Atlas of Pediatrics in the Tropics and Resource-Limited Settings

Autor: Spector, Jonathan M.; Gibson, Timothy E.
Editor: American Academy of Pediatrics
ISBN: 9781581109603
eISBN Pdf: 9781581109726
Lloc de publicació: Illinois , United States
Any de publicació: 2015
Any de publicació digital: 2015
Mes: Octubre
Pàgines: 416
Idioma: Anglés

Descripció

This convenient take-along guide provides essential information and recommendations for diagnosing and treating more than 60 tropical diseases and conditions. The second edition is the only handbook-sized text focused exclusively on pediatric tropical diseases including more than 300 full-color images! A uniquely useful travel companion, it is formatted for efficient on-the-spot problem solving.

Developed by leading international child health authorities, the Atlas features contributions from more than 70 experienced practitioners.

New second-edition Highlights:

Updated quick-access treatment guide with dosage information
New chapters on Ebola, Japanese encephalitis, rheumatic heart disease, and cat-scratch disease
Updated at-a-glance endemicity maps
More than 300 full-color images
Handy field-screening tool to help quickly determine children's nutritional status
And more!

Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Human Rights of Children
- Immunization in Developing Countries
- Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Neonatal Survival
- Psychosocial Considerations
- Traditional Health Practices
- Water and Sanitation
- Conditions
  - Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease
  - Amebiasis
  - Ancylostomiasis
  - Ascariasis
  - Beriberi
  - Burkitt Lymphoma
  - Burns
  - Buruli Ulcer
  - Carrion Disease
  - Cat-Scratch Disease
  - Chikungunya Fever
  - Cholera
  - Cutaneous Larva Migrans
  - Cysticercosis
  - Dengue
  - Diphtheria
  - Dracunculiasis
  - Ebola Virus Disease
  - Echinococcosis
  - Filariasis, Lymphatic
  - Giardiasis
  - HIV and AIDS
  - Hypothyroidism, Congenital
  - Japanese Encephalitis
  - Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
  - Leishmaniasis, Visceral
  - Leprosy
  - Loiasis
  - Malaria
  - Malnutrition
  - Measles
  - Melioidosis
  - Meningococcemia
  - Molluscum Contagiosum
  - Mumps
  - Noma
  - Onchocerciasis
  - Pediculosis
  - Pellagra
  - Plague
  - Poliomyelitis
  - Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
  - Pyomyositis, Tropical
  - Rabies
  - Rickets
  - Scabies
  - Schistosomiasis
  - Scurvy
  - Snakebite
  - Tetanus
  - Tinea
  - Toxocariasis
  - Toxoplasmosis
  - Trachoma
  - Trichuriasis
  - Trypanosomiasis, African
  - Trypanosomiasis, American
  - Tuberculosis
  - Tungiasis
  - Typhoid Fever
  - Varicella-Zoster Virus and Herpes Zoster
  - Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  - Vitamin A Deficiency
  - Yaws
  - Yellow Fever
- Appendix A: Treatment Table
- Appendix B: Weight-for-Height Tables
- Appendix C: Instructions for Using the Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Assessment
- Index
- CHILD MID-UPPER ARM CIRCUMFERENCE MEASUREMENT
- MUAC Strip - Front
- MUAC Strip - Back
Back Cover