Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma, Volume Two (eBook)

Medical Mimics

Tanya S. Hinds, Francois M. Luyet, MD (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
236 Seiten
STM Learning, Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-936590-52-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma, Volume 2: Medical Mimics provides in-depth guidelines for the diagnosis of childhood head injuries resembling abusive trauma. This concise pocket guide covers differential diagnoses that may be confused with abusive head trauma, including birth trauma, metabolic disorders, autoimmune conditions, oncologic mimics, and infectious diseases.

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184 pages, 60 images, 21 contributorsThis pocket-sized reference serves as a valuable reference for medical and legal investigations of possible cases of abusive head trauma to ensure that no possibility is ignored and that children receive appropriate care for their specific circumstance. In cases of abuse, this volume will serve as a guideline for ruling out alternative possibilities and commencing the trial and treatment of child abuse cases.This guide is supplemented by full-color, high-quality radiologic images and photos taken in physical examinations. These photos serve as an illustrative point of reference for investigators.

Inhalt

Introduction
Biomechanics of AHT
Outcomes of AHT
Medical Mimics of Abusive Head Trauma
Chapter 1. Birth Trauma
Chapter 2. Congenital Malformations
Chapter 3. Benign Extraaxial Fluid of Infancy
Chapter 4. Genetic and Metabolic Disorders
Chapter 5. Hematological Disease and Disorders ofCoagulation and Clotting
Chapter 6. Autoimmune and Vasculitic Conditions
Chapter 7. Medical and Surgical Complications With Resultant Intracranial Hemorrhages
Chapter 8. Infectious Diseases
Chapter 9. Oncologic Mimics
Chapter 10. Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis
Chapter 11. Toxins, Poisons, and Nutritional Deficiencies
Chapter 12. Short Falls
Chapter 13. Motor Vehicle Collisions
Chapter 14. Mimics of Abusive Fractures

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.2.2016
• Verlagsort: St. Louis
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: oncologic mimics, head injury diagnosis, medical diagnosis, infectious diseases, physical examination, congenital malformations, extraaxial fluid, childhood head injuries, radiology
• ISBN-10: 1-936590-52-2 / 1936590522
• ISBN-13: 978-1-936590-52-0 / 9781936590520