includes index.

Family interviewing and history-taking / Richard B. Goldbloom -- Skills for culturally sensitive care / Richard B. Goldbloom -- Assessing physical growth and nutrition / Richard B. Goldbloom -- Evaluating the newborn : diagnostic approach / Alexandra A. Howlett, Krista A. Jangaard -- Assessing congenital anomalies / Mark D. Ludman -- Developmental and behavioral assessment / Sarah E. Shea -- Examining the head and neck / D. Anna Jarvis -- Examining the visual system / G. Robert LaRoche -- Evaluating the respiratory system / Daniel M. Hughes -- Cardiovascular assessment of infants and children / Andrew E. Warren, Douglas L. Roy -- Evaluating gastrointestinal symptoms / Mohsin Rashid -- Surgical assessment of the abdomen / Michael Giacomantonio -- Neurological examination / Joseph M. Dooley -- Psychiatric assessment of children and adolescents / Harriet L. MacMillan, Jan Ellen Fleming, Ellen Jamieson -- Musculoskeletal examination / Bianca A. Lang -- Clinical endocrine evaluation / Elizabeth A. Cummings, Sonia R. Salisbury -- Approaching the adolescent / Alexa L. Bagnell -- Gynecological assessment / Joan B. Wenning -- Assessing the skin / Laura A. Finlayson -- Caring for children with chronic conditions and their families / Richard B. Goldbloom -- Clinical evaluation for possible child abuse / Steven Bellemare -- Assessing the appropriate role for children in health decisions / Nuala P. Kenny, Linda E. Skinner -- Palliative care / Gerri Frager, David LaPierre.