The physician assistant student's guide to the clinical year.

The physician assistant student's guide to the clinical year. Pediatrics /

Written by experienced PA educators, this guide details the clinical approach to common presentations such as cough, fever, and skin changes. It also provides a systems-based approach to more than 60 of the most frequently encountered disease entities you will see in this rotation, including dermati...

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Main Authors: Fernandez, Tanya L. (Author), Akerman, Amy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, [2020]
Series:Physician assistant student's guide to the clinical year series.
Subjects:
Pediatrics > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pediatrics.
Handbooks and manuals.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1.Common Presentations in Pediatrics
  • Introduction
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Cough and Breathing Difficulties
  • Fever
  • Growth and Development
  • Refusal to Use Limb
  • Skin Changes
  • 2.Common Disease Entities in Pediatrics
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Dermatologic System
  • Endocrine System
  • Gastrointestinal System
  • Genitourinary System
  • Gynecologic System
  • Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat (HEENT)
  • Musculoskeletal/Rheumatologic System
  • Neurologic System
  • Psychiatric Issues
  • Respiratory System
  • 3.Common Diagnostic Tests in Pediatrics
  • Labs
  • Diagnostic Imaging Studies
  • Other Diagnostic Testing
  • 4.The Well-Child Check and Preventative Care Guidelines
  • History
  • Physical Examination
  • Age-Appropriate Screenings
  • Vaccines
  • Anticipatory Guidance
  • Ages and Stages
  • Appendix 4.1 Well-Child-Check Charts by Age
  • 5.Urgent Management in Pediatrics
  • Acute Asthma Exacerbation, BRONCHioims, Epiglottitis, and Tracheitis
  • Aspirated Foreign Body
  • Bacteremia and Sepsis
  • Concussion or Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  • Envenomations, Animal and Arthropod Bites, and Sting Reactions
  • Eye Complaints: Orbital Injuries and Periorbital Cellulitis
  • Fractures and Dislocations
  • Headache and Meningitis
  • Osteomyelitis and Septic Joint Infections
  • Ovarian and Testicular Torsion
  • Overdose and Acute Toxic Ingestion
  • 6.Common Procedures in Pediatrics
  • Bladder Catheterization
  • Foreign-Body Removal From Ears and Nose
  • Nebulizer Treatment
  • Pneumatic Otoscopy
  • Reduction of Subluxed Radial Head (Nursemaid's Elbow)
  • 7.Common Abbreviations in Pediatrics
  • 8. Case studies in Pediatrics
  • 9. Review Questions in Pediatrics.

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