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Children's Health Issues
Newborns and Infants
Initial Care of the Newborn
Physical Examination of the Newborn
First Few Days After Birth
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Stools and Urine in Infants
Sleeping in Newborns and Infants
Physical Development of Infants
Behavioral, Social, and Intellectual Development of Infants
Promoting Optimal Development of Infants
Preventive Health Care Visits for Infants
Vaccination of Infants and Children
Problems in Newborns
Overview of Problems in Newborns
Birth Injury
expand / collapse Prematurity
expand / collapse Postmaturity
Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
expand / collapse Large for Gestational Age (LGA)
expand / collapse Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Transient Tachypnea
expand / collapse Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
expand / collapse Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
expand / collapse Pneumothorax in Newborns
expand / collapse Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
expand / collapse Apnea of Prematurity
expand / collapse Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
expand / collapse Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
expand / collapse Hyperbilirubinemia
expand / collapse Anemia in the Newborn
Polycythemia in the Newborn
expand / collapseThyroid Disorders in the Newborn
expand / collapse Sepsis in the Newborn
Birth Defects
expand / collapseOverview of Birth Defects
expand / collapse Heart Defects
expand / collapse Urinary Tract Defects
expand / collapse Genital Defects
expand / collapse Digestive Tract Defects
Abdominal Wall Defects (Omphalocele and Gastroschisis)
expand / collapse Bone and Muscle Defects
expand / collapse Brain and Spinal Cord Defects
Chromosomal and Genetic Abnormalities
Overview of Chromosomal Disorders
expand / collapse Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21; Trisomy G)
Fragile X Syndrome
Turner's Syndrome
Noonan's Syndrome
Triple X Syndrome
Klinefelter's Syndrome
XYY Syndrome
Long QT Syndrome
Problems in Infants and Very Young Children
Fussiness, Excessive Crying, and Colic
Teething
Feeding Problems in Infants and Young Children
Bowel Problems in Infants and Young Children
Separation Anxiety
Rashes in Infants
Undescended and Retractile Testes
expand / collapse Fever in Infants and Young Children
expand / collapse Failure to Thrive
expand / collapse Apparent Life-Threatening Event (ALTE)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Preschool and School-Aged Children
Introduction
Physical Development
Intellectual Development
Social and Emotional Development
Promoting Optimal Health and Development
Preventive Health Care Visits
Behavioral and Developmental Problems in Young Children
Overview of Behavioral Problems in Young Children
Eating Problems in Young Children
expand / collapse Bed-Wetting
Encopresis
expand / collapse Sleep Problems in Children
Temper Tantrums
Breath-Holding Spells
School Avoidance
Adolescents
Introduction
Physical and Sexual Development
Intellectual and Behavioral Development
Emotional Development
Social and Psychologic Development
Development of Sexuality
Preventive Health Care Visits
Problems in Adolescents
Introduction
expand / collapse Delayed Puberty
expand / collapseEarly Puberty
Short Stature
Obesity in Adolescents
School Problems in Adolescents
Behavioral Problems in Adolescents
expand / collapse Drug and Substance Use and Abuse in Adolescents
Contraception and Adolescent Pregnancy
Bacterial Infections in Infants and Children
Overview of Bacterial Infections in Childhood
Occult Bacteremia
expand / collapseMeningitis in Children
expand / collapse Diphtheria
expand / collapse Retropharyngeal Abscess
expand / collapse Epiglottitis
expand / collapse Pertussis
expand / collapse Rheumatic Fever
expand / collapse Urinary Tract Infection in Children(UTI)
Viral Infections in Infants and Children
Overview of Viral Infections in Children
expand / collapse Viral Central Nervous System Infections in Children
expand / collapse Chickenpox
Erythema Infectiosum
expand / collapse Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children
expand / collapse Measles
expand / collapse Mumps
expand / collapse Polio
expand / collapse Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
Roseola Infantum
Rotavirus Infection
expand / collapse Rubella
expand / collapse Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE)
Respiratory Disorders in Children
