Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy Through Adolescence

Editor: Gale
Publication Year: 2016
Publisher: Gale

Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-1-41-033274-5
Category: Health & Medicine - Health
Image Count: 409
Book Status: Available
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This title provides in-depth coverage of pediatric diseases and disorders, along with issues related to physical and cognitive/behavioral development. It is an appropriate resource for parents, teachers, and allied health students

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Table of Contents

  • Please Read—Important Information
  • Introduction
  • Thematic Outline
  • Contributors
  • Volume 1: A–C
  • A
  • Abandonment
  • Abdominal wall defects
  • Abortion
  • Acetaminophen
  • Acne
  • Acne diet
  • Acromegaly and gigantism
  • Acting out
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • Acute myelocytic leukemia
  • Adaptive behavior scales for infants and children
  • Adenoid hyperplasia
  • ADHD diet
  • Adjustment disorders
  • Adolescence
  • Adolescent nutrition
  • Adoption
  • Adrenal disorders
  • Alagille syndrome
  • Albinism
  • Alcoholism
  • Allergic purpura
  • Allergic rhinitis
  • Allergies
  • Allergy shots
  • Allergy tests
  • Allowance and money management
  • Alopecia
  • Alpha-fetoprotein test
  • Alternative school
  • Ambiguous genitalia and intersex
  • Amblyopia
  • Amenorrhea
  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Amniocentesis
  • Anabolic steroid use
  • Analgesics
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Anatomical age
  • Anemia
  • Angelman syndrome
  • Anger management
  • Animal bite infections
  • Anomia
  • Anorexia nervosa
  • Anoxia
  • Antenatal testing
  • Antepartum testing
  • Antiacne drugs
  • Antibiotics
  • Antibiotics, topical
  • Antidepressant drugs
  • Antiepileptic drugs
  • Antihistamines
  • Antisocial behavior
  • Antisocial personality disorder
  • Antiviral drugs
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Apgar testing
  • Aphasia
  • Apnea of prematurity and infancy
  • Appendicitis
  • Apraxia
  • Arteriovenous fistula
  • Asperger syndrome
  • Asphyxia neonatorum
  • Assessment
  • Asthma
  • Asthma medications
  • Ataxia-telangiectasia
  • Atopic dermatitis
  • Atrial septal defect
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Audiometry
  • Auditory discrimination test
  • Autism spectrum disorder
  • Autoimmune disorders
  • Aversive conditioning
  • B
  • Babysitter
  • Back and neck disorders
  • Battered child syndrome
  • Bayley Scales of Infant Development
  • Bedbug infestation
  • Beery-Buktenica Test
  • Behavior modification
  • Behavioral therapy
  • Bejel
  • Bell's palsy
  • Bender Gestalt Test
  • Benton Visual Retention Test
  • Bereavement
  • Bicycle safety
  • Biliary atresia
  • Bilingualism/bilingual education
  • Bilirubin test
  • Binge eating
  • Biological parent
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Birth defects
  • Birth injuries and complications
  • Birth order
  • Birthmarks
  • Bisphenol A
  • Bites and stings
  • Blood
  • Blood disorders
  • Blood sugar tests
  • Body dysmorphic disorder
  • Body image
  • Boehm Test of Basic Concepts [revised [Boehm-R)]
  • Bonding and attachment
  • Boredom
  • Botulism
  • Bowel disorders
  • Brachial plexus injuries
  • Brain tumors in children
  • Brazelton Neonatal Test
  • Breast development
  • Breast enlargement in adolescent boys
  • Breastfeeding
  • Breastfeeding problems
  • Breath holding spells
  • Breech birth
  • Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Early Development
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Bronchitis
  • Brown v. Board of Education
  • Bruises
  • Bruton agammaglobulinemia
  • Bulimia nervosa
  • Bullying
  • Burns
  • C
  • Caffeine
  • Cancer
  • Candidiasis
  • Canker sores
  • Car safety seats
  • Carbohydrate intolerance
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning
  • Cardiomyopathy in infants and children
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • Caregiver
  • Cat-scratch disease
  • Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale (CIIS)
