Chronic Complex Diseases of Childhood: A Practical Guide for Clinicians

by Shahram Yazdani, Sean A. McGhee, E. Richard Stiehm

Overview

This new book is a practical guide for physicians and other professionals who care for children and adolescents with complex, chronic diseases. These disorders are a challenge because they require multiple services, the information about the disorders are scattered, and the exact treatments are not available in standard texts. To overcome these barriers, this book provides a summary of the clinical features, laboratory diagnosis, and the general and specific treatments needed for optimal care of these children. The key points are presented in a clear, succinct format, providing recommendations that can be implemented within the time span of an office or emergency room visit. Furthermore, pitfalls that are encountered are emphasized and alternatives are suggested.

For example, this resource outlines:
- Routine and special vaccines that are needed or contraindicated for these children
- Interactions between drugs and diseases that could result in surprising adverse effects
- Care of medical devices such as gastrostomy tube and nebulizer machine
- Specific medical treatment with the appropriate medication dosage
- Chronic wound care
- Education and rehabilitation recommendations
- Patient support groups

This book not only provides a disease specific guide, but also instructions for creating a medical home, information on disease-drug interactions, and references for further study.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014966801
Publisher:	BrownWalker Press
Publication date:	07/18/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	728
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Shahram Yazdani received his MD from Tulane University and completed his training in pediatrics and fellowship in medical education at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UCLA where his clinical efforts and research have been focused on pediatric rare and complex/chronic diseases. He has published articles on improving the care of children with complex diseases and education of residents in dealing with palliative and comfort care of these patients.

Sean A. McGhee received his MD from Stanford University and is currently the Dorothy and Robert Keyser Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He has published on immune deficiency disorders and genetic epidemiology and runs the Clinical Immunology and Allergy Training Program at UCLA.

E Richard Stiehm, MD is Professor of Pediatrics in the divisionof Pediatric Immunology/Allergy/Rhematology at the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA. He is a graduate of the U Wisconsin Medical School, a pediatric resident at Babies Hospital In NYC, and an immunology fellow at UCal San Francisco. He has been at UCLA since 1969. His interests are primary immunodeficiency, neonatal immunoloogy and immunoglobulin therapy. He is the author/editor of over 500 articles, chapters and books.