expand / collapse Asthma in Children
expand / collapse Bronchiolitis
expand / collapse Croup
Bacterial Tracheitis
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
expand / collapse Cystic Fibrosis
Digestive Disorders in Children
expand / collapse Gastroenteritis in Children
expand / collapse Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children
Peptic Ulcer in Children
Hernia in Children
expand / collapse Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
expand / collapse Intussusception
expand / collapse Appendicitis in Children
expand / collapse Meckel's Diverticulum
expand / collapse Constipation in Children
expand / collapse Chronic and Recurring Abdominal Pain
Neurologic Disorders in Children
expand / collapse Seizures in Children
expand / collapse Neurofibromatosis
expand / collapse Sturge-Weber Syndrome
expand / collapse Tuberous Sclerosis
expand / collapse Von Hippel–Lindau Disease
Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders in Children
Introduction
expand / collapse Middle Ear Infections in Young Children
expand / collapse Secretory Otitis Media in Children
expand / collapse Pharyngitis (Sore Throat) in Children
expand / collapse Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids
expand / collapse Hearing Impairment in Children
Objects in the Ears and Nose
expand / collapse Neck Masses in Children
Laryngeal Papillomas
Juvenile Angiofibroma
expand / collapse Communication Disorders in Children
Eye Disorders in Children
Overview of Eye Disorders in Children
expand / collapse Amblyopia
Strabismus
Bone Disorders in Children
expand / collapseOverview of Bone Disorders in Children
expand / collapse Scoliosis
Kyphosis
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Köhler's Bone Disease
Sever's Disease
Chondromalacia Patellae
expand / collapse Osteopetroses
Hereditary Connective Tissue Disorders
Overview of Hereditary Connective Tissue Disorders
Cutis Laxa
expand / collapse Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
expand / collapse Marfan Syndrome
Osteochondrodysplasias
expand / collapse Osteogenesis Imperfecta
expand / collapse Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Nail-Patella Syndrome
Muscular Dystrophies and Related Disorders
Introduction
expand / collapse Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies
expand / collapseOther Forms of Muscular Dystrophy
Congenital Myopathies
expand / collapse Periodic Paralysis
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
expand / collapse Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Diabetes Mellitus in Children(DM)
expand / collapse Diabetes Mellitus in Children(DM)
Hereditary Metabolic Disorders
Overview of Hereditary Metabolic Disorders
expand / collapseDisorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism
expand / collapseDisorders of Amino Acid Metabolism
expand / collapseDisorders of Lipid Metabolism
Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
Overview of Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
expand / collapse Familial Mediterranean Fever
PFAPA Syndrome
Childhood Cancers
Overview of Childhood Cancer
expand / collapse Brain Tumors in Children
expand / collapse Neuroblastoma
expand / collapse Retinoblastoma
expand / collapse Rhabdomyosarcoma
expand / collapse Wilms' Tumor
Learning and Developmental Disorders
Definition of Developmental Disorders
expand / collapse Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
expand / collapse Autism Spectrum Disorders
expand / collapse Learning Disorders
expand / collapse Intellectual Disability
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
expand / collapse Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Mental Health Disorders in Children
Overview of Mental Health Disorders in Children
expand / collapse Childhood Schizophrenia
expand / collapse Depression in Children
expand / collapseBipolar Disorder in Children(Manic-Depressive Illness)
expand / collapse Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents
expand / collapse Conduct Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
expand / collapse Anxiety Disorders in Children
Tic Disorders
expand / collapse Somatoform Disorders in Children
Social Issues Affecting Children and Their Families
Overview of Social Issues Affecting Children
Illness and Death in Infants
Illness in Children
Divorce and Children
Child Care
Foster Care
Adoption
Child Neglect and Abuse
expand / collapse Overview of Child Neglect and Abuse
Female Genital Mutilation
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