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis
  • Cerumen impaction
  • Cesarean section
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
  • Chemotherapy
  • Chest physical therapy
  • Chickenpox
  • Child abuse and neglect
  • Child custody laws
  • Child psychology
  • Childbirth education
  • Childhood nutrition
  • Childhood obesity
  • Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
  • Childproofing
  • Children's Apperception Test (CAT)
  • Children's health
  • Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
  • Children's weight management
  • Choking
  • Cholesterol
  • Chores
  • Circumcision
  • Cleft lip and palate
  • Clubfoot
  • Coagulation disorders
  • Coarctation of the aorta
  • Cochlear implants
  • Cognitive development
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy
  • Cold sores
  • Colic
  • Collapsed lung/pneumothorax
  • Color blindness
  • Common cold
  • Common variable immunodeficiency
  • Communication disorders
  • Communication skills and development
  • Computed tomography scans
  • Concussion
  • Condoms
  • Conduct disorder
  • Conflict resolution
  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
  • Congenital amputation
  • Congenital bladder anomalies
  • Congenital brain defects
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Congenital hip dysplasia
  • Congenital ureter anomalies
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Constipation
  • Contact dermatitis
  • Contraception
  • Co-parenting
  • Cord blood banking
  • Corneal abrasion
  • Cough
  • Cough suppressants
  • Craniofacial abnormalities
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Craniosynostosis
  • Crawling
  • Creativity
  • Creativity tests
  • Cri du chat syndrome
  • Croup
  • Custody
  • Cutaneous infections
  • Cyclic vomiting syndrome
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Cytomegalovirus antibody screening test
  • Cytomegalovirus infection
  • Volume 2: D–K
  • D
  • Day care
  • Decongestants
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Defense mechanisms
  • Dehydration
  • Dental development
  • Dental fillings
  • Dental sealants
  • Dental trauma
  • Dental x-rays
  • Dependent personality disorder
  • Depressive disorders
  • Dermatitis
  • Development and developmental milestones
  • Developmental delay
  • Developmental psychology
  • Developmental reading disorder
  • Diabetes, type 1
  • Diabetes, type 2
  • Diagnostic reading tests—DORA and others
  • Diaper rash
  • Diarrhea
  • DiGeorge syndrome
  • Diphtheria
  • Discipline
  • Dissociative disorders
  • Dizziness
  • Down syndrome
  • Draw-A-Person test
  • Drawings
  • DTaP vaccine
  • Duodenal obstruction
  • Dwarfism
  • Dyslexia
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • E
  • Ear exam with an otoscope
  • Early childhood development
  • Early childhood education
  • Eating disorders
  • Eczema
  • Edwards' syndrome
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
  • Electric and magnetic fields
  • Electric shock injuries
  • Electroencephalography
  • Electrolyte disorders
  • Electrolyte supplements
  • Electronic fetal monitoring
  • Elimination diets
  • Emotional development
  • Encephalitis
  • Encephalopathy
  • Encopresis
  • Endocarditis
  • Enterobacterial infections
  • Enuresis
  • Eosinophilic gastroenteropathies
  • Epiglottitis
  • Epilepsy
  • Erythroblastosis fetalis
  • Erythromycins and other macrolide antibiotics
  • Esophageal atresia
  • Exercise
  • Expectorants
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Eye and vision development
  • Eye infections
  • Eyeglasses and contact lenses
  • Eyelid disorders
  • F
  • Factitious disorder
  • Failure to thrive
  • Fainting/syncope
  • Familial Mediterranean fever
  • Family and family dysfunction
  • Family therapy
  • Fear
  • Febrile seizures
  • Fetal alcohol syndrome
  • Fetal growth restriction
  • Fetal hemoglobin test
  • Fetal surgery
  • Fever
  • Fever of unknown origin
  • Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome
  • Fifth disease
  • Finding a pediatrician
  • Fine motor skills
  • Fingertip injuries
  • Firearm safety
  • First aid
  • Fluoridation
  • Folic acid
