Preventive Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults
Preventive Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Carolyn B. Jasik Elizabeth M. Ozer KEY WORDS Electronic health records Preventive care Preventive counseling Preventive health guidelines Risk behavior Screening and…
Psychosocial Development in Normal Adolescents and Young Adults
Psychosocial Development in Normal Adolescents and Young Adults Sara Sherer Mari Radzik KEY WORDS Body image Cognitive development Early, middle, late adolescence Emerging adults Identity development Independence Peer group Psychosocial…
Office Visit, Interview Techniques, and Recommendations to Parents
Office Visit, Interview Techniques, and Recommendations to Parents Joshua S. Borus Elizabeth R. Woods KEY WORDS Communication Confidentiality HEEADSSS Interview techniques Office Visit Parental Advice Provider Advice Rapport The skillful…
Normal Physical Growth and Development
Normal Physical Growth and Development Jeremi M. Carswell Diane E. J. Stafford KEY WORDS Adrenarche Gonadotropins Growth Growth hormone Puberty Sexual development Sexual maturity rating Accelerated growth, maturation of sexual…
Health of the World’s Adolescents and Young Adults
Health of the World’s Adolescents and Young Adults Dougal S. Hargreaves Kristin Wunder Russell M. Viner John Santelli KEY WORDS Demography Global health Health disparities Health status Morbidity and mortality…
Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas
Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas Maha T. Barakat Houman Ashrafian Stephen R. Bloom Pancreatic endocrine tumors make up only 1% to 2% of all tumors of the pancreas but form…
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia Benjamin Glaser Gil Leibowitz Hypoglycemia, simply defined as a low blood glucose level, is a laboratory finding that may or may not be associated with significant pathology. Pathologic hypoglycemia…
Diabetes Mellitus and Wound Healing
Diabetes Mellitus and Wound Healing Parham A. Ganchi Elof Eriksson Diabetes mellitus, the most common endocrine disease, is a complex systemic disorder with a broad range of effects on nearly…
Vascular Disease of the Lower Extremities in Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology and Management
Vascular Disease of the Lower Extremities in Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology and Management Cameron M. Akbari Frank W. LoGerfo Problems of the diabetic foot are the most common causes of hospitalization…
