The Big Book of Symptoms: A-Z Guide to Your Child’s Health

282 Pages·2014·7.032 MB·English

by  Steven P. Shelov, Shelly Vaziri Flais

EXPERT GUIDANCE FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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