Fundamentals of Pediatrics
9781779562371
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Arcler Education Inc
Overview
This book aims to provide a comprehensive foundation in pediatric medicine, covering the essentials of child health and development. It focuses on clinical practices, common pediatric diseases, growth milestones, and preventive care strategies. The aim is to equip healthcare professionals and students with the knowledge needed to effectively manage pediatric patients and promote their well-being from infancy through adolescence.
Author Bio
Mary Bayonla Banks is a dedicated physical therapist with a diverse background in pediatrics both school-based and outpatient, geriatrics, and orthopedics. She is also a retired secondary school athletic trainer. She currently works as a staff physical therapist in the Virginia Beach City Public School system where she works with special needs children ranging from ages 2-22 focusing on access to educational program through working on acquisition of gross motor milestones and locomotor skills, as well as attaining and maintaining independent functional mobility. She also works with the geriatric population by providing high quality outpatient orthopedic as well as aquatic physical therapy. Mary attended the Medical Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA where she earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2004.
