TY  - JOUR
T1  - TEchnik der kinderärztlichen differentialdiagnostik für studierende und praktische ärzte
Y1  - 1949/06/11
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1949.02900410073035
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 577
EP  - 577
VL  - 140
IS  - 6
N2  - This book is written primarily for the general practitioner. With that objective in mind, the author reviews the basic facts about the child with special reference to physical examination and differential diagnosis.The author devotes various chapters in his book to the discussion of rashes, disturbances of the sensorium, hemorrhage, anemia, cyanosis, respiratory disturbances, vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions, paralysis, icterus, edema and fever.There are also chapters on examinations of the mouth and throat, the bones and joints, the abdomen, liver and spleen. The author also discusses the reasons for failure to gain weight and the significance of tuberculin reactions. Of special value are his tables on differential diagnosis.Throughout the book, the author stresses the fact that the child is not a miniature adult and deplores this widespread misconception, which has been the source of many errors in diagnosis. He presents the child in a special pediatric setting with individual
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1949.02900410073035
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02900410073035
ER  -