| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 38 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Assessment of sexual maturity stages in girls -- Introduction -- Breast maturity ratings: the Tanner photographs -- Pubic hair ratings: the Tanner photographs -- Breast maturity ratings: the van Wieringen photographs -- Pubic hair ratings: the van Wieringen photographs -- Staging breast development -- Staging pubic hair development -- Examination techniques -- The influence of breast types on assessment of stage of development -- Assignment of stages for breast and pubic hair development -- Assessment of sexual maturity stages in boys -- Introduction -- Genital maturity ratings: the Tanner photographs -- Genital maturity ratings: the van Wieringen photographs -- Staging genital development -- Staging pubic hair growth -- Examples of subtleties of staging -- Staging axillary hair development -- Examination techniques |
| Summary |
All-new manual will assist you in learning how to assign the stages of the physical changes of pubertal development.Assessing pubertal maturity is a vital clinical skill. It is an essential part of the physical examination. It aids in diagnosis and management of diverse pediatric conditions. And it is a prerequisite for counseling patients and families on sexual development. This all-new AAP manual shows exactly how state-of-the-art assessment is done. Must-know issues, approaches, and methodologies. Pubertal and genital maturity ratings, Developmental staging how-tos, Step-by-step examination and measurement techniques, Anomalies and variants, Assessment challenges and pitfalls, Fully illustrated quick-reference format, Concise text explanations, Classic photo sets Custom-created color photos and drawings |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Puberty -- Physiology
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Puberty -- Research
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Child development -- Physiology
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Sexual Maturation -- physiology
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MEDICAL -- Reproductive Medicine & Technology.
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MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- Adolescence.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Pediatric & Neonatal.
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Puberty -- Research
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bourdony, Carlos J., author
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Dowshen, Steven A., author
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Reiter, Edward O., author
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American Academy of Pediatrics.
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| ISBN |
9781581105735 |
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1581105738 |
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