Pediatric secrets. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Richard A. Polin, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Vice Chairman for Clinical and Academic Affairs, Director, Division of Neonatology, Morgan Stanley Children Hospital of New York, New York City, NY, Mark F. Ditmar, MD, Medical Officer, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Editors: Polin, Richard A (Richard Alan), 1945-; Ditmar, Mark F
• Contents: Front Cover; Inside Front Cover; Pediatric Secrets; Copyright; Preface; Contributors; Contents; Top 100 secrets; Chapter 1: Adolescent Medicine; clinical issues; 1. What are the three leading causes of mortality in adolescents?; 2. How common is dating violence among adolescents?; 3. Which sports cause the greatest number of concussions in teenagers?; 4. Which diagnoses require mandatory disclosure regardless of confidentiality?; 5. How does the ``HEADS ́́mnemonic assist in adolescent interviewing?; 6. When does sexual orientation usually emerge? 7. What characterizes gender identity, gender expression, and gender dysphoria?8. What health disparities are particular to LGBTQ youth?; 9. How may social media impact adolescent behavior?; 10. What is cyberbullying?; 11. Which teenagers <18 years can give consent for their medical care?; Eating disorders; 12. How is the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa made?; 13. What are signs of anorexia nervosa on physical examination?; 14. What are the differential diagnoses that one must consider when evaluating a patient with anorexia nervosa? 15. What are good and bad prognosticators for recovery from anorexia?16. Why are adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa at risk for low bone mineral density?; 17. What are the clinical differences between males and females with anorexia nervosa?; 18. What electrolyte disturbances occur in patients with severe anorexia nervosa and what are the potential clinical effects?; 19. What causes sudden death in patients with anorexia nervosa?; 20. What are indications for hospital admission for a patient with anorexia nervosa?; 21. What are the medical complications of bulimia nervosa? 22. An 11-year-old with weight loss due to avoidance of food because of its sensory characteristics has what condition?23. What is the primary biochemical feature of the refeeding syndrome?; 24. Name the three features that constitute the ``female athlete triad.;́́ Menstrual disorders; 25. What is the median age of menarche in the United States?; 26. How do you define a normal menstrual cycle?; 27. What is the physiology of a normal menstrual cycle?; 28. What is the difference between primary and secondary amenorrhea? 29. What is the value of a progesterone challenge test in a patient with amenorrhea?30. What are some of the causes of amenorrhea in adolescents?; 31. How do you define the different types of ``rrhagias?́́; 32. What is the differential diagnosis of heavy menstrual bleeding?; 33. You see an 18-year-old female who comes to your office complaining of 10 days of heavy menstrual bleeding, including s ... ; 34. What are the two key clinical features that determine the management of abnormal uterine bleeding?; 35. How would you treat a patient with heavy menstrual bleeding?
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 618.9200076; Pediatrics -- Examinations, questions, etc; Pediatrics; MEDICAL -- Gynecology & Obstetrics; Pediatrics; Pediatrics -- Examination Questions; Electronic books; Examinations
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323315807; 0323315801
• Related ISBNs: 9780323310307; 0323310303
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from electronic title page (ClinicalKey, viewed on July 14, 2015).
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