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The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Adolescent Medicine Handbook

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Mark A. Goldstein

    1. , Division of Adolescent and Young Adult M, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

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  • Practical and user-friendly, with a multi-specialty approach to care
  • Replete with user-friendly diagrams, tables, charts, figures, and pathway models
  • Addresses best practices in adolescent medicine including best ways to provide optimal provider-patient relations
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. General Adolescent Medicine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Adolescent Preventive Services

      • Jennifer Rosenblum
      Pages 3-9

    3. The Adolescent Patient Interview

      • Mariette Murphy
      Pages 11-16

    4. Tanner Staging

      • Karen Sadler
      Pages 17-22

    5. Normal Adolescent Development

      • Karen Sadler
      Pages 23-26

    6. Male Genitourinary Exam

      • Mark A. Goldstein
      Pages 27-35

    7. The Pelvic Exam and Pap Smear

      • Stephanie Corrado
      Pages 37-42

    8. Adolescent Dermatology

      • Daniela Kroshinsky
      Pages 43-49

    9. Obesity

      • Jennifer Rosenblum
      Pages 51-56

    10. Adolescent Nutrition, IBD, IBS

      • Sabina Sabharwal, Esther Israel
      Pages 57-62

    11. Sports Injuries in the Adolescent

      • Mark D. Price, Thomas J. Gill
      Pages 63-74

    12. Cardiac Issues in Adolescence

      • Ami B. Bhatt
      Pages 75-79

  3. Sexuality, Gynecology and Abnormal Growth and Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Menstrual Irregularities: Amenorrhea

      • Stephanie Corrado
      Pages 83-89

    3. Menstrual Irregularities: Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding

      • Mark A. Goldstein
      Pages 91-94

    4. Basics of Hormonal Contraception

      • Nupur Gupta
      Pages 95-110

    5. Adolescent Pregnancy

      • Mark A. Goldstein
      Pages 111-113

    6. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

      • Jennifer Rosenblum
      Pages 115-118

    7. Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents

      • Mark A. Goldstein
      Pages 119-146
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The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Adolescent Medicine Handbook, is a definitive, practical guide for the optimal clinical care of adolescents. This unique and invaluable resource is not only replete with user-friendly diagrams, tables, charts and pathways; it most importantly covers in detail the best practices in adolescent medicine where practice not only means the most appropriate approaches, diagnostic evaluation and best treatments, but also the best ways to connect, communicate and continue care with teenagers. Divided into three sections, the handbook covers general adolescent medicine, sexuality, and mental health. Chapters are written by outstanding physician authors who represent expertise in pediatric or adult specialties and have taught or trained at Massachusetts General Hospital. The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Adolescent Medicine Handbook joins together the collective knowledge and wisdom of its esteemed contributors to provide a multi-specialty approach to adolescent healthcare that balances the science and the art of adolescent medicine.

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  • , Division of Adolescent and Young Adult M, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

    Mark A. Goldstein

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