"Adolescent Medicine Secrets" is aimed at house officers, medical students, and any other clinicians who wish to learn more about providing health care to pre-teens, teenagers and young adults. It is written in a style that reflects the type of questions, that may come up during rounds or in clinical teaching sessions. Physical, cognitive, and emotional growth and development are described, including discussion of some of the psychosocial considerations that have an impact on teen health. A variety of physical disorders which can affect this age group are covered, with special attention given to those disorders unique to adolescents and young adults. In-depth coverage is given to reproductive health and mental health, areas that can be associated with significant morbidity in young people. Throughout, the authors provide useful tips on how to effectively care for this sometimes challenging but ultimately rewarding population.
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I. GENERAL ADOLESCENT HEALTH 1. ADOLESCENT HEALTH STATISTICS 2. INTERVIEWING ADOLESCENTS 3. SCREENING AND PREVENTION 4. ADOLESCENT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 5. ADOLESCENT WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS 6. NUTRITION 7. ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY AND PARENTING 8. ADOLESCENTS AND THE MEDIA 9. LEGAL ISSUES IN CARING FOR ADOLESCENTS II. PHYSICAL DISORDERS AFFECTING ADOLESCENTS 10. ALLERGY AND ASTHMA 11. CARDIOLOGY 12. DERMATOLOGY 13. ENDOCRINOLOGY 14. GENETIC SYNDROMES AFFECTING ADOLESCENTS 15. GASTROENTEROLOGY 16. HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY 17. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 18. NEUROLOGY 19. RENAL SYSTEM 20. RHEUMATOLOGY 21. SPORTS MEDICINE III. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 22. BREAST HEALTH AND DISORDERS IN ADOLESCENT FEMALES 23. GYNECOLOGY 24. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS 25. CONTRACEPTION 26. THE PREGNANT TEEN 27. SEXUAL ASSAULT 28. GENITAL DISORDERS IN MALES IV. MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CONCERNS 29. SUBSTANCE ABUSE 30. TOBACCO USE 31. TOXICOLOGY AND OVERDOSE 32. EATING DISORDERS 33. MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS 34. ATTENTION-DEFICIT-HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER 35. SCHOOL AND LEARNING PROBLEMS 36. ADOLESCENT VIOLENCE AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM
