Perfect for quick consultation, this popular resource uses an easy-to-follow, modified outline format to provide authoritative content on all aspects of paediatrics! Where appropriate, body systems sections include sub-sections on symptoms, diseases, critical states, and common procedures. Comprehensive and up-to-date, it explores important topics such as illness prevention, ethical issues, nutrition, behavior/psychology, infections, emergencies, and poisonings.

Reviews

"A clear, precise, pertinent reference...Easy to read and a beneficial tool."-American Family Physician
"Up to date, clinically relevant, and easy to access...Medically valuable, as well as affordable."-Family Medicine
"Reader friendly in every way...Highly recommend this book to all pediatric health care providers."-Emergency and Office Pediatrics

Features

Follows a consistent format, with disease chapters covering definition etiology epidemiology pathophysiology clinical, laboratory, and radiographic findings treatment and procedures.
Presents in each procedures chapter: indications contraindications preparation equipment anesthesia precautions technique and follow-up.
Uses a key icon to provide rapid access to important clinical findings, laboratory tests, and therapies.

What's New

Features new sections on neonatology, ophthalmology, endocrinology, adolescent medicine, and ENT.
Includes a new chapter on chromosomal defects and congenital syndromes.
Updates all chapters, with extensive revisions to those on infectious disease, gastroenterology, and pulmonary .

Contents

Part I: PREVENTIVE PEDIATRICS

Part II: ETHICAL ISSUES IN PEDIATRICS

Part III: NUTRITION
Disorders
Critical States
Procedures

Part IV: NEONATOLOGY
Symptoms
Normal Newborn
Disorders
Procedures

Part V: ADOLESCENT MEDICINE

Part VI: BEHAVIOR/PSYCHOLOGY
Symptoms
The Depressed
Procedures

Part VII: GENETICS/METABOLISM

Part VIII: IMMUNOLOGY/ ALLERGY AND
RHEUMATIC DISEASE
Immunodeficiency Disorders
Proteins
Allergy
Rheumatic Diseases

Part IX: INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Part X: HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
HEMATOLOGY
Symptoms
Anemias
Hemolytic Anemias
Bleeding
Other Disorders
Critical States
Procedures
ONCOLOGY

Part XI: GASTROENTEROLOGY
Symptoms
Disorders
Critical States
Procedure

Part XII: CARDIOLOGY
Symptoms
Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

Vascular Stenoses
Ventricle
Arrhythmias
Other Disorders

Critical States
Procedures

Part XIII: RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
Symptoms
Disorders
Critical States
Procedures

Part XIV: NEPHROLOGY/UROLOGY
Symptoms
Disorders
Critical States
Procedures

Section XV: ENDOCRINOLOGY GROWTH
Symptoms
Disorders
Puberty and the Reproductive System
Symptoms
Disorders
Pituitary
Thyroid
Adrenal
Parathyroid
Carbohydrate Disorders
Critical State
Procedure

Part XVI: NEUROLOGY
Symptoms
Disorders
Neurocutaneous Disorders
Other Disorders
Critical States
Procedures

Part XVII: DERMATOLOGY
Pigmented Skin Lesions
Procedures

Part XVIII: OPHTHALMIC PEDIATRICS

Part XIX: MEDICAL EAR/NOSE/THROAT
Symptoms
Disorders
Procedures

Part XX: MEDICAL ORTHOPEDICS
Symptoms
Disorders

Part XXI: EMERGENCY PEDIATRICS

Part XXII: POISONINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS