Pediatric Decision-Making Strategies, 2nd Edition

• Update your lessons with concise, focused, and updated algorithms that cover the most common pediatric problems.
• Offer your students imperative knowledge from an expert author team that includes Dr. Robert M. Kliegman (of the Nelson line of textbooks), as well as references to related chapters in both Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics and Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics.
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• Explore concise, focused, and updated algorithms that cover the most common pediatric problems.
• Gain imperative knowledge from an expert author team that includes Dr. Robert M. Kliegman (of the Nelson line of textbooks), as well as references to related chapters in both Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics and Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics.
• Quickly access important information with a new standard format and trim size for practicality and usability.
• Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, algorithms, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

          HEAD NECK and EYES 

1. Ear Pain
2. Rhinorrhea
3. Sore Throat 
4. Neck Masses 
5. Abnormal Head Size, Shape, and Fontanels 
6. Red Eye 
7. Strabismus 
8. Visual Impairment and Leukocoria 
9. Abnormal Eye Movements 

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 

10. Cough 
11. Hoarseness 
12. Stridor 
13. Wheezing 
14. Cyanosis 
15. Hemoptysis 
16. Apnea 

CARDIOLOGY 

17. Chest Pain 
18. Syncope 
19. Palpitations 
20. Heart Murmurs 

GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM 

21. Abdominal Pain 
22. Vomiting 
23. Diarrhea 
24. Constipation 
25. Gastrointestinal Bleeding 
26. Jaundice 
27. Hepatomegaly 
28. Splenomegaly 
29. Abdominal Masses 

GENITOURINARY SYSTEM 

30. Dysuria 
31. Enuresis 
32. Red Urine and Hematuria
33. Proteinuria 
34. Edema 
35. Hypertension 
36. Scrotal Pain 
37. Scrotal Swelling (Painless) 
38. Dysmenorrhea 
39. Amenorrhea 
40. Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding 
41. Vaginal Discharge 

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM 

42. Limp 
43. Arthritis 
44. Knee Pain 
45. Extremity Pain 
46. Back Pain 
47. Stiff or Painful Neck 
48. In-Toeing, Out-Toeing, and Toe-Walking 
49. Bowlegs and Knock-Knees 

NEUROLOGY 

50. Headaches 
51. Seizures and Other Paroxysmal Disorders 
52. Involuntary Movements 
53. Hypotonia and Weakness 
54. Ataxia 
55. Altered Mental Status 
56. Hearing Loss 

DERMATOLOGY 

57. Alopecia 
58. Vesicles and Bullae 
59. Fever and Rash 

HEMATOLOGY 

60. Lymphadenopathy 
61. Anemia 
62. Bleeding 
63. Petechiae/Purpura 
64. Neutropenia 
65. Pancytopenia 
66. Eosinophilia 

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 

67. Short Stature 
68. Pubertal Delay 
69. Precocious Puberty in the Male 
70. Precocious Puberty in the Female 
71. Atypical or Ambiguous Genitalia 
72. Hirsutism 
73. Gynecomastia 
74. Obesity 
75. Polyuria 

GENERAL 

76. Fever without a Source 
77. Fever of Unknown Origin 
78. Recurrent Infections 
79. Irritable Infant (Fussy or Excessively Crying Infant) 
80. Failure to Thrive 
81. Sleep Disturbances 

FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES 

82. Acidemia 
83. Alkalemia 
84. Hypernatremia 
85. Hyponatremia 
86. Hypokalemia 
87. Hyperkalemia 
88. Hypocalcemia 
89. Hypercalcemia