  • Food allergies and sensitivities
  • Food intolerances
  • Foodborne illness
  • Foreign objects
  • Foster care
  • Fractures
  • Fragile X syndrome
  • Free-range parenting
  • Friedreich's ataxia
  • Frostbite and frostnip
  • Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception
  • G
  • Galactosemia
  • Gangs
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Gates-MacGinitie reading tests (GMRT)
  • GED test
  • Gender dysphoria
  • Genetic disorders
  • Genetic testing
  • Genital herpes
  • Genital warts
  • Germ cell tumors
  • Gesell Developmental Observation-Revised
  • Gonorrhea
  • Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test
  • Grandparents
  • Gray Oral Reading Test
  • Gross motor skills
  • Growing pains
  • Growth disorders
  • Guillain-Barré syndrome
  • H
  • Hallucinogens and hallucinogen related disorders
  • Handedness
  • Hand-eye coordination
  • Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
  • Head injury
  • Head Start programs
  • Headache
  • Health needs of special needs children
  • Health needs of vulnerable populations
  • Hearing development and function
  • Hearing impairments
  • Heart murmurs
  • Heat disorders
  • Heavy metal poisoning
  • Heimlich maneuver
  • Hemolytic uremic syndrome
  • Hemophilia
  • Hemophilus infections
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis B vaccine
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Herbal remedies
  • Hereditary fructose intolerance
  • Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
  • Hernia
  • Herpes simplex
  • Hib vaccine
  • Hiccups
  • High-risk pregnancy
  • Hirschsprung's disease
  • Histiocytosis X
  • HIV infection/AIDS
  • Hives
  • Hodgkin disease
  • Home birth
  • Homeschooling
  • Hospitalization
  • HPV vaccination
  • Human bite infections
  • Human papillomavirus (HPV)
  • Huntington's disease
  • Hurler syndrome
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Hyper-IgM syndrome
  • Hypertension
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hypogonadism
  • Hypospadias and epispadias
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Hypotonia
  • Hypoxia
  • I
  • Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
  • Ileus
  • Immobilization
  • Immune system
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Immunoglobulin deficiency syndromes
  • Impetigo
  • Impulse-control disorders
  • Inclusion conjunctivitis
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
  • Infancy
  • Infant massage
  • Infant mortality
  • Infant nutrition
  • Infantile seborrheic dermatitis
  • Infectious disease
  • Infectious mononucleosis
  • Inflammatory bowel diseases
  • Influenza
  • Influenza vaccination
  • Inhalants and related disorders
  • Insect sting allergy
  • Intellectual disability
  • Intelligence
  • Intelligence quotient (IQ)
  • Intelligence tests
  • Intermittent explosive disorder
  • Intersex states
  • Intestinal malrotation
  • Intestinal obstructions
  • Intrauterine growth retardation
  • Intravenous rehydration
  • Intussusception
  • Iowa Assessments
  • Iron deficiency anemia
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Itching
  • J
  • Japanese encephalitis
  • Japanese encephalitis vaccine
  • Jaundice
  • Joint hypermobility
  • Juvenile arthritis
  • Juvenile dermatomyositis
  • K
  • Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
  • Kawasaki syndrome
  • Kidney development and function
  • Kidney disorders
  • Kleptomania
  • Klinefelter syndrome
  • Knee injuries
  • Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning
  • Kohs Block Design Test
  • Volume 3: L–R
  • L
  • Labor and the birthing process
  • Labyrinthitis
  • Lactation
  • Lactose intolerance
  • Language delay
  • Language development
  • Language disorder
  • Late effects of childhood cancer and its treatment
  • Laxatives
  • Lead poisoning
  • Learning disorders
  • Leukemias, acute
  • Leukemias, chronic
  • Lice infestation
  • Lincoln-Oseretsky Motor Development Scale
  • Lisping
  • Listeriosis
  • Literacy/learning to read
  • Liver development and function
  • Long-term follow-up guidelines for childhood cancer survivors
  • Lower extremity conditions
