Publisher's Synopsis
PRIMARY CARE OF THE CHILD WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION, 2nd Edition, provides health care practitioners with the knowledge needed to meet the unique health care maintenance needs of children with chronic conditions. The text reviews the clinical manifestations and medical management of the most common pediatric chronic conditions, and it identifies the alterations in routine primary care needed to promote optimum health. Immunization and screening recommendations, growth and development issues, safety, schooling, sexuality, and the differential diagnosis and management for common pediatric illnesses are presented. Introductory chapters on case management, legislation, developmental concerns, family issues, ethics, and cross-cultural issues set the framework for the condition-specific chapters.
