By Henry M. Adam MD FAAP, Dr. Jane Meschan Foy MD FAAP

Completely updated and revised, the second edition outlines the key signs and symptoms associated with a wide range of illnesses affecting children, from common infections to rare disorders. Each chapter provides essential information on clinical presentation, differential diagnoses, and management strategies, making it an invaluable tool for clinicians in practice. The book's structured approach aids in the quick identification of pediatric issues, facilitating timely intervention and improving patient outcomes in pediatric care settings. This practice-focused resource provides must-know information and expert advice for confidently addressing more than 80 diagnostic challenges.

Over 100 full-color images complement the concise text! Look here for the essentials on everything from abdominal, back, and chest pain...to fever, fatigue, headache, and heart murmurs...to rash, red eye, sleep disturbances, and speech and language concerns...plus much more. Coverage also extends to evaluation of mental health symptoms, including anxiety, depression, disruptive behavior, emotional disturbance, inattention and impulsivity, and self-injury.Contents Include:1. Abdominal Distention2. Abdominal Pain3. Alopecia and Hair Shaft Anomalies4. Amenorrhea5. Anemia and Pallor6. Anxiety and Trauma-related Distress7. Ataxia8. Back Pain9. Cardiac Arrhythmias10. Chest Pain11. Constipation12. Cough13. Cyanosis14. Depressive Symptoms15. Diarrhea and Steatorrhea16. Disruptive Behavior and Aggression17. Dizziness and Vertigo18. Dysmenorrhea19. Dysphagia20. Dyspnea21. Dysuria22. Edema23. Epistaxis24. Extremity Pain25. Facial Dysmorphism26. Failure to Thrive: Pediatric Undernutrition27. Families with Functional Impairments28. Fatigue and Weakness29. Fever30. Fever of Unknown Origin31. Foot and Leg Problems32. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage33. Headache34. Hearing Loss35. Heart Murmurs36. Hematuria37. Hemoptysis38. Hepatomegaly39. High Blood Pressure40. Hirsutism, Hypertrichosis, and Precocious Sexual Hair Development41. Hoarseness42. Hyperhidrosis43. Hypotonia44. Inattention and Impulsivity45. Irritability and Fussiness46. Jaundice47. Joint Pain48. Learning Difficulty49. Limp50. Loss of Appetite51. Lymphadenopathy52. Macrocephaly53. Medically Unexplained Symptoms54. Microcephaly55. Nonconvulsive Periodic Disorders56. Odor (Unusual Urine and Body)57. Petechiae and Purpura58. Polyuria59. Proteinuria60. Pruritus61. Puberty: Normal and Abnormal62. Rash63. Recurrent Infections64. Red Eye/Pink Eye65. School Absenteeism and School Refusal66. Scrotal Swelling and Pain67. Self-injury68. Self-stimulating Behaviors69. Short Stature70. Sleep Disturbances (Nonspecific)71. Speech and Language Concerns72. Splenomegaly73. Stress in Gender Diverse Youth74. Stridor75. Substance Use: The Role of the Pediatrician76. Symptoms of Emotional Disturbance in Children Younger than 5 Years77. Symptoms of Emotional Disturbance in Children Older than 5 Years78. Syncope79. Temper Tantrums and Breath-holding Spells80. Tics81. Torticollis82. Vaginal Bleeding83. Vaginal Discharge84. Vomiting85. Weight Loss86. Wheezing