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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818906203321

Titolo

Curbside consultation in pediatric ophthalmology : 49 clinical questions / / Rudolph S. Wagner, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thorofare, New Jersey : , : Slack Incorporated, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-63091-033-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

Curbside Consultation in Pediatrics Series

Disciplina

618.92/0977

Soggetti

Eye - Diseases

Vision disorders in children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Cover ""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""SECTION I""; ""WHAT ARE THE NORMAL DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES FOR VISION IN INFANTS?""; ""WHAT IS PEDIATRIC OFFICE PHOTOSCREENING? WHEN SHOULD I USE IT?""; ""WHAT ARE THE BEST METHODS TO SCREEN FOR STRABISMUS IN THE PEDIATRICIAN�S OFFICE?""; ""HOW DO I MAKE A DIAGNOSIS OF AMBLYOPIA?""; ""WHAT IS DYSLEXIA, AND HOW IS IT TREATED?""; ""DOES VISION THERAPY OR COLORED LENSES BENEFIT DYSLEXIA?""; ""SECTION II""

""IF A CHILD HAS DEPRIVATION AMBLYOPIA, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT IT? WHAT ARE THE CAUSES, SIGNS, AND SYMPTOMS?""""WHAT SHOULD THE MEDICAL WORK-UP OF A BABY WITH CONGENITAL CATARACTS INCLUDE?""; ""DO SYSTEMIC STEROIDS CAUSE OCULAR DISEASE? IF SO, UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS? HOW ABOUT INHALED STEROIDS?""; ""SECTION III""; ""HOW DO I DIAGNOSE AND TREAT CORNEAL ABRASIONS? DOES PATCHING REMAIN AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THERAPY?""; ""HOW DO I MANAGE CORNEAL AND CONJUNCTIVAL FOREIGN BODIES?""; ""HOW CAN I RECOGNIZE A PERFORATING OCULAR INJURY?""

""WHAT ARE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF AN ORBITAL FRACTURE?""""HOW DO I MANAGE A TRAUMATIC IRITIS?""; ""SHOULD I SUTURE EYELID LACERATIONS, OR CAN I USE GLUE?""; ""SECTION IV""; ""WHAT IS THE



DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STYE (HORDEOLUM) AND A CHALAZION, AND HOW ARE THEY TREATED?""; ""HOW CAN I DETERMINE IF A RED EYE IS CAUSED BY A BACTERIAL INFECTION, VIRAL INFECTION, OR ALLERGIC REACTION? HOW ARE THEY MANAGED?""; ""WHAT ARE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HERPES SIMPLEX IN THE EYE?""; ""IS IT EVER APPROPRIATE FOR A NON-OPHTHALMOLOGIST PHYSICIAN TO USE TOPICAL STEROIDS FOR OCULAR DISEASE?""

""HOW DO I KNOW WHEN TO ADMIT A CHILD WITH ORBITAL CELLULITIS TO THE HOSPITAL?""""DOES MRSA CAUSE OCULAR DISEASE?""; ""HOW DO I MANAGE BLEPHARITIS AND CHALAZIA?""; ""SECTION V""; ""HOW CAN I DIFFERENTIATE A TRUE STRABISMUS FROM A PSEUDOSTRABISMUS?""; ""WHAT IS THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF A CHILD WHO COMPLAINS OF DOUBLE VISION, AND HOW DO I MANAGE IT?""; ""WHAT CAUSES AN ACUTE ESOTROPIA, AND HOW SHOULD THESE CHILDREN BE WORKED UP?""; ""WHY DO SOME CHILDREN WITH ESOTROPIA NEED SURGERY WHILE OTHERS ONLY NEED GLASSES?""; ""IS THERE AN OPTIMAL AGE FOR STRABISMUS SURGERY?""

""WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF OCULAR TORTICOLLIS?""""DO EYE EXERCISES WORK IN THE TREATMENT OF STRABISMUS?""; ""SECTION VI""; ""WHAT CAUSES LIGHT SENSITIVITY IN CHILDREN?""; ""DO REFRACTIVE ERRORS CAUSE HEADACHES?""; ""SECTION VII""; ""HOW DO I MANAGE PERIOCULAR HEMANGIOMAS? AT WHAT POINT AND TO WHOM DO I REFER?""; ""WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON EYELID AND ORBITAL NEOPLASMS IN CHILDREN, AND HOW CAN I DIFFERENTIATE THEM?""; ""WHAT CLINICAL FINDINGS SHOULD MAKE ME SUSPECT AN ORBITAL TUMOR, AND WHAT TYPES OCCUR IN CHILDREN?""

""HOW IS RETINOBLASTOMA DIAGNOSED? WHAT DOES THE WORK-UP ENTAIL, AND WHAT MEASURES SHOULD I TAKE TO NEVER MISS THIS DIAGNOSIS?""

Sommario/riassunto

"Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional pediatric ophthalmology references? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for complicated cases or controversial decisions? Curbside Consultation in Pediatric Ophthalmology: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick answers to the tricky questions most commonly posed during a "curbside consultation" between pediatricians. Dr. Rudolph Wagner has designed this unique reference which offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with pediatric ophthalmology. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to pediatric ophthalmology with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references allow readers to browse large amounts of information in an expedited fashion. Curbside Consultation in Pediatric Ophthalmology: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert advice that even high-volume pediatricians will appreciate. Pediatricians, nurse practitioners, emergency room physicians, physician assistants and family practitioners will benefit from the user-friendly, casual format and the expert advice contained within"--