Includes bibliographical references (p. 583-598) and index.
Contents:
1. Introduction to child health: General health status of America's children -- Common medical tests -- Taking your child's temperature -- Your child and medication -- Why aspirin should not be given to children: Reye syndrome -- Iron supplements and iron poisoning -- 2. Common respiratory track ailments: Asthma -- Bronchitis, bronchiectasis, and brochiolitis -- The common cold -- Your child's cough: understanding and treating a problem with many causes -- Croup -- Influenza -- Pneumonia -- Tuberculosis (TB) -- 3. Ailments of the head, throat, and mouth: Ear infections -- Labyrinthitis -- Sore throats -- Tonsils and adenoids -- Sinusitis in children -- Headaches in children -- Periodontal (gum) disease -- Canker sores and cold sores -- 4. Digestive and genitourinary diseases and disorders: Vomiting and diarrhea in children -- Bacterial foodborne illnesses -- Giardiasis: a foodborne parasite -- Viral digestive illnesses -- Muchroom poisoning in children -- Stomach ulcers in children -- Pinworm infection -- Bowel problems in childreln -- Urinary incontinence in children -- Urinary tract infections in children -- Appendectomy -- Hernia. 5. Skin and scalp ailments: Taking care of children's skin problems -- Head lice infestation (Pediculosis) -- Scabines (Itch mite infestation) -- Warts -- Tinea infections: athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm -- Impetigo -- Cellulitis -- Fifth disease -- 6. Other infectious diseases: Chickenpox -- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) -- Encephalitis and meningitis -- Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) -- Hepatitis in children -- Kawasaki disease -- Lyme disease -- Measles -- Mumps -- Rabies -- Rocky Mountain spotted fever -- Rubella -- Streptococcal infections: strep throat and scarlet fever -- Tetanus -- Toxocariasis -- 7. Chronic conditions: Caring for a seriously ill child -- Children with cancer -- Children and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) -- Iron deficiency anemia -- Thalassemia -- Sickle cell disease -- Diabetes in children and adolescents -- Pituitary tumors in children -- Klinefelter syndrome: XXY males -- Fragile X syndrome -- Down sydrome -- Autism -- Tic disorders and Tourette syndrome -- Does your child have obsessive-compulsive disorder? -- Epilepsy in children -- Cerebral palsy -- Muscular dystrophy -- Scoliosis in children and adolescents -- 8. Allergies: Allergy tests -- General information about airborne allergies -- Insect allergies -- Food allergies -- Drug allergies.
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