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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
expand / collapse Feeding of Newborns and Infants
Breastfeeding
Bottle-Feeding
Starting Solid Foods
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
Causes
Symptoms
Prognosis
Prevention
Treatment
expand / collapse Postmaturity
Symptoms
Treatment
Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
expand / collapse Large for Gestational Age (LGA)
Symptoms and Complications
Treatment
expand / collapse Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Transient Tachypnea
expand / collapse Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
Causes
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Pneumothorax in Newborns
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis
Prevention and Treatment
expand / collapse Apnea of Prematurity
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Prevention and Treatment
expand / collapse Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis
Prevention and Treatment
expand / collapse Jaundice in the Newborn
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Key Points
expand / collapse Anemia in the Newborn
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Polycythemia in the Newborn
expand / collapseThyroid Disorders in the Newborn
Hypothyroidism in the Newborn
Hyperthyroidism in the Newborn
expand / collapse Sepsis in the Newborn
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Symptoms in Infants and Children
expand / collapse Constipation in Children
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Key Points
expand / collapse Cough in Children
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Key Points
expand / collapse Crying
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Key Points
expand / collapse Colic
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
expand / collapse Diarrhea in Children
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Key Points
expand / collapse Fever in Infants and Children
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Key Points
Rashes in Children
Separation and Stranger Anxiety
expand / collapse Vomiting in Infants and Children
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Key Points
Birth Defects
expand / collapseOverview of Birth Defects
Causes and Risks
Diagnosis
expand / collapse Heart Defects
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defects
Tetralogy of Fallot
Transposition of the Great Arteries
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Coarctation of the Aorta
expand / collapse Urinary Tract Defects
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Kidney and Ureter Defects
Bladder and Urethra Defects
expand / collapse Genital Defects
Male Genital Defects
Female Genital Defects
expand / collapse Digestive Tract Defects
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula
Anal Atresia
Intestinal Malrotation
Biliary Atresia
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Hirschsprung's Disease
Abdominal Wall Defects (Omphalocele and Gastroschisis)
expand / collapse Bone and Muscle Defects
Facial Defects
Limb and Joint Defects
expand / collapse Brain and Spinal Cord Defects
Neural Tube Defects
Hydrocephalus
Chromosomal and Genetic Abnormalities
Overview of Chromosomal Disorders
expand / collapse Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21; Trisomy G)
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Turner Syndrome
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Noonan Syndrome
Triple X Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome
XYY Syndrome
Fragile X Syndrome
Miscellaneous Disorders in Infants and Young Children
Teething
Feeding Problems
Dehydration in Children
Undescended and Retractile Testes
expand / collapse Failure to Thrive
Causes
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Kawasaki Disease
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Reye Syndrome
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Apparent Life-Threatening Event (ALTE)
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
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 Sleep Problems in Children
Nightmares
Night Terrors and Sleepwalking
Resistance to Going to Bed
Awakening During the Night
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
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Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapseEarly Puberty
Diagnosis
Treatment
Short Stature
Obesity in Adolescents
School Problems in Adolescents
Behavioral Problems in Adolescents
expand / collapse Drug and Substance Use and Abuse in Adolescents
Alcohol
Tobacco
Other Substances
Contraception and Adolescent Pregnancy
Bacterial Infections in Infants and Children
Overview of Bacterial Infections in Childhood
Occult Bacteremia
expand / collapseMeningitis in Children
Causes
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis
Prevention
Treatment
expand / collapse Diphtheria
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
expand / collapse Pertussis
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Prognosis
Prevention and Treatment
expand / collapse Rheumatic Fever
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
expand / collapse Urinary Tract Infection in Children(UTI)
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Viral Infections in Infants and Children
Overview of Viral Infections in Children
expand / collapse Viral Central Nervous System Infections in Children
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Chickenpox
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis
Prevention
Treatment
Erythema Infectiosum
expand / collapse Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children
Transmission of Infection
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Prevention
Treatment
expand / collapse Measles
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis
Prevention
Treatment
expand / collapse Mumps
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis
Prevention
Treatment
expand / collapse Polio
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis
Prevention
Treatment
expand / collapse Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
Symptoms and Complications
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Roseola Infantum
Rotavirus Infection
expand / collapse Rubella
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
expand / collapse Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE)
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Respiratory Disorders in Children
expand / collapse Asthma in Children
Risk Factors
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Prevention
Treatment
expand / collapse Bronchiolitis
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Croup
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Bacterial Tracheitis
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
