Best Selling Books by American Academy of Pediatrics

This comprehensive guide to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) offers parents balanced, reassuring, and authoritative information to help them understand and manage this challenging and often misunderstood condition. Based on the American Academy of Pediatrics'' own clinical practice guidelines for ADHD and written in clear, accessible language, this book answers the common questions: How is ADHD diagnosed? What are today''s best treatment options? and Will my child outgrow ADHD? Accurate, up-to-date findings on evaluation and diagnosis, coexisting conditions, and unproven treatments are provided. Also addressed are behaviors associated with the teenage years and what schools can do to support children with the condition. ADHD management strategies that balance the roles of behavior therapy, medications, and parenting techniques are suggested.

Applicable Standards From Caring for Our Children Compiled from the comprehensive Caring for Our Children, 2nd Edition, this pamphlet presents the standards for SIDS prevention in child care settings, providing critical information for child care providers, government policy makers, health care consultants, and parents. Included are standards for caregiver qualification and training, proper sleep position, bedding, and reporting, as well as related health policies

This guide has been developed jointly by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and is designed for use by all personnel involved in the care of pregnant women, their foetuses, and their neonates.

Provides physicians in all specialties with a concise reference on breastfeeding and human lactation. This handbook represents the collaborative efforts of the AAP and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, with additional critical review by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Enhance your awareness of the benefits and importance of breastfeeding and your knowledge of breastfeeding physiology and clinical practice with this excellent resource. Topics include benefits of breastfeeding, anatomy and physiology of breastfeeding, clinical management before and after conception, and breastfeeding maintenance. "All health professionals, not just physicians, who care for pregnant women, mothers, babies, and new families should have a copy of Breastfeeding Handbook for Physicians." Diony Young, Birth, 2006;33:3.

Completely revised and expanded, the new 3rd edition is the comprehensive AAP guide to the identification, prevention, and treatment of pediatric environmental health problems. From playground to classroom, at home and across town, environmental hazards are all around us - an unfortunate fact of modern life. And no one is more vulnerable to the adverse health effects these hazards can cause than our children. It''s no wonder that environmental hazards are among parents'' top health concerns for their children. Yet little time is spent training physicians and other caregivers to recognize, prevent, and treat ailments resulting from exposure to harmful substances and environments. This comprehensive guide puts critical children''s health information and answers to parents'' questions at your fingertips. From asbestos to radiation, ultraviolet rays, pesticides, asthma, lead, tobacco, childcare and school environments - plus new chapters on global climate change, plasticizers, developmental disabilities, environmental disasters, and more - current information on an exhaustive range of environmental health issues is included. The 3rd edition features 59 topic-based chapters including the addition of 18 new chapters. Contents: - Background: Addressing Environmental Health in Primary Care - History and Growth of Pediatric Environmental Health - Children''s Unique Vulnerabilities to Environmental Hazards - Individual Susceptibility to Environmental Toxicants - Taking an Environmental History and Giving Anticipatory Guidance - Medical Laboratory Testing of Body Fluids and Tissues - Environmental Measurements Environments - Preconceptional and Prenatal Exposures - Built Environment - Child Care Settings - Schools - Waste Sites - Work Places - Environmental Health Considerations for Children in Developing Nations, and Implications for Immigrants and Adoptees Food and Water - Breast Milk - Phytoestrogen and Contaminants in Infant Formula - Water - Food Safety - Herbs, Dietary Supplements and Other Remedies Chemical and Physical Exposures - Air Pollutants, Indoor - Air Pollutants, Outdoor - Arsenic - Asbestos - Carbon Monoxide - Chromium, Manganese, and Nickel - Cold and Heat - Electric and Magnetic Fields - Endocrine Disrupters - Gasoline and its Additives - Ionizing Radiation (Excluding Radon) - Lead - Mercury - Nitrates and Nitrites in Water - Noise - Persistent Organic Pollutants - DDT, PCBs, PCDFs, and Dioxins - Persistent Toxic Substances - Pesticides - Plasticizers - Radon - Tobacco Use and Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure - Ultraviolet Radiation Special Topics - Arts and Crafts - Asthma - Birth Defects and Other Adverse Developmental Outcomes - Cancer - Chelation for "Heavy Metal" Toxicity - Chemical-Biological Terrorism - Developmental Disabilities - Drug (Methamphetamine) Laboratories - Emerging Technologies and Materials - Environmental Disasters - Environmental Equity - Ethical Issues - Global Climate Change - Multiple Chemical Sensitivities - Nontherapeutic Use of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture Public Health Aspects of Environmental Health - Precautionary Principle - Risk Assessment, Risk Management, and Risk Communication - Environmental Health Advocacy Resources for Children''s Environmental Health Curricula for Environmental Education and Environmental Health Science Education in Primary and Secondary Schools

Parents of babies in the NICU will become more informed partners in care with this essential resource and beautiful keepsake. The spiral-bound journal provides educational content and a place for parents to record their baby''s progress. Parents are encouraged to track their baby''s condition week-to-week and to commemorate special moments along the way. Journaling prompts remind parents to record their infant''s vital statistics and jot down questions to ask the medical team. The journal also includes helpful information on common issues and questions in the NICU, as well as an overview of developmental milestones. A self-care section offers tips for parents on coping during this stressful time. A glossary of NICU terms and a checklist for bringing baby home round out the NICU Journal.

