Developmental Psychopathology by: Patricia Kerig, Charles Wenar 26 used from $65.00 16 Thirdparty New from $86.11 Edition: 5 Media: Hardcover EAN: 9780072820195 ISBN: 0072820195 Number Of Pages: 696 Publication Date: 2005-08-08 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Product Description: This accessible, clearly written text approaches child psychopathology as “normal development gone awry” and encourages students to “think developmentally” about psychopathology, from childhood through adolescence. The fifth edition includes cutting-edge research, improved organization, and new coverage of problems that arise in late adolescence/early adulthood.
Roberton's Textbook of Neonatology from: Churchill Livingstone 1 used from $376.87 15 Thirdparty New from $292.97 Edition: 4 Media: Hardcover EAN: 9780443073557 ISBN: 0443073554 Number Of Pages: 1400 Publication Date: 2005-06-17 Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Product Description: Thoroughly revised to reflect the latest in neonatology, the 4th Edition of this definitive reference presents state-of-the-art, comprehensive coverage on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and prognosis for diseases in the newborn, and describes the routine care of the well baby.
Covers every aspect of the care of the newborn, including advice about resuscitation, emergency intensive care, practical procedures, differential diagnosis, and ongoing care.
Provides information about long term outcomes wherever possible.
Includes contributions from fetal medicine physicians, obstetricians, epidemiologists, surgeons, and lawyers who provide valuable background information essential to the modern practice of neonatology.
Includes a restructured introductory section - Organization of Neonatal Care - presenting more cohesive coverage of ethics, legal aspects of neonatology, mediocolegal problems, and psychosocial aspects of neonatology.
Features fully revised content throughout, with many new contributors representing the perspective of a new generation of neonatologists.
Presents a completely new artwork program and many new clinical photographs.
Product Description: A convenient quick reference in clinical settings and situations where there is no opportunity to refer to a full sized pediatric textbook. The handbook enables the reader to access important basic clinical information on medical and surgical problems of children. The handbook is a companion to the Nelson Textbook and both books should be used as a combined educational activity.
Textbook of Pediatric HIV Care from: Cambridge University Press 14 used from $92.98 11 Thirdparty New from $99.05 Edition: 1 Media: Hardcover EAN: 9780521821537 ISBN: 0521821533 Number Of Pages: 784 Publication Date: 2005-06-13 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Product Description: This comprehensive textbook provides the definitive account of effective care for pediatric HIV patients. Drawing on the massive and burgeoning published literature from a wide range of sources, the volume summarizes information concerning the etiology of the disease and the best clinical care for this vulnerable group. It distills the latest knowledge of virology, immunology and pathogenesis and uses it to make management recommendations for the very latest and emerging therapies.
Book Description: This comprehensive textbook provides the definitive account of effective care for pediatric HIV patients. Drawing on the massive and burgeoning published literature from a wide range of sources, the volume summarizes information concerning the aetiology of the disease and the best clinical care for this vulnerable group. It distills the latest knowledge of virology, immunology and pathogenesis and uses it to make management recommendations for the very latest and emerging therapies, including new ways of monitoring HIV infection.
Download Description: This comprehensive textbook provides the definitive account of effective care for pediatric HIV patients. Drawing on the massive and burgeoning published literature from a wide range of sources, this volume summarises a wealth of information concerning the aetiology of the disease and the best clinical care for this vulnerable group. It distils the very latest knowledge of virology, immunology and pathogenesis and uses this to illuminate and explain management recommendations. Recently, many new agents for the treatment and prophylaxis of HIV infection and the opportunistic infections that accompany HIV infection have been developed, accompanied by many new ways of monitoring HIV infection in children. These new therapies and approaches to management are complicated, but the long-term health of HIV-infected children depends on their meticulously correct application. This textbook explains, helps and guides the clinician through all these complexities to facilitate the best possible care for children with HIV infection.
