CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment Pediatrics, Nineteenth Edition

by Hay, William W.; Levin, Myron J., M.D.; Sondheimer, Judith M., M.D.; Deterding, Robin R., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780071544337
• ISBN10: 007154433X
• Edition: 19th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-22
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

The Classic On-the-Go Guide to Pediatric Practice--Now More Current and Essential Than Ever! ..CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatricshas long been the go-to guide for students, residents, and practitioners looking for concise, reliable, and up-to-date information. It continues to provide succinct, up-to-date, and clinically relevant coverage of how to assess and treat common disorders in children, from eating disorders and cardiovascular diseases to STDs. .Features: .Easy-to-follow LANGE CURRENT outline format: Problem, Essentials of Diagnosis and Typical Features, Clinical Findings, Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis . Organized by general topics such as care of the newborn and community pediatrics, as well as by organ system and specific disease/problems . "Essentials of Diagnosis and Typical Features" provide instant guidance on identifying both common and rare problems . Accessible overviews of important pediatric health concerns, including substance abuse, psychiatric disorders, child abuse and neglect, normal childhood nutrition and its disorders, and emergencies and injuries . NEW to this edition:chapter on Sport Medicine (a key area of pediatrics for which students and residents state they need more training--ACGME survey), completely reorganized section on Infectious Diseases reflecting the most recent clinical perspectives, expanded section on lab and reference values ..

Author Biography

William W. Hay, Jr., MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics Section in Neonatalogy and the Division of Perinatal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine and The Childrenn++s Hospital, Denver.

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Myron J. Levin, MD, Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital, Denver

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Judith M. Sondheimer, MD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Colorado School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital, Denver

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Robin R. Deterding, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital, Denver

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Table of Contents

The Newborn Infant	p. 1
Child Development & Behavior	p. 63
Adolescence	p. 101
Adolescent Substance Abuse	p. 137
Eating Disorders	p. 152
Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders & Psychosocial Aspects of Pediatrics	p. 163
Child Abuse & Neglect	p. 209
Ambulatory & Community Pediatrics	p. 216
Immunization	p. 236
Normal Childhood Nutrition & Its Disorders	p. 268
Emergencies & Injuries	p. 294
Poisoning	p. 313
Critical Care	p. 339
Skin	p. 375
Eye	p. 395
Oral Medicine & Dentistry	p. 427
Ear, Nose, & Throat	p. 437
Respiratory Tract & Mediastinum	p. 471
Cardiovascular Diseases	p. 519
Gastrointestinal Tract	p. 577
Liver& Pancreas	p. 609
Kidney & Urinary Tract	p. 651
Neurologic & Muscular Disorders	p. 673
Orthopedics	p. 750
Sports Medicine	p. 768
Rehabilitation Medicine	p. 788
Rheumatic Diseases	p. 796
Hematologic Disorders	p. 804
Neoplastic Disease	p. 853
Pain Management & Palliative Care	p. 883
Immunodeficiency	p. 891
Endocrine Disorders	p. 911
Diabetes Mellitus	p. 949
Inborn Errors of Metabolism	p. 956
Genetics & Dysmorphology	p. 982
Allergic Disorders	p. 1018
Antimicrobial Therapy	p. 1053
Infections: Viral & Rickettsial	p. 1071
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	p. 1111
Infections: Bacterial & Spirochetal	p. 1123
Infections: Parasitic & Mycotic	p. 1183
Sexually Tansmitted Infections	p. 1224
Fluid, Electrolyