AAP Textbook of Pediatric Care 5th Edition

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the professional home of over 65,000 pediatricians is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of "AAP Pediatric Primary Care", a comprehensive and innovative pediatric textbook based on Hoekelman's "Primary Pediatric Care". This all-new full color AAP edition will be the one-stop resource for primary care of children and adolescents. Previously a Brandon/Hill Medical List recommended title, coverage includes prevention, screening, consultation, legal and environmental issues, as well as the pathophysiology and treatment of disease. An outstanding reference for primary care, this very readable text will provide day-to-day answers including quick reference lists of resources needed to implement the recommendations for disease treatment and management. A companion manual, "Tools for Practice" will provide the most frequently used forms, calculators, patient education materials and questionnaires cited in the text. Coverage includes: Delivering Pediatric Health Care; Evaluation and Communication; Principles of Patient Care; Maternal and Fetal Perinatal Health: Effect on Pregnancy Outcomes; Care of the Term and Near Term Infant; Psychosocial Issues in Child Health Care; Adolescence; Presenting Signs and Symptoms; Specific Clinical Problems; Critical Situations; and more.