Description
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Managing Chronic Health Needs In Child Care And Schools A Quick Reference Guide 2Nd Edition by AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
This fully revised and updated resource helps teachers and caregivers address the challenges of caring for children with chronic health conditions and special health care needs in child care and school settings. The health issues covered include chronic illnesses, acute situations, and selected developmental and behavioral problems, with a special emphasis on children with special health care needs. More than 50 quick reference sheets on specific conditions provide teachers and caregivers with guidance on how to help at a glance. New quick reference sheets include Childhood Obesity, Eczema, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Food Allergies, GERD, and more. The guide addresses topics with universal relevancy such as Care Plan development and implementation, medication administration, emergency planning, and handling symptoms that develop while on-site. Also included are ready-to-use sample forms, letters, and Care Plans, for easy implementation.
Quick reference sheets cover the following conditions:
Abnormal Immunity
Allergies
Allergic Skin Conditions
Anaphylaxis
Asthma
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Bleeding Disorders
Cancer
Celiac Disease (Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy or Celiac Sprue)
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Childhood Obesity
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Developmental Delay
Diabetes
Down Syndrome
Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Food Allergies
Fragile X Syndrome
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Gastrostomy Tubes
Hearing Loss and Deafness/Hard of Hearing
Heart Conditions: An Overview
Heart Conditions, Nonstructural
Heart Defects, Structural
Hepatitis
Hip Problems (Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease,
and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis [SCFE])
HIV Infection
Hydrocephalus and Shunts
Immune Thrombocytopenia
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Kidney and Other Urinary Tract Problems
Marfan Syndrome
Mitochondrial Disorders
Muscular Dystrophy
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Neurofibromatosis (NF) and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)
Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
Preterm Newborns (Preemies)
Seizures, Febrile
Seizures, Nonfebrile (Epilepsy)
Short-Stature Conditions
Sickle Cell Disease
Special Diets and Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Spina Bifida
Spleen Problems
Tracheostomy
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) (Includes Concussion)
Turner Syndrome
Vesicostomy
Visual Impairments