Pediatric Urology For The Primary Care Physician

While there are Pediatric Urology texts for Pediatric Urologists and for General Urologists, there are none for Primary Care Physicians. This book is written specifically for the primary care physician, the initial contact for the many children with urologic conditions. This text will assist the primary care physician in the recognition of and participation in the care of children with these common problems. These include both congenital and acquired conditions. Management may involve medical and/or surgical intervention. The contributing authors were selected for their internationally recognized expertise and straight forward educational styles. Pediatric Urology for the Primary Care Physician will significantly help our primary care colleagues in the evaluation and management of children with genito-urinary problems.

Pediatric Urology for the Primary Care Provider addresses everyday management and treatment of pediatric patients with common urology conditions for the primary care provider. Dr. Stephen Zderic and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Kirk, along with their contributors, provide helpful information for primary care providers to effectively care for their patients and to handle the increasingly complex case load encountered in the clinic. Common conditions and topics addressed: - Toilet training - Daytime wetting - Nocturnal enuresis - Frequency, Dysruria, and Meatal problems - Urinary tract infections - Hematuria - Problems with circumcision - Groin abnormalities - Painful scrotum - Disorders of the female genitalia With its user-friendly text, illustrations, and algorithms, Pediatric Urology for the Primary Care Provider is a step-by-step guide to facilitating treatment, operating efficiently, and adding more value to time spent in the office--a must-have resource for employing hands-on patient management and care in pediatric urology. A perfect read for pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and family practitioners.

This extensively revised second edition provides a quick reference guide to pediatric surgical and urological problems encountered in the primary care clinic. Chapters cover recent updates in the field and give a synopsis of a particular condition, its management in primary care, indications for referral, and timing of referral. Guide to Pediatric Urology and Surgery in Clinical Practice features a concise collection of pediatric surgical and urological conditions commonly encountered in primary care, and is a valuable resource for primary care practitioners, medical students, pediatricians and residents in pediatrics.

This guide to the most commonly encountered disorders in these fields is aimed at the primary care physician. Each clearly formatted chapter summarises the diagnosis, primary care management and referral indications, as well as complications of a condition.

This book is vital for physicians caring for young patients with urological conditions, as a quick reference book that is easy to read and well-illustrated. Pediatric urological conditions are fairly common, and infants and children are seen on daily basis with urological problems either in clinics or in hospitals. This book is useful to general surgeons, pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, fellows, residents, general physicians and family physicians, medical students and nurses. The Editor has gained experience in the diagnosis and management of various urological problems in infants and children, working in busy hospital over the last 25 years.

A vast number of children in the United States are evaluated and treated for urologic conditions by urologists practicing general urology due to the relatively few fellowship-trained pediatric urologists. Pediatric Urology: A General Urologist’s Guide is written specifically for general urologists as a concise and comprehensive reference of the more common pediatric urologic conditions. Other health practitioners (i.e. pediatrician, family practitioner, residents, medical students, and mid-level providers) will also find this book a key reference. Written by well-respected pediatric urologists, this volume will assist the health care provider to rapidly review the essential aspects of the physical examination, evaluation, diagnostic testing, and management while the patient is still in the office. The chapters are arranged into four sections to allow for easier access to the information: office urology, genitalia, urinary tract, and miscellaneous topics. Furthermore, the first chapter of the book will be dedicated to facts and figures (ex. normal penile and renal lengths based on age, dosing of common medications, and grading system for vesicoureteral reflux) that serves as a single source for this information. Pediatric Urology: A General Urologist’s Guide offers the reader the essential information to assist them in the care of children.

An excellent reference for primary care pediatricians and other health care professionals who treat a wide range of urological conditions, this book covers everything from bed-wetting, congenital defects, and diaper rash to perinatal concerns. The latest diagnostic and treatment recommendations are provided for a wide range of clinical presentations, with discussion of differential diagnoses. To clarify points of diagnosis, 220 color images, illustrations, and scans are included. TOPICS INCLUDE Urological emergencies in pediatrics Penile problems, anomalies, and procedures Urogynecology Cryptorchidism Pediatric urinary tract infection Urological oncology in pediatrics Vesicoureteral reflux And more...

Pediatric Urology: Evidence for Optimal Patient Management provides pediatric urologists the information needed for state-of-the-art patient care. Chapters are organized around pertinent clinical questions within major areas of pediatric urology, answered using the best available data while also reporting areas for which there is poor evidence. The text includes randomized controlled trials and prospective observational studies, tables that summarize important studies, and figures that illustrate algorithms with best options for management and their expected results. With an easy to use format not found in other volumes, Pediatric Urology: Evidence for Optimal Patient Management is an indispensible and unique resource for experienced pediatric urologists, pediatric surgeons, general urologists with an interest in pediatric urology, as well as fellows and residents in training.