expand / collapse Cystic Fibrosis
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Digestive Disorders in Children
expand / collapse Gastroenteritis in Children
Causes
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment
expand / collapse Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Peptic Ulcer in Children
Hernia in Children
expand / collapse Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Intussusception
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Appendicitis in Children
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Meckel Diverticulum
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Neurologic Disorders in Children
expand / collapse Seizures in Children
expand / collapse Febrile Seizures
Treatment
expand / collapse Infantile Spasms
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Neurofibromatosis
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Tuberous Sclerosis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Von Hippel–Lindau Disease
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Incontinence in Children
expand / collapse Urinary Incontinence in Children
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Key Points
Stool Incontinence in Children
Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders in Children
Introduction
expand / collapse Middle Ear Infections in Young Children
expand / collapse Acute Middle Ear Infection
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Chronic Middle Ear Infection
expand / collapse Secretory Otitis Media in Children
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Hearing Impairment in Children
Causes
Symptoms
Screening and Diagnosis
Treatment
Objects in the Ears and Nose
expand / collapse Neck Masses in Children
Diagnosis and Treatment
Laryngeal Papillomas
Juvenile Angiofibroma
expand / collapse Communication Disorders in Children
Diagnosis
Eye Disorders in Children
Overview of Eye Disorders in Children
expand / collapse Amblyopia
Causes
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Strabismus
Bone Disorders in Children
expand / collapseOverview of Bone Disorders in Children
Causes
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Scoliosis
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
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
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Hereditary Connective Tissue Disorders
Overview of Hereditary Connective Tissue Disorders
Cutis Laxa
expand / collapse Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Prognosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Marfan Syndrome
Prognosis and Treatment
Osteochondrodysplasias
expand / collapse Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Treatment
expand / collapse Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Prognosis and Treatment
Nail-Patella Syndrome
Muscular Dystrophies and Related Disorders
Introduction
expand / collapse Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapseOther Forms of Muscular Dystrophy
Diagnosis and Treatment
Myotonic Myopathies
Congenital Myopathies
expand / collapse Periodic Paralysis
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
expand / collapse Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Diabetes Mellitus in Children(DM)
expand / collapse Diabetes Mellitus in Children(DM)
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Hereditary Metabolic Disorders
Overview of Hereditary Metabolic Disorders
expand / collapseDisorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism
expand / collapse Glycogen Storage Diseases
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Galactosemia
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Hereditary Fructose Intolerance
expand / collapse Mucopolysaccharidoses
Prognosis and Treatment
Disorders of Pyruvate Metabolism
expand / collapseDisorders of Amino Acid Metabolism
expand / collapse Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Prevention and Treatment
Maple Syrup Urine Disease
Homocystinuria
Tyrosinemia
expand / collapseDisorders of Lipid Metabolism
Gaucher's Disease
Tay-Sachs Disease
Niemann-Pick Disease
Fabry's Disease
Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders
Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
Overview of Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
expand / collapse Familial Mediterranean Fever
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
PFAPA Syndrome
Childhood Cancers
Overview of Childhood Cancer
expand / collapse Brain Tumors in Children
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Astrocytomas
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Ependymomas
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Medulloblastoma
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Neuroblastoma
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Retinoblastoma
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Rhabdomyosarcoma
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Wilms' Tumor
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Learning and Developmental Disorders
Definition of Developmental Disorders
expand / collapse Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Autism Spectrum Disorders
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Asperger's Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
Rett Syndrome
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
expand / collapse Learning Disorders
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Dyslexia
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Intellectual Disability
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Prevention
Treatment
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
expand / collapse Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Mental Health Disorders in Children
Overview of Mental Health Disorders in Children
expand / collapse Childhood Schizophrenia
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Depression in Children
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapseBipolar Disorder in Children(Manic-Depressive Illness)
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents
Risk Factors
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment
expand / collapse Conduct Disorder
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
expand / collapse Anxiety Disorders in Children
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
expand / collapse Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Panic Disorder
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Separation Anxiety Disorder
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Social Phobia
Tic Disorders
expand / collapse Somatoform Disorders in Children
Diagnosis
Treatment
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
Types
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Female Genital Mutilation
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