Significantly revised and updated, the second edition of this popular quick reference guide provides information and advice on 190 areas of current pediatric care everything from abdominal pain and ADHD, to headache and herpes infections, to weight loss and wheezing. This indispensable resource delivers practical, action-oriented clinical solutions for healthcare professionals to use during or between patient encounters. Authoritative content is presented in a concise outline format that helps speed and simplify decision-making.Regardless of the patient presentation youre confronted with, youll have quick access to the help you need to Efficiently evaluate signs and symptoms.Order the right screening/diagnostic tests.Implement approved therapeutic strategies.Prescribe safe and effective medications Recommend proven prevention measures.Confidently respond to parent questions.35 new chapters including Anxiety Ataxia Coagulation disorders Cyanosis Drug interactions and adverse effects Fetal alcohol syndrome Fragile X syndrome Hemangiomas Hypocalcemia, hypercalcemia, and hypercalcuria Inflammatory bowel disease Klinefelter syndrome Learning disorders Metabolic disorders beyond the newborn period Munchausen syndrome by proxy: medical child abuse Pancreatitis Papulosquamous disease Pierre-Robin syndrome Prader-Willi syndrome Symptoms of emotional disturbance in young children (Birth to 5 Years)Turner syndrome and Noonan syndrome And more…