The Official Parent's Sourcebook on Urinary Tract Infection in Children: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

This sourcebook has been created for parents who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells parents where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to urinary tract infection in children, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on urinary tract infection in children. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Urinary Tract Infection in Children: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 3. Studies on Urinary Tract Infection in Children; Chapter 4. Books on Urinary Tract Infection in Children; Chapter 5. Multimedia on Urinary Tract Infection in Children; Chapter 6. Physician Guidelines and Databases; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Child's Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix D. Your Child's Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN CHILDREN GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Acute bacterial nephritis, Acute bladder infection, Acute pyelonephritis, Acute upper urinary tract infection, Acute urinary tract infection (UTI), Bladder infection, Chronic or recurrent UTI, Complicated urinary tract infection, Infection - kidney, Kidney infection, Lobar nephronia, Pyonephrosis, Renal carbuncle, Uncomplicated urinary tract infection, Urinary tract infection, Urinary tract infection - chronic or recurrent.