Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies (DMD, BMD)
383(2)
Myasthenia Gravis
385(8)
Review Test
387(6)
Hematology
393(30)
Annette B. Salinger
Lloyd J. Brown
Anemia
393(11)
Pancytopenia
404(2)
Polycythemias
406(1)
Disorders of Hemostasis
407(8)
Neutropenia
415(8)
Review Test
417(6)
Oncology
423(24)
Carole Hurvitz
Liliana Sloninsky
Margaret Sanford
Lloyd J. Brown
General Considerations
423(1)
Leukemias
424(5)
Lymphomas
429(2)
Brain Tumors
431(2)
Renal and Suprarenal Tumors
433(3)
Soft Tissue Tumors
436(1)
Bone Tumors
437(2)
Liver Tumors
439(1)
Retinoblastoma
439(1)
Germ Cell Tumors
439(1)
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)
440(7)
Review Test
442(5)
Allergy and Immunology
447(20)
Elizabeth A. Mumper
Frank T. Saulsbury
Anaphylaxis
447(1)
Allergic Rhinitis
447(3)
Atopic Dermatitis
450(1)
Food Allergy
451(1)
Insect Venom Allergy
452(1)
Urticaria (Hives)
452(1)
Drug Allergy
453(1)
Asthma
454(1)
Immunology Overview
454(1)
Disorders of Lymphocytes
455(4)
Disorders of Granulocytes
459(2)
Disorders of the Complement System
461(6)
Review Test
462(5)
Rheumatology
467(22)
Jerome K. Wang
Lee Todd Miller
Frank T. Saulsbury
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
467(1)
Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome)
468(3)
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
471(3)
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
474(2)
Dermatomyositis
476(2)
Rheumatic Fever
478(2)
Lyme Disease
480(2)
Other Rheumatologic Conditions of Childhood
482(7)
Review Test
484(5)
Orthopedics
489(26)
Sharon L. Young
Upper Extremity
489(1)
Spine
490(4)
Hip
494(6)
Lower Extremity
500(4)
Common Fractures
504(11)
Review Test
510(5)
Ophthalmology
515(18)
Kenneth W. Wright
Robert K. Rhee
Ocular Examination and Vision Screening
515(1)
Normal Visual Development and Amblyopia
515(2)
Conjunctivitis and the Red Eye
517(5)
Abnormal Tearing
522(1)
Ocular Trauma
523(1)
Congenital Glaucoma
524(1)
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
525(1)
Leukocoria
526(1)
Strabismus
527(6)
Review Test
528(5)
Dermatology
533(20)
Harry W. Saperstein
Lloyd J. Brown
General Concepts
533(2)
Newborn Skin Diseases
535(1)
Inflammatory Disorders
535(3)
Hypersensitivity Disorders
538(1)
Infections of the Skin
538(7)
Pigmentary Disorders
545(2)
Disorders of the Hair
547(1)
Acne Vulgaris
548(5)
Review Test
549(4)
Emergency Medicine
553(30)
Calvin G. Lowe
Infant and Child Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
553(1)
Shock
554(2)
Trauma
556(3)
Burns
559(2)
Near Drowning
561(1)
Child Abuse
562(3)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
565(1)
Poisonings
566(8)
Mammalian Bites
574(1)
Biologic Poisonings (Venoms)
575(8)
Review Test
578(5)
Comprehensive Examination 583(30)
Index 613

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