Manual of Ambulatory Pediatrics

This manual of ambulatory paediatrics contains practical guidelines and protocols, along with coverage of well-child-care tips for health education. It addresses 67 commonly-encountered paediatric health problems and tackles fundamental home safety issues and common parenting concerns, establishing guidelines for family education, follow-up and referral. There is also a drug index, offering on-the-spot information on over 60 paediatric drugs. Features new in this edition include: injury prevention guidelines for every age group; new guidelines on pertussis, poison ivy/poison oak dermatitis, and sinusitis; 11 new drugs in the drug index; and a paediatric immunization schedule, to help the reader co-ordinate preventative care strategies.
 
This manual of ambulatory paediatrics contains practical guidelines and protocols, along with coverage of well-child-care tips for health education. It addresses 67 commonly-encountered paediatric health problems and tackles fundamental home safety issues and common parenting concerns, establishing guidelines for family education, follow-up and referral. There is also a drug index, offering on-the-spot information on over 60 paediatric drugs. Features new in this edition include: injury prevention guidelines for every age group; new guidelines on pertussis, poison ivy/poison oak dermatitis, and sinusitis; 11 new drugs in the drug index; and a paediatric immunization schedule, to help the reader co-ordinate preventative care strategies.