The Big Book of Symptoms: A-Z Guide to Your Child’s Health PDF
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EXPERT GUIDANCE FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS t h e BIG BO OK O f A—Z GUIDE TO YOUR CHILD’S HEALTH SY M P TOM S EDITORS ———————————————————————————————— ——————————— Steven P. Shelov, MD, MS, FAAP Shelly Vaziri Flais, MD, FAAP Also Available From the American Academy of Pediatrics Common Conditions Mommy Calls: Dr. Tanya Answers Parents’ Top 101 Questions About Babies and Toddlers Allergies and Asthma: What Every Parent Needs to Know New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding* Mama Doc Medicine: Finding Calm and Confidence Newborn Intensive Care: What Every Parent in Parenting, Child Health, and Work-Life Balance Needs to Know My Child Is Sick! 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Adams Project Coordinator, Product Development Director, Division of Marketing and Sales Holly Kaminski Julia Lee Director, Division of Publishing and Production Services Manager, Consumer Marketing and Sales Sandi King, MS Kathleen Juhl, MBA Editorial Specialist Manager, Consumer Product Marketing Amanda Cozza Mary Jo Reynolds Publishing and Production Services Specialist Shannan Martin Published by the American Academy of Pediatrics 141 Northwest Point Blvd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1019 847/434-4000 Facsimile: 847/434-8000 www.aap.org Cover design by Daniel Rembert Book design by Linda Diamond Second Edition–2014 First Edition–Copyright © 1997 American Academy of Pediatrics as The Official, Complete Home Reference Guide to Your Child’s Symptoms: Birth Through Adolescence Library of Congress Control Number: 2013945504 ISBN: 978-1-58110-840-8 eISBN: 978-1-58110-833-0 ePub: 978-1-58110-903-0 Mobi: 978-1-58110-904-7 The recommendations in this publication do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate. Products are mentioned for informational purposes only. Inclusion in this publication does not imply endorsement by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The American Academy of Pediatrics is not responsible for the content of the resources mentioned in this publication. Web site addresses are as current as possible but may change at any time. Every effort is made to keep The Big Book of Symptoms: A–Z Guide to Your Child’s Health consistent with the most recent advice and information available from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Copyright © 2014 American Academy of Pediatrics. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. CB0076 9-353 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BIG BOOK OF SYMPTOMS.indb 4 5/19/14 4:46 PM About the Editors Steven P. Shelov, MD, FAAP, is a professor of pediatrics at Stony Brook Medicine and associate dean of undergraduate medical education at the Winthrop University Hospital Regional Campus of Stony Brook. He received his medical doctorate from the Medical College of Wisconsin and his master’s degree in administrative medicine from the University of Wisconsin. After completing his residency in pediatrics at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr Shelov became pediatric program director there, and over 17 years became a professor of pediatrics, director of pediatric education, and vice chairman of pediatrics. From 1997 to 2010 he was chairman of pediatrics at Maimonides Infants and Children’s Hospital of Brooklyn. Author of more than 100 original publications and 15 books, he has been the founding editor in chief of the American Academy of Pediatrics guide for parents, Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5, since its first edition in 1991. Shelly Vaziri Flais, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified practicing pediatrician and mother of 4 children. An instructor of clinical pediatrics with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, she is the author of the American Academy of Pediatrics Raising Twins, as well as a contributor for Sleep: What Every Parent Needs to Know. She has shared her reality-based parenting approach with national and local television, radio, Web-based, and print news outlets, as well as contributed to Parents, Parenting, Twins, and Healthy Children magazines. The first edition of Raising Twins was honored at both the 2010 National Health Information Awards and the 2009 Midwest Book Awards. About the American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 62,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. BIG BOOK OF SYMPTOMS.indb 5 5/19/14 4:46 PM What People Are Saying Q Covering over 100 childhood symptoms as well as the basics of first aid and safety, The Big Book of Symptoms addresses the most common ailments found in infants, children, and adolescents. This resource helps parents and other caregivers make sense of their child’s physical complaints — from abdominal pain to headaches to ear infections and more—as well as behavioral and emotional issues such as anxiety, attention problems, and temper tantrums. Look no further for expert information on your child’s symptoms! — Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Pediatrician; mom; coauthor of Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality and Food Fights: Winning the Nutritional Challenges of Parenthood Armed With Insight, Humor, and a Bottle of Ketchup; and medical editor of HealthyChildren.org Q As a mom, I’ve often wished I was a doctor so I would know exactly the right thing to do when my kids are hurt or sick. The Big Book of Symptoms saves us all the cost of medical school. It’s written with real parents and their concerns in mind. It’s like having your trusted pediatrician on speed dial 24/7. — Tamara L. O’Shaughnessy Editor, Chicago Parent Q Sometimes as a pediatrician I just wish I could