Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Reviewers; Table of Contents; Section I: Assessment by Body System; Chapter 1: Well-Child Examination: Overview; INTRODUCTION; INTERVIEWING AND HISTORY TAKING; Approach; School-Age Children; Adolescents; Interviewing; Interview Posture; Interview Setting; Interview Format; Open Versus Closed Questions; Types of Interview Questions; New Student Assessment; Episodic Problems; History; Past Medical History; Past Surgical History; Chief Complaint; History of the Present Illness; Review of Systems; Physical Assessment; New Student; Episodic Problems
Anticipatory GuidanceScreening; Vital Signs; Height and Weight; Dental Health; Vision; Hearing; Ego Development; Cognitive Development; Nutrition; Screening Done at Selected Visits; Glasgow Coma Scale for Pediatrics; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion Screening; Hematocrit Level; Lead Screening; Postural Screening; Scalp Screening; Sexual Development--Tanner Scale; Tuberculosis Exposure; Chapter 2: Physical Examination Assessment Techniques; INTRODUCTION; Four Basic Physical Assessment Techniques; Inspection (Observation); Auscultation; Palpation; Percussion; Measurement; Height
Weight--Growth PatternsCharting on Growth Charts; Interpretation of Growth Chart Information; Vital Signs--Normal Values for Each Age Group; Chapter 3: Assessment of the Head and Neck; INTRODUCTION; HISTORY; Review of Systems; Physical Examination; Head; Ears-External; Placement; Size; Shape; Earlobe Creases; Ears--Internal; Otoscope Technique; Whisper Test; Nose--External; Nose--Internal Nose; Paranasal Sinuses; Transillumination; Oral Cavity; Lips; Teeth; Gingival/Buccal Mucosa; Tongue; Hard and Soft Palates; Tonsils--Grading; Anterior and Posterior Pillars; Pharynx; Uvula; Epiglottis
Salivary Glands--Parotid and SubmandibularFrenulum; Neck; Lymph Nodes; Thyroid; Chapter 4: Assessment of the Visual System; INTRODUCTION; HISTORY; Review of Systems; Differences in Visual System by Age; School-Age Eye Changes; Examination Techniques; Tools Needed for Well-Child Eye Examinations; Physical Examination; Inspection and Observation; Head Position; Eye Structures; Eyelids; Testing--Eye Movements; Corneal Light Reflexes; Extraocular Movements; Cover-Uncover; Accommodation; Visual Acuity and Screening; Chapter 5: Assessment of the Respiratory System; INTRODUCTION; HISTORY
REVIEW OF SYSTEMSPhysical Examination; Inspection and Observation; Respiratory Effort; Rate; Depth; Rhythm; Noisy Breathing; Tracheal Position; Skin and Nail Beds; Finger Clubbing; Auscultation; Sounds; Differentiating Upper and Lower Airway Problems; Palpation and Percussion; Palpation Techniques; Percussion; Chapter 6: Assessment of the Cardiovascular System; INTRODUCTION; HISTORY; REVIEW OF SYSTEMS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; Inspection and Observation; Peripheral Cyanosis; Central Cyanosis; Ear Lobe Creases; Activity; Other; Palpation; Nail Beds; Pulses; Heart; Liver; Percussion; Heart; Liver
Summary
Well child assessment and screening techniques in one easy-to-carry volume!