  • Lung development and function
  • Lying
  • Lyme disease
  • Lymphadenitis
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Lymphoma
  • M
  • Macrocephaly
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Malnutrition
  • Malocclusion
  • Marfan syndrome
  • Marijuana
  • Maslow's hierarchy of needs
  • Massage therapy
  • Mastoiditis
  • Masturbation
  • Maternal diseases affecting newborns
  • Maternal to fetal infections
  • Maxillofacial trauma
  • McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA)
  • Measles
  • Meconium aspiration syndrome
  • Media use
  • Medicaid
  • Meeting Street School Screening Test
  • Menarche
  • Meningitis
  • Meningococcal meningitis vaccine
  • Meningococcemia
  • Menstruation
  • Mercury poisoning
  • Merrill-Palmer Scales of Mental Development
  • Metabolic disorders
  • Methylphenidate
  • Middle childhood development
  • Migraine
  • Mineral deficiency
  • Mineral toxicity
  • Minerals
  • Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
  • Minority health
  • MMR vaccine
  • Moles
  • Mood disorders
  • Moral development
  • Motion sickness
  • Movement disorders
  • Mucopolysaccharidoses
  • Multicultural education/curriculum
  • Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes
  • Multiple pregnancy
  • Mumps
  • Muscle spasms and cramps
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Music
  • Music therapy
  • Mutism
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
  • Myopathies
  • Myopia
  • Myotonic dystrophy
  • Myringotomy and ear tubes
  • N
  • Nail biting
  • Nail-patella syndrome
  • Narcolepsy
  • Narcotics
  • Nasal trauma
  • Near-drowning
  • Nebulizers
  • Necrotizing enterocolitis
  • Neonatal care
  • Neonatal jaundice
  • Neonatal reflexes
  • Neonatal respiratory care
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Neurofibromatosis
  • Neurological exam
  • Newborn screening
  • Night terrors
  • Nightmares
  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  • Norovirus infection
  • Nosebleed
  • Numbness and tingling
  • Nursemaid's elbow
  • Nutrition
  • O
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Occupational therapy
  • Oligomenorrhea
  • Operant conditioning
  • Oppositional defiant disorder
  • Oral contraceptives
  • Oral hygiene
  • Organ transplant
  • Orthodontics
  • Orthostatic hypotension
  • Osgood-Schlatter disease
  • Osteochondroses
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Osteopetrosis
  • Otitis externa (swimmer's ear)
  • Otitis media
  • Overhydration
  • P
  • Pacifier
  • Pain
  • Pain assessment in children
  • Pain management
  • Palliative and end-of-life care
  • Pancreatitis
  • PANDAS/PANS
  • Paralysis
  • Parasitic diseases
  • Parent-child relationship
  • Patau syndrome
  • Patent ductus arteriosus
  • Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
  • Peanut allergy
  • Pediatric nutrition
  • Pediatric physical therapy
  • Pediatric sepsis and shock
  • Pediatric surgery
  • Pediatrician
  • Peer mediation
  • Peer relationships
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Penicillins
  • Perforated eardrum
  • Perinatal infection
  • Periodontal disease
  • Personality development
  • Personality disorders
  • Pervasive developmental disorders
  • Phenylketonuria
  • Phobias
  • Pica
  • Piercing and tattoos
  • Pinta
  • Pituitary disorders
  • Pityriasis rosea
  • Platelet count
  • Play therapy
  • Pneumonia
  • Poison ivy and poison oak
  • Poisoning
  • Polio
  • Polio vaccine
  • Polydactyly and syndactyly
  • Porphyrias
  • Post-concussion syndrome
  • Prader-Willi syndrome
  • Precocious puberty
  • Prematurity
  • Premenstrual syndrome
  • Preschool
  • Prescription drug abuse
  • Prickly heat
  • Product safety and recalls
  • Progeria
  • Protein-energy malnutrition
  • Psoriasis
  • Psychological tests
  • Psychosocial disorders
  • Puberty
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Pyloric stenosis
  • Pyromania
  • R
  • Rabies
  • Rabies vaccine
  • Rape and sexual assault
  • Rare childhood cancers
  • Rashes
  • Rat-bite fever
  • Recommended dietary allowance
  • Red blood cell indices
  • Red reflex testing
  • Reflexes and reflex tests
