Genetic Preconception and Prenatal Counseling
Genetic Preconception and Prenatal Counseling Wendy C. McKinnon MS Elizabeth Dorsey Smith EdD, RN William T. Seed MD, FAAP PART 1 Genetic Counseling Wendy C. McKinnon MS INTRODUCTION The financial…
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Genetic Preconception and Prenatal Counseling
Genetic Preconception and Prenatal Counseling Wendy C. McKinnon MS Elizabeth Dorsey Smith EdD, RN William T. Seed MD, FAAP PART 1 Genetic Counseling Wendy C. McKinnon MS INTRODUCTION The financial…
Complementary Therapies in Pediatrics
Complementary Therapies in Pediatrics Marcey Shapiro MD INTRODUCTION This chapter provides general information on a number of commonly used complementary modalities. The authors and publishers do not offer this discussion…
Community-Based Primary Care Resources for Children
Community-Based Primary Care Resources for Children Stephen Paul Holzemer PhD, RN Maria Scaramuzzino MSN, RN, PNP Jane Kiernan PhD, RN INTRODUCTION This chapter provides a context for understanding the interconnectedness…
Assessment in Primary Care Pediatrics
Assessment in Primary Care Pediatrics Carol Green-Hernandez PhD, FNP-C INTRODUCTION The practice of pediatric primary care is family centered. Because of the complexities of care delivery in today’s era of…
Philosophy of Pediatric Primary Care
Philosophy of Pediatric Primary Care Carol Green-Hernandez PhD, FNP-C Daniel Z. Aronzon MD, FAAP Joanne K. Singleton PhD, RN, CS, FNP INTRODUCTION Pediatric primary care practitioners are specialists; they specialize…
Approach to Frailty in Older Adults
Approach to Frailty in Older Adults Claus Hamann Kenneth L. Minaker Care of older adults embraces a five-phase continuum: (a) successful aging with no overt diseases (occurs in a small…
Caring for the Adolescent Patient
Caring for the Adolescent Patient Laurence J. Ronan Primary care physicians whose practices involve mostly older adults need to know the basics of adolescent preventive care because many adolescents will…
Herbal Supplements Commonly Used as Complementary or Alternative Therapy
Herbal Supplements Commonly Used as Complementary or Alternative Therapy Ernie-Paul Barrette In 1993, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed removing herbal therapies from the over-the-counter market, but a…
