Adolescent medicine. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, William B. Shore, Francesco Leanza, Nicole Chaisson.
• Editors: Shore, William B; Leanza, Francesco; Chaisson, Nicole
• Contents: Front Cover; Adolescent Medicine; Copyright; Contributors; Contents; Primary Care:Clinics In Office Practice; Foreword; Preface; Adolescent Health Care Maintenance in a Teen-Friendly Clinic; Key points; Caring for teens in the primary care setting; Communication with Teens and Their Families; Systems/Structure; Minor consent and confidentiality; Strengths and resiliency; Assessing risk factors; Psychosocial screening tools; Health maintenance and screening; Immunizations; Summary; References; Adolescent Growth and Development; Key points; Introduction; Physical growth and development. Neuroendocrine Basis of PubertyHypothalamic Pituitary-Gonadal Axis; Adrenal Gland Changes; Growth Hormone Axes; Physical changes of puberty; Development of Secondary Sexual Characteristics; Height Growth; Body Composition; Approach to Normal Pubertal Variations and Abnormal Pubertal Growth and Development; Normal pubertal variations; Premature Adrenarche and Premature Thelarche; Abnormal growth and development; Precocious Puberty; Delayed Puberty; Short Stature; Tall Stature; Psychosocial growth and development; Developmental tasks and phases of adolescence; Cognitive development. Moral developmentSelf-concept and identity development; Relationship development; Adolescence as a social phenomenon: When does adolescence end?; References; Parents and Family Matter; Key points; Introduction; Why parents and family matter for adolescents; How Do Community and Neighborhood Factors Affect Parenting Practices and Ultimately Adolescent Health?; Optimizing primary care to meet the needs of adolescents and their families; The Current Status; Dilemma #1: How Can Health Care Delivery Systems Be Organized to Integrate Families into Adolescent Care? Dilemma #2: How Can Primary Care Providers Effectively Assess the Health of the Family and Strength of Parenting Practices?Dilemma #3: What Information Should Providers Share with Parents Regarding Parenting an Adolescent?; Dilemma #4: Can a Clinic Be Youth Friendly and Family Oriented? The Challenge of Confidentiality; Putting it all together; Lessons Learned from a Case Study of a Family-Oriented, Youth-Friendly Primary Care Clinic: The Aquí Para Ti (APT) Experience; Model of care; APT clinical processes; How to Translate the Aquí Para Ti Framework into Your Practice. Before the clinical visitWithin the clinical visit; Summary; References; Primary Care for Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities; Key points; Introduction; Definition of Developmental Disability; Barriers to Accessing Care; Interdisciplinary Team; Examination Room Etiquette; Assessment; Diagnostic Assessment; Developing Strengths; Adaptive Behavior; Communication; Establishing goals of care; Transition planning (patient centered); Medical Summary; Health Passport; Documentation; Maximizing Social Environment; Maximizing Physical Environment; Improving Function-building Life Skills.
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (305 pages), illustrations, charts, photographs
• Subjects: 616.00835; Adolescent medicine; Teenagers -- Diseases; Teenagers -- Health and hygiene; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Adolescent medicine; Teenagers -- Diseases; Teenagers -- Health and hygiene; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323323406; 0323323405
• Related ISBNs: 9780323323390; 0323323391
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 14, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.