Written by experts, this book prepares users who will work with special-needs infants and preschoolers to use assessment for the purpose of planning effective, personalized intervention programs. Thoroughly updated material ensures readers are up-to-date on developments in the field, helping them better understand, and make use of, current technologies and future advances. Examines the full range of assessment issues—from test development to cultural competence—with an emphasis on family-centered practices, the impact of a child's everyday environment, and the value of collaborative decision-making in order to understand the "whole" child who has a disability. The authors thoroughly ground readers in the fundamentals of all assessment, while concentrating most on assessment of the youngest children birth to five years old. Updated material addresses recent legislation, new trends in the field, and the latest assessment instruments. Contains full chapters on functional behavior assessment and environmental assessment—as well as thorough coverage of cultural and linguistic assessment. For educators assessing infants and preschoolers with special needs.
Prentice Hall's Real Nursing Skills series offers users the complete foundation for competency in performing clinical nursing skills. This is the only skills series designed to help users visualize how to perform clinical nursing skills and understanding the concepts and rationales for each skill. This series is also endorsed by INACSL - The Board of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulations and Learning has been involved in focus groups and reviewing the videos of these skills throughout the development of this series. The volumes in this series consist of interactive CD-ROMs with comprehensive procedures and rationales demonstrated in hundreds of realistic video clips, animations, illustrations, and photographs. For each skill, users will review: Purpose * Equipment * Preparation * Procedure * Post-Procedure * Expected Outcomes * Documentation * and Variation (if applicable). Throughout the videos, users will experience the real-life aspects of: therapeutic communication between the nurse and the client, the client's reaction to invasive skills, and cultural, gender, and age diversity among nurses and clients. Nursing Students and Nursing Professionals.
Product Description: This book features contributions from leading professionals who have extensive experience with children who have special needs -- birth to three years of age. Extremely practical in approach, it contains "recommended practices" in early intervention that are easy to implement for serving young children and their families. Presents foundations for infant and toddler intervention and explores the importance of teamwork in early intervention. Surveys intervention strategies for developmental domains -- neuromotor development, cognitive development, and social and communication development. Considers intervention strategies for medical contexts -- for the neonatal period and for medically fragile/complex infants and toddlers. Discusses intervention with infants and toddlers who are at-risk, have multiple or severe disabilities, hearing impairment, or visual impairment. Explains how to collaborate with families and how to develop an Individualized Family Service Plan. For interventionists, educators, and families who are dealing with young children with special needs.
Product Description: The only reference in the field of its kind! The New Edition of this definitive resource examines the full spectrum of rheumatologic diseases and non-rheumatologic musculoskeletal disorders in children and adolescents. It describes the presentation, differential diagnosis, course, management, and prognosis of every major condition. Drs. Cassidy and Petty have meticulously revised their masterwork to integrate important new scientific advances and clinical developments.
Features exhaustive reviews of the major clinical syndromes, describing the complex web of symptoms, signs, and lab abnormalities characteristic of these disorders in order to make diagnosis and treatment easier.
Grounds treatment protocols in the best scientific evidence available today.
Establishes an internationally accepted nosography of classification criteria based on the ACR, EULAR, and ILAR criteria.
Clarifies complex concepts and demonstrates key techniques with 400 illustrations, which include new figures and a new four-color insert.
Integrates the knowledge and experience of the founding fathers of pediatric rheumatology as well as a who's who of international experts in the field.
Expanded coverage of immunogenetics, detailing advances from the sequencing of the human genome and a new understanding of immunologic mechanisms of inflammatory disease.
Enhanced discussions of pharmacology, drug therapy, and systemic connective tissue diseases.
A new chapter on The Febrile Syndromes.
The expertise of two new associate editors, Ronald M. Laxler and Carol B.Lindsley.
This book presents updated clinical material on child and adolescent psychiatry from the best-selling Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, Tenth Edition. Coverage includes clinically relevant information on normal and abnormal development; examination; neuroimaging; learning, communication and behavioral disorders; adolescent substance abuse; forensic issues; and the spectrum of psychiatric problems such as depression and bipolar disorders. Treatment chapters include a broad range of psychopharmacotherapeutic and psychotherapeutic techniques, and the many controversies related to appropriate use of medication in children are addressed. The book is DSM-IV-TR compatible and replete with case studies and tables, including DSM-IV-TR tables.
