Signs and Symptoms in Pediatrics - Urgent and Emergent Care

Description
Patients present with symptoms, not diagnoses. That's why this book uses a symptom-based approach to help practitioners
correctly identify the conditions encountered in practice. It encourages readers to consider not only the likeliest
diagnosis for a given symptom, but also its other less common, but potentially life-threatening causes. A unique
ratings system indicates how commonly each symptom, sign, disease pattern, or diagnostic test result is associated with
a particular diagnosis, according to the medical literature. The result is a highly efficient, evidence-based source of
assistance in reaching fast, confident diagnoses.

Key Features

Covers everything from "Abdominal Pain" to "Weakness/Fatigue" using a quick-access alphabetical organization.
Helps readers to consider not only the likeliest diagnosis for a given symptom, but also its other less common, but
potentially life-threatening causes.
LDiscusses symptoms, signs, workup, and treatment considerations for every diagnosis.
Utilizes a unique ratings system to indicate how frequently various symptoms, signs, disease patterns, or diagnostic
test results are associated with a particular diagnosis, according to the medical literature…to give readers a
sense of how conclusive each piece of diagnostic evidence may be.

Author Information
By Mark A. Davis, MD, MS, Director, Center for International Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director,
Curriculum Development, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; Karen
D. Gruskin, MD, Department of Pediatrics Children's Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston, Mass; Vincent W. Chiang,
MD, Chief of Inpatient Pediatric Service, Course Director of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston,
MA; and Shannon Manzi, PharmD, Dept. of Pharmacy, Children's Hospital Boston, Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Northeastern
University and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Science, Boston, MA