Adolescent medicine today : a guide to caring for the adolescent patient
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Adolescent medicine today : a guide to caring for the adolescent patient
World Scientific, c2012
- : hbk
Available at 3 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Filled with short, succinct chapters written by experts in the field of Adolescent Medicine, this handbook covers the major health issues that practicing clinicians regularly encounter in the care of teens and young adults. From menstrual concerns and sexually transmitted infections, anxiety disorders and depression, to eating disorders and common sports medicine concerns, this book is an ideal reference guide for busy clinical practices. Students, residents, and established clinicians alike will find the "Adolescent Pearls" section of each chapter particularly useful.
Table of Contents
- Routine Health Maintenance
- Normal Growth and Development
- Precocious Puberty
- Delayed Puberty
- Dysmenorrhea and Pelvic Pain
- Irregular Vaginal Bleeding
- Amenorrhea
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Vulvovaginitis
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- HIV/AIDS
- Contraception
- Pregnancy
- Abdominal Pain
- Eating Disorders
- Alcohol and Substance Abuse
- Tobacco Cessation
- Obesity
- Depression
- Anxiety Disorders
- Suicide
- ADHD
- Common Musculoskeletal Concerns
- Common Cardiac Concerns
- Common Rheumatologic Concerns
- Headache
- Acne
- Male Health
- College Health
- Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Health
- Institutionalized Adolescent Health
- Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs
- Confidentiality and Consent.
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