Nelson Pediatric Symptom-Based Diagnosis: Common Diseases and their Mimics by Kliegman, Robert; Toth, Heather; Bordini, Brett J.; Basel, Donald G.;

Long description:

"Patients don't present with a disease; they present with symptoms.i??1?2 Using a practical, symptom-based organization,i??1?2Nelson Pediatric Symptom-Based Diagnosis: Common Diseases and their Mimics, 2nd Edition,i??1?2offersi??1?2authoritative guidance on differential diagnosis and treatmenti??1?2of diseases and disorders in children and adolescents, and coversi??1?2the symptoms you're likely to seei??1?2in practice,i??1?2their mimics, andi??1?2uncommon disorders. Drs. Robert M. Kliegman, Heather Toth, Brett J.i??1?2Bordini, and Donald Basel walk you throughi??1?2what to consider and how to proceedi??1?2when faced with common symptoms such as cough, fever, headache, autistic-like behaviors, chronic pain, chest pain, gait disturbances, and much more.

• Begins with a presenting symptomi??1?2and leads you through differential diagnosis and a concise review of treatment recommendations.i??1?2

• Containsi??1?2more than a dozen new topicsi??1?2including Disease Mimics: An Approach to Undiagnosed Diseases, Autistic-like Behaviors, Shock, Hypertension, Neurocognitive and Developmental Regression, Chronic Pain, Hypertonicity, Movement Disorders, Hypermobility, and more.i??1?2

• Features ai??1?2new focus on symptoms of rarer diseases that are mimicsi??1?2of more common diseases.i??1?2

• Offers ai??1?2user-friendly approach to Altered Mental Statusi??1?2such as coma and other CNS disorders, with numerous clinically useful tables and figures to guide clinical decision making in various care settings.i??1?2

• Uses ai??1?2highly templated formati??1?2for easy reference and quick answers to clinical questions, with the same consistent presentation in each chapter: History, Physical Examination, Diagnosis (including laboratory tests), Imaging, Diagnosis, and Treatment.i??1?2

• Includesi??1?2numerous full-color illustrations, algorithms, tables, and ""red flags""i??1?2to aid differential diagnosis.i??1?2

• Serves as ani??1?2ideal companioni??1?2toi??1?2Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 21st Edition. Content in this book is referenced and linked electronically to the larger text, providing easy access to full background and evidence-based treatment and management content when you own both references.i??1?2

• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase.i??1?2Your enhanced eBook allows you to accessi??1?2all ofi??1?2the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.i??1?2

Table of Contents:

SECTION 1 Symptom-Based Diagnosis

1 Disease Mimics: An Approach to Undiagnosed Diseases