Assessment of the School-Age Child and Adolescent

Presents the knowledge and clinical skills to assess children from preschool through adolescence, including special populations. Provides a review of basic assessment techniques. Approaches well child assessment and health promotion by both body systems and specific age groups. Presents techniques for assessing normal and abnormal findings. Offers a behavioral assessment that focuses on the early warning signs of violence, suicide, and deteriorating mental conditions as well as a nutritional assessment. Follows a consistent format in each chapter that features an introduction, chapter objectives, history, review of systems, referral guidelines, and anticipatory guidance.