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Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP), Fourth Edition is an evidence-based resource of essential medical content for the assessment and management of infants and children in the field. This respected and ground-breaking program paired physicians and EMS providers together to ensure the content reflects current best practices and the realities of the field. Developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, PEPP is designed to give prehospital professionals the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to effectively assess and manage pediatric patients.PEPP combines world-class content with engaging features and an interactive course to truly prepare prehospital professionals to care for pediatric patients.The Fourth Edition Includes:A new chapter on Behavioral EmergenciesA top-flight EMS author team working with AAP physician reviewers to ensure exceptional medical content with a focus on how it is applied in the “streets”New procedures on tourniquet application and intranasal medication administrationFeatures Include:The Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT) represents the essence of the PEPP patient assessment method, which includes assessing appearance, work of breathing, and circulation to the skin.The Patient Assessment Flowchart provides students with an easy-to-understand reference of the pediatric patient assessment process.Case Studies provide an opportunity for students to apply the foundational knowledge presented in the chapter and strengthen their critical-thinking skills.Procedures provide step-by-step explanations and visual summaries of vital BLS and ALS pediatric care skills.Flexible Course Options:PEPP Course Coordinators may offer a 2-day onsite course or a 1-day enhanced hybrid course at the BLS or ALS level.The onsite course features interactive case-based lectures where students apply their knowledge in a safe environment.The hybrid course features case-based online modules with engaging interactivities, including rapid skills demonstration videos that students complete before attending the onsite portion for hands-on skill station coaching and small-group discussions.The BLS-level courses are geared toward emergency responders and EMTs, while the ALS-level courses are geared toward AEMTs and Paramedics.

All new resource expertly guides you through the diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of virtually every pulmonary issue you''re likely to encounter.

From America’s most trusted pediatric authority comes an indispensable, easy-to-use guide to helping your baby and young child flourish in the first five years of life—physically, mentally, and emotionally. The first five years of a child’s life are filled with major developmental and behavioral milestones. During this period your infant becomes an individual who has mastered a range of skills—from walking to making conversation–that prepares him or her to enter the world beyond home and family. For parents, this wondrous time provides an opportunity to help children fulfill their potential. The Wonder Years shows you how to make the most of it. Written in the same warm and accessible language that has endeared the Academy’s bestselling Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5 to millions of parents for over fifteen years, this doctor-approved resource features a variety of fun-filled activities, tips, and hints, and offers the most dependable, authoritative, up-to-date information on child development, including: • Ideal patterns of growth at every stage—and normal variances • Parent-child activities that help you monitor and promote your child’s development • Easy ways to create an enriching home environment • A “behind-the-scenes” look at what’s going on in your child’s developing brain • Information on aiding children with special needs–from ADHD, autism, and learning disabilities to those who are gifted • Advice on consulting specialists, including nutritionists, occupational therapists, and counselors • Tips on safety and injury prevention • How factors like birth order and gender impact development With five hundred full-color photographs and illustrations, developmental time lines, charts, and graphs, this family-friendly book is the definitive guide no parent or caregiver can afford to be without.

This new quick reference guide offers easy-to-read explanations for how infectious diseases spread, how to prepare for illness, and how to limit the burden of illness associated with group settings. Handy fact sheets describe specific types of infectious diseases in common terms, methods of transmission, recommendations for both immediate intervention and child care exclusion and re-admittance criteria.

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Developed by Prevent Blindness America, this manual will provide professionals with the opportunity to improve their vision screening skills and knowledge of common childhood vision disorders. In addition, health care professionals in the pediatric setting will learn about Physicians'' Current Procedural Terminology reimbursement code 99173 for vision screenings.

The new Instructor Manual for Neonatal Resuscitation has been completely revised for NRP(tm) hospital-based instructors and regional trainers who wish to present high quality simulation-based NRP(tm) courses. The manual features information relevant to NRP Instructors of all experience levels, including chapters about organizing supplies and equipment, setting up for all NRP Provider and Instructor courses, conducting simulation and debriefing, and performing administrative tasks.

"Selected standards from Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance standards; guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd edition."--t.p.