Product Description

Pediatric Urology for the Primary Care Provider addresses everyday management and treatment of pediatric patients with common urology conditions for the primary care provider.

Dr. Stephen Zderic and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Kirk, along with their contributors, provide helpful information for primary care providers to effectively care for their patients and to handle the increasingly complex case load encountered in the clinic.

Common conditions and topics addressed:

• Toilet training
• Daytime wetting
• Nocturnal enuresis
• Frequency, Dysruria, and Meatal problems
• Urinary tract infections
• Hematuria
• Problems with circumcision
• Groin abnormalities
• Painful scrotum
• Disorders of the female genitalia

With its user-friendly text, illustrations, and algorithms, Pediatric Urology for the Primary Care Provider is a step-by-step guide to facilitating treatment, operating efficiently, and adding more value to time spent in the office—a must-have resource for employing hands-on patient management and care in pediatric urology.

A perfect read for pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and family practitioners.

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Contents

Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
Contributing Authors
Preface

 

Chapter 1:	Toilet Training Aileen P. Schast, PhD
Chapter 2:	Daytime Wetting Amanda Berry, PhD, CPNP; Christine Krause, MSN, CPNP; and Marianne Nazarweycz, LPN
Chapter 3:	Nocturnal Enuresis Karen Larsen, MSN, CPNP
Chapter 4:	Frequency, Dysuria, and Meatal Problems Amanda Berry, PhD, CPNP
Chapter 5:	Urinary Tract Infections Jennifer Kirk, MSN, CPNP
Chapter 6:	Hematuria Michele Bythrow, MSN, CPNP
Chapter 7:	Problems With Circumcision Stephen A. Zderic, MD
Chapter 8:	Groin Abnormalities Erin Donahue, MSN, CPNP
Chapter 9:	Painful Scrotum Andy Chang, MD
Chaper 10:	Disorders of Female Genitalia Amanda Chase, MSN, CPNP
Appendix:	American Academy Practice Parameters for Urinary Tract Infections in Febrile Infants and Young Children
Index

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About the Editors

Stephen Zderic, MD graduated from the University of California with a degree in chemistry, and received his MD from UCLA. He completed a residency at the University of Pennsylvania, and a fellowship in pediatric urology at the Children’s Hospital. Since 1991, he has been on the attending staff at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and is a Professor of Surgery in Urology at the University of Pennsylvania. Zderic is married to Kate Cronan, MD, and they are the proud parents of Olivia, Colin, and Natalie.

Jennifer Kirk, MSN, CPNP graduated from nursing school at the University of Delaware and received her Advanced Practice Nursing degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Upon graduation, she joined the nursing staff at the Children’s hospital of Philadelphia with a special emphasis on caring for surgical patients. Since 2002, she has worked in the Division of Urology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is married to Sean Kirk, and they are the proud parents of Molly.

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