download everything I know about children’s health to a parent’s brain. I still can’t do that, which is probably good for my practice. But I can recommend that parents buy The Big Book of Symptoms. This volume should save parents an awful lot of late night phone calls while ensuring that they don’t skip that one run to the emergency department if the need arises. The Big Book of Symptoms even includes extensive instructions on how to save a child’s life. Hopefully, you’ll never need to use that part, but you’re still likely to call this book a lifesaver over and over again. — David L. Hill, MD, FAAP Author, Dad to Dad: Parenting Like a Pro Q BIG BOOK OF SYMPTOMS.indb 6 5/19/14 4:46 PM Acknowledgments Editors in Chief Shelly Vaziri Flais, MD, FAAP Steven P. Shelov, MD, MS, FAAP Pediatric Health Associates Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education Naperville, IL Winthrop University Hospital Instructor of Clinical Pediatrics Mineola, NY Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Professor of Pediatrics Anne & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Stony Brook School of Medicine Chicago, IL Stony Brook, NY American Academy of Pediatrics Board of Directors Reviewer Kyle Yasuda, MD, FAAP Medical Reviewers and Contributors Leena Bhattacharya, MD, FAAP Leonard R. Krilov, MD, FAAP Nathan Jon Blum, MD, FAAP David Matthew Krol, MD, MPH, FAAP Carolyn Bridgemohan, MD, FAAP David Alan Levine, MD, FAAP Jane Marie Carnazzo, MD, FAAP Sharon Levy, MD, MPH, FAAP Manju Mathur Chandra, MD, FAAP Michelle M. Macias, MD, FAAP Earl Y. Cheng, MD, FAAP M. Jeffrey Maisels, MD, FAAP Bernard A. Cohen, MD, FAAP Gerri Mattson, MD, FAAP Mark Richard Corkins, MD, FAAP Juan Carlos Martinez, MD, FAAP James John Cummings, MD, FAAP Rachel Y. Moon, MD, FAAP Elaine Donoghue, MD, FAAP Nancy Alice Murphy, MD, FAAP Daniel A. Frattarelli, MD Dennis L. Murray, MD, FAAP Robert W. Frenck Jr, MD Robert H. Pantell, MD, FAAP Geoffrey E. Bradford, MS, MD, FAAP Ian M. Paul, MD, MSc, FAAP Neville Hylton Golden, MD, FAAP Georgina Peacock, MD, MPH, FAAP Edward Goldson, MD, FAAP Stephen J. Pont, MD, MPH, FAAP Roberto Gugig, MD, FAAP Elizabeth C. Powell, MD, FAAP Susan M. Fuchs, MD, FAAP Ritu Sachdeva, MD, FAAP Andrea Leigh Hahn, MD, FAAP Scott R. Schoem, MD, FAAP Melvin Bernard Heyman, MD, FAAP Richard M. Schwend, MD, FAAP William Paul Hitchcock, MD, FAAP Adriana Segura, DDS, MS Marjorie Joan Hogan, MD, FAAP Patricia D. Shearer, MD, FAAP Benjamin D. Hoffman, MD, FAAP Irene N. Sills, MD, FAAP Anne-Marie Irani, MD, FAAP Vincent Smith, MD, FAAP Margaret Ikeda, MD, FAAP Barbara K. Snyder, MD, FAAP Sabah Kalyoussef, DO, FAAP Edward P. Southern, MD, FAAP Peter B. Kang, MD, FAAP Carol Cohen Weitzman, MD, FAAP Julie P. Katkin, MD, FAAP BIG BOOK OF SYMPTOMS.indb 7 5/19/14 4:46 PM Additional Assistance Eileen Glasstetter Bonnie Kozial Jennifer McDonald Writer Winnie Yu Associate Editor Emeritus of the Previous Edition Donald Schiff, MD, FAAP Medical Reviewers/Contributors of the Previous Edition Diane L. Barsky, MD Jeffrey M. Maisels, MD Robert B. Cady, MD Douglas Moodie, MD William J. Cochran, MD Edwin C. Myer, MD George J. Cohen, MD William Oh, MD William Lord Coleman, MD Peter Pizzutillo, MD Michael K. Farrell, MD J. Routt Reigart, MD F. Lane France, MD Anthony J. Richtsmeier, MD Howard L. Freedman, MD Martin Sachs. DO Derek Fyfe, MD I. Ronald Shcnker, MD Edward M. Gotlieb, MD Jack T. Swanson, MD Donald S. Gromisch, MD Katherinc C. Teets Grimm, MD Terry F. Hatch, MD Hyman C. Tolmas, MD Jerome A. Hirschfeld, MD Patricia A. Treadwcll, MD Hector C. James, MD Susan B. Tully, MD Michael Jellinck, MD David E. Tunkcl, MD Robert Kay, MD Michael Welch, MD Harold Koller, MD Robert A Wicbe, MD Moise Levy, MD Eugene S. Wiener, MD Allan S. Lieberthal, MD BIG BOOK OF SYMPTOMS.indb 8 5/19/14 4:46 PM Foreword The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) welcomes you to its newest parenting resource, The Big Book of Symptoms: A–Z Guide to Your Child’s Health. Designed in an easy-to-read A to Z format, this guide describes more than 100 childhood symptoms common among babies, children, and adolescents. This book helps parents distinguish minor everyday problems from more serious conditions and suggests a reasonable course of action. Also included is an illustrated first aid manual, a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) chart, and age-specific safety and injury prevention tips. Under the direction of our medical editors, the material in this book was developed with the assistance of numerous reviewers and contributors. Because medical information is constantly changing, every effort has been made to ensure that this book contains the most up-to-date findings. Readers may want to visit the official AAP Web site for parents, HealthyChildren.org, to keep current on these findings and many other subjects. It is the hope of the AAP that this book will become an invaluable resource and reference guide to parents. We are confident that parents will find the book extremely valuable. We encourage its use along with the advice and counsel of our readers’ pediatricians, who will provide individual guidance and assistance related to the health of children. The AAP is an organization of 62,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the physical, mental, and social health and well-being of all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. The Big Book of Symptoms: A–Z Guide to Your Child’s Health is a part of ongoing AAP educational efforts to provide parents and other caregivers with high quality information on a broad spectrum of children’s health issues. Errol R. Alden, MD, FAAP Executive Director/CEO American Academy of Pediatrics BIG BOOK OF SYMPTOMS.indb 9 5/19/14 4:46 PM
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