Overview
Featuring 500 full-color clinical photographs, succinct clinical pearls, and detailed differential diagnosis tables, this atlas is a visual guide to the rapid and accurate diagnosis of pediatric problems. The book will greatly assist busy practitioners in recognizing disease entities and distinguishing among entities that appear similar.
Organized by anatomic site, the book covers 73 presenting problems. Each chapter includes bulleted clinical pearls on the history and physical examination. A differential diagnosis table lists all common diagnoses with ICD-9 codes and the distinguishing characteristics for each diagnosis. Clinical photographs of each entity are then shown, including ethnic variations where relevant.
Featuring 500 full-color clinical photographs, succinct clinical pearls, and detailed differential diagnosis tables, this atlas is a visual guide to the rapid and accurate diagnosis of pediatric problems. The book will greatly assist busy practitioners in recognizing disease entities and distinguishing among entities that appear similar. Organized by anatomic site, the book covers 73 presenting problems. Each chapter includes bulleted clinical pearls on the history and physical examination. A differential diagnosis table lists all common diagnoses with ICD-9 codes and the distinguishing characteristics for each diagnosis. Clinical photographs of each entity are then shown, including ethnic variations where relevant.
Synopsis
Featuring 500 full-color clinical photographs, succinct clinical pearls, and detailed differential diagnosis tables, this atlas is a visual guide to the rapid and accurate diagnosis of pediatric problems. The book will greatly assist busy practitioners in recognizing disease entities and distinguishing among entities that appear similar.
Organized by anatomic site, the book covers 73 presenting problems. Each chapter includes bulleted clinical pearls on the history and physical examination. A differential diagnosis table lists all common diagnoses with ICD-9 codes and the distinguishing characteristics for each diagnosis. Clinical photographs of each entity are then shown, including ethnic variations where relevant.
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Reviewer:Marie McGettigan, MD(Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description:This book presents a comprehensive visual physical exam with 14 chapters of pictures and text to describe abnormalities of physical findings in children.
Purpose:Approaches, key points in the history, and key points in the physical exam are presented to help practitioners make a diagnosis based on the physical exam and oral history. These are worthy objectives and the visuals are a great aid for practitioners.
Audience:This book will be very instructive for nursing and medical students, residents, and practitioners in pediatrics at any stage in their careers.
Features:Each chapter presents an organized approach to the problem, key points in obtaining the history, and physical examination. This is followed by a differential diagnosis table with ICD-9 diagnosis numbers, distinguishing characteristics, associated findings, complications, and predisposing factors. Each chapter also contains a list of other diagnoses to consider.
Assessment:This book is filled with quality visuals, key points, thoughtful tables, and lists to help students and practitioners reach the correct diagnosis of their patients' problems.
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Reviewer: Marie McGettigan, MD(Ochsner Clinic Foundation)Description: This book presents a comprehensive visual physical exam with 14 chapters of pictures and text to describe abnormalities of physical findings in children.
Purpose: Approaches, key points in the history, and key points in the physical exam are presented to help practitioners make a diagnosis based on the physical exam and oral history. These are worthy objectives and the visuals are a great aid for practitioners.
Audience: This book will be very instructive for nursing and medical students, residents, and practitioners in pediatrics at any stage in their careers.
Features: Each chapter presents an organized approach to the problem, key points in obtaining the history, and physical examination. This is followed by a differential diagnosis table with ICD-9 diagnosis numbers, distinguishing characteristics, associated findings, complications, and predisposing factors. Each chapter also contains a list of other diagnoses to consider.
Assessment: This book is filled with quality visuals, key points, thoughtful tables, and lists to help students and practitioners reach the correct diagnosis of their patients' problems.