  • Renal vein thrombosis
  • Respiratory distress syndrome
  • Respiratory syncytial virus infection
  • Retention in school
  • Retinoblastoma
  • Reye's syndrome
  • Rh incompatibility and hydrops
  • Rheumatic diseases of children
  • Rheumatic fever
  • Rhinitis
  • Ringworm
  • Rocky Mountain spotted fever
  • Rorschach psychodiagnostic test
  • Roseola
  • Rotavirus infections
  • Rotavirus vaccine
  • Rubella
  • Rubella test
  • Running away
  • Volume 4: S–Z
  • S
  • Safety
  • Salmonella food poisoning
  • Sarcomas
  • SAT
  • Savant syndrome
  • Scabies
  • Scarlet fever
  • Schizophrenia
  • School refusal
  • School violence
  • School-based health centers
  • Scoliosis
  • Seborrheic dermatitis
  • Security objects
  • Seizure disorder
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-mutilation
  • Separation and divorce
  • Separation anxiety
  • Serum sickness
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency
  • Sexual abuse
  • Sexual identity (LGBTQI)
  • Sexually transmitted infections
  • Shaken baby syndrome
  • Shigellosis
  • Short gut
  • Shyness
  • Sibling rivalry
  • Sickle cell disease
  • Sinusitis
  • Skeletal development
  • Skin lesions
  • Sleep
  • Sleep disorders
  • Smoke inhalation
  • Smoking
  • Social competence
  • Social referencing
  • Somnambulism
  • Sore throat
  • Spasticity
  • Special education
  • Specific language impairment
  • Speech disorders
  • Speech therapy
  • Spina bifida
  • Spinal muscular atrophy
  • Splenic disorders
  • Sports
  • Sports injuries
  • Sprains and strains
  • Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM)
  • Standardized testing
  • Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
  • Staphylococcal infections
  • Stealing
  • Stem cells and stem cell transplantation
  • Steroids
  • Stimulant drugs
  • Stomachache
  • Stomatitis
  • Strabismus
  • Stranger anxiety
  • Strep throat
  • Streptococcal infections
  • Stridor
  • Stroke
  • Sturge-Weber syndrome
  • Stuttering
  • Styes
  • Subdural hematoma
  • Substance abuse and addiction
  • Substance overdose
  • Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
  • Suicide
  • Sulfonamides
  • Sunburn
  • Sunscreens
  • Sweat test
  • Swimming
  • Swollen glands
  • System of Multicultural Pluralistic
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • T
  • Talking with pediatrician
  • Tanning
  • Tantrums
  • Tay-Sachs disease
  • Teen dating violence
  • Teen driving
  • Teen nutrition
  • Teen pregnancy
  • Teething
  • Television and aggression
  • Temperament
  • Terra Nova
  • Test anxiety
  • Test of Adolescent and Adult Language (TOAL)
  • Test of Language Development (TOLD)
  • Testicular cancer
  • Testicular torsion
  • Tetanus
  • Tetracyclines
  • Thalassemia
  • Thematic apperception test
  • Therapeutic baths
  • Throat culture
  • Thrush
  • Thumb sucking
  • Thyroid disorders
  • Tic disorder
  • Time-out procedure
  • Toilet training
  • Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
  • Tonsillitis
  • Tooth decay
  • Tooth extraction
  • Toothache
  • TORCH test
  • Tourette syndrome
  • Toxic shock syndrome
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Toys
  • Tracheoesophageal fistula
  • Trachoma
  • Transposition of the great arteries
  • Traumatic amputations
  • Trichotillomania
  • Trim Kids
  • Truancy
  • Tuberculin skin test
  • Tuberculosis
  • Tuberous sclerosis complex
  • Turner syndrome
  • Twins
  • Typhoid fever
  • Typhoid vaccine
  • U
  • Undernutrition
  • Undescended testes
  • Urinary tract infections
  • V
  • Vaccination
  • Varicella vaccine
  • Vegetarianism
  • Vesicoureteral reflux
  • Video games
  • Vitamin D deficiency
  • Vitamins
  • Vomiting
  • Von Willebrand disease
  • W
  • Warts
  • Water birth
  • Water safety
  • Wechsler Intelligence Scales
  • Well-child exams
  • West Nile virus
  • Whooping cough
  • Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT)
  • Wii Fit
  • Williams syndrome
  • Wilms' tumor
  • Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
  • Working mothers
  • Worm infestations
  • Wounds
  • X
  • X-rays
  • Y
  • Year-round school
  • Yoga
  • Glossary
  • Appendix I: Childhood Growth Charts