Significantly revised and updated, the fourth edition of this popular AAP policy manual helps you identify, prevent, and treat pediatric environmental health problems. This comprehensive guide puts critical children's health information and answers to parents' questions at your fingertips. From asbestos to radiation, ultraviolet rays, ......
This practical reference provides pediatricians, hospitalists, and clinicians with guidance on diagnosing and treating pediatric eating disorders. Pediatric eating disorders are brain-based mental health conditions and the third most common chronic illness in adolescents and pediatric patients-yet they can be difficult to detect, and patients may ......
The new 5th edition simplifies clinical problem-solving with more than 500 full-color images to aid in the identification of skin conditions as well as appropriate treatment options. Content is organized in bulleted lists to make this an easy-to-use resource for busy clinicians. New in the 5th edition: New chapters Pernio/Chilblains ......
The third edition of this authoritative deck includes approximately 500 images to aid with diagnosis of 130 different skin conditions. The cards also include comprehensive "Look-alikes" tables, describing other conditions that could mimic the disease. This portable deck allows you to quickly and accurately diagnose dermatologic conditions using a ......
Transgender people face alarmingly high rates of verbal harassment and physical violence, including at home and at school. Transgender youths face significant mental health issues as a consequence, including depression and suicidality, anxiety, body image distortion, substance abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Part 3 of this ......
Pediatric Collections offers what you need to know - original, focused research in a snapshot approach. Although most lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youths are quite resilient and emerge from adolescence as healthy adults, the effects of stigma and heterosexism can contribute to health disparities. From a public health ......
Pediatric Collections offers what you need to know - original, focused research in a snapshot approach. COMSEP, the Council of Medical Student Education in Pediatrics, is a community of pediatric educators committed to supporting each other and delivering excellent pediatric education to medical students. The articles and commentaries in this ......
Pediatric Collections offers what you need to know - original, focused research in a snapshot approach. In Part 3 of this 3-part series, we focus on the importance of transitioning young adult patients to adult care to ensure their optimal health and well-being into adulthood. Adolescent and young adulthood is a period when the individual has ......
Pediatric Collections offers what you need to know - original, focused research in a snapshot approach. The teen pregnancy and birth rates have decreased in the US in the past 30 years due to factors such as the availability of more hormonal contraceptive options and delayed initiation of sexual intercourse. However, the US still has one of the ......
