title: A primary care focus on pediatric cardiology.
abstract: Primary care pediatric cardiology is principally concerned with prevention of heart disease and early detection of existing disease. One of the clinician's major resources for practice is tables of normal values. These include tables for height, weight, heart rate, respiratory rate, BP, and cholesterol. A second resource is the recommendations for preventive treatment of RF and infective endocarditis. The clinician also must have a preventive attitude toward practice and be able to maintain vigilance of "well" children for years in order to help prevent illnesses that constitute the nation's most prevalent threat of mortality.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Younger
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000592:standards*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors