Pediatric Primary Care Case Studies by Catherine E. Burns, Beth Richardson, Margaret Brady

By Catherine E. Burns, Beth Richardson, Margaret Brady

Pediatric basic Care Case reports is a suite of pediatric case stories of universal illnesses of good, accutely in poor health, and chronically in poor health youngsters. this article offers scholars with the chance to evaluate the situation, differential diagnoses, therapy and academic plans. The instances comprise heritage and actual exam info and supply steered case recommendations. The instances comprise developmental, behavioral, and sickness difficulties written to incorporate relations, cultural, and different contextual concerns which needs to be thought of to supply optimum care. present directions and evidence-based examine are used to aid the care strategies. Pediatric fundamental Care Case reports offers reasonable ambulatory care circumstances that enables scholars to enhance their severe pondering talents as they paintings via universal occasions confronted through future health care services.

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Some examples of family problems include social isolation, caregiver role strain, alterations in parenting, family communication problems, absent family members, and inadequate healthcare and financial resources. An example of a family problem is given in one of the case studies, a mother of a newborn whose husband is overseas in the military. She not only does not have the support of the absent parent, but also has additional strains due to anxieties about his safety and perhaps financial problems because military families often receive limited income and perhaps loss of income if a reservist has to put a civilian job on hold.

Hellings Chapter 9 The Constipated 8-Year-Old Tamra D. Kehoe Chapter 10 The Teen Needing a Sports Physical Catherine G. Blosser Chapter 11 The Infant Not Sleeping Through the Night Lynne Henry Chapter 12 The Child Who Is Very Busy and Doesn’t Listen Larry W. Lynn Chapter 13 The Boy Who Draws a Picture Suggesting an Abuse Situation Beth Moore Margaret A. Brady Chapter 14 The 14-Year-Old Who Looks Depressed Ann M. Guthery Chapter 15 The Teen Who Thinks She Might Be Gay Sheran M. Simo UNIT III Diseases Chapter 16 The Child with a Fever for Six Days Ritamarie John Chapter 17 The Wheezing Child Deborah A.

Case Presentation and Discussion Maya Conteh is a 9-month-old African female who comes to your outreach clinic for an initial evaluation. She is accompanied by her mother who speaks Arabic and English. The mother is concerned that Maya is not developing like other children her age. The family emigrated from Sudan one year ago and now lives in low-income student housing because the father is in graduate school. This is their first child. The maternal grandparents are also temporarily living in the household and help out with Maya.

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