Neinstein's Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care. A Practical Guide

Description

Highly regarded as the go-to-resource of adolescent medicine for more than 30 years, Neinstein’s Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care remains the #1 choice for those involved in the care of adolescents and young adults. The 6th Edition continues to deliver practical, authoritative guidance on everything from normal development to legal issues, psychosocial care, and special populations. Extensive updates include the addition of young adult health care; a new color design; numerous new chapters; more algorithms, photos, and bulleted text; and fresh perspectives from a new senior editor and two new associate editors.

This renowned title is ideal for daily practice or board preparation, and is recommended by the American College of Physicians for their internal medicine library. The 6th Edition is a highly useful resource for pediatricians, family practitioners, gynecologists, internists, house staff, nurse practitioners, PAs, residents, medical students, and fellows, as well as school-based clinics, college health centers, juvenile detention centers, pediatric ERs, and other facilities that serve adolescents and young adults.

Features:

• One of the first texts to incorporate young adults into the scope of adolescent health care.
• New full-color design and more clinical photos provide visual appeal and clarity.
• New chapters cover U.S. and world data on the health of adolescents and young adults, potential effects of technology use on youth, and the growing issues regarding transgender adolescents and young adults.
• New section explores special populations such as foster placement; young adults in the military; homeless, incarcerated, and immigrant youth and young adults; Native American youth, and more.
• More algorithms and bulleted lists make the text more readable and useful as a quick reference.
• Evidence based throughout, with numerous references provided for further research.
• Key topics include psychological issues, ways to develop rapport with teenagers, interviewing, sports medicine, LARC, HPV, substance abuse, and college health.
• Hundreds of useful websites on nearly every topic, where professionals, teenagers, and parents can find up-to-the-minute information.

Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:

• Complete content with enhanced navigation
• Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web
• Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation
• Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text
• Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues
• Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Contents

PART I: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT HEALTH CARE
1. Health of the World's Adolescent and Young Adults
2. Normal Physical Growth and Development
3. Psychosocial Development

PART I: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
4. Office Visit, Interview Techniques, and Recommendations to Parents
5. Preventive Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults
6. Nutrition
7. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Adolescents
8. Chronic Illness
9. Understanding Legal Aspects of Care
10. Technology and Social Media

PART II: ENDOCRINE PROBLEMS
11. Abnormal Growth and Development
12. Thyroid Disease in Adolescents
13. Diabetes Mellitus

PART III: CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS
14. Cardiac Risk Factors and Hyperlipidemia
15. Syncope
16. Heart murmurs and other cardiac conditions
17. Systemic Hypertension

PART IV: MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS AND SPORTS MEDICINE
18. Common Musculoskeletal Problems (including Back Pain)
19. Guidelines for Physical Activity and Sports Participation

PART V: SKIN DISORDERS
20. Acne
21. Miscellaneous skin conditions

PART VI: NEUROLOGICAL AND SLEEP DISORDERS
22. Epilepsy
23. Headaches
24. Sleep Disorders
25. Concussion

PART VII: GENITOURINARY DISORDERS
26. Renal and Genitourinary Tract Disorders
27. Enuresis
28. Asymptomatic Proteinuria and Hematuria

PART VIII: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
29. Mononucleosis and other Infectious Respiratory Illnesses
30. Hepatitis
31. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

PART IX: CONDITIONS AFFECTING NUTRITION AND WEIGHT
32. Obesity
33. Feeding and Eating Disorders

PART X:FUNCTIONAL AND OTHER UNEXPLAINED MEDICAL CONDITIONS
34. Unexplained Medical Illnesses Disorders (including fibromyalgia and RSDP)
35. Fatigue and the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
36. Chronic Abdominal Pain

PART XI: SEXUALITY AND CONTRACEPTION
37. Adolescent Sexuality
38. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Youth and Young Adults
39. Transgender Youth and Young Adults
40. Adolescent and Young Adult Pregnancy and Parenting
41. Contraception
42. Barrier Contraceptives and Spermicides
43. Oral and Injectable Contraceptive Methods
44. Intrauterine Devices and Long-acting Reversible Contraception

OTHER REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM AND BREAST DISORDERS
45. Gynecological Examination
46. Normal Menstrual Physiology
47. Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual Syndrome
48. Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
49. Amenorrhea, Hirsutism and the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
50. Pap Smears and Abnormal Cervical Cytology
51. Vaginitis and Vaginosis
52. Pelvic Masses
53. Ectopic Pregnancy
54. Men's Health
55. Breast disorders and gynecomasia

PART XIII: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
56. Overview of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
57. Gonorrhea and C trachomatis
58. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
59. Syphilis
60. Herpes Genitalis
61. Human Papillomavirus Infection and Anogenital Warts
62. Other Sexually Infections Including Genital Ulcers, Pediculosis Scabies, and Molluscum

PART XIV: SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE
63. Substance Use and Abuse
64. Alcohol
65. Tobacco
66. Marijuana
67. Psychoactive Substances of Abuse
68 Approaches to Treatment

Part XV: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND YOUTH VIOLENCE Mental Health
69. Depression and Anxiety Disorders
70. Suicide
BEHAVIROAL HEALTH AND YOUTH VIOLENCE OR MENTAL HEALTH, BEHAVIOR AND YOUTH VIOLENCE OR MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR
71. School Problems and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
72. Prevention and Treatment of Violence in Youth
73. Sexual Assault and Victimization

Part XVI: SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Introduction
74 College Health
75. Youth and Young Adults in the Military
76. Homeless Youth and Young Adults
77. Youth in Foster Care
78. Juvenile Detention and Incarcerated Youth and Young Adults
79. Immigrant Youth and Young Adults
80. Native American Youth and Young Adults

Author

Lawrence S. Neinstein MD, FACP
Executive Director, USC University Park Health Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA