| Abstract: | This compact, pocket-sized reference presents the practical, evidence-based information needed to assess, diagnose, treat or refer pediatric patients effectively in any care setting. Bulleted lists, charts, tables, and illustrations, all on write-on/wipe-off, reusable pages, make access easy. Provides an overview of normal and abnormal reflexes, a summary of developmental milestones, and a comprehensive collection of assessment tools. - Outlines common pediatric diagnoses and their associated prognoses based on the APTA's guidelines. -Covers normal and abnormal orthopedic development and assessment, including normal, age-specific range of motion and strength; surgical interventions; and basic radiographic terminology, as well as differential diagnoses, and referrals to other professionals, when appropriate. - Covers common assistive technology devices (positioning and accepted variations) and illustrates through samples how to justify these devices to third-party payers. - Reviews lab values, radiology, normal and abnormal cardiopulmonary development and values, common medications, acute care, the NICU, and much more. |