Lower respiratory tract infections in the pediatric patient.
Lippincotts Prim Care Pract
; 3(1): 93-107, 1999.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10214209
ABSTRACT
Lower respiratory tract infections in children are common and vary from relatively self-limited courses to life-threatening presentations. Recognition of disease patterns as they relate to age, sex, race, season, geography, environmental, and socioeconomic conditions is crucial in determining appropriate differential diagnosis and treatment strategies. The majority of children with respiratory infections will present to the primary care provider in an office setting and less frequently may require immediate referral from home or the outpatient setting to an emergency department. For children with recurrent or chronic respiratory infections, referral to a subspecialist may also be necessary. Primary providers are key in determining the extent of diagnostic effort, interventions, referrals, repeat evaluations, and in reinforcing treatment plans with children and their families.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Respiratórias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Lippincotts Prim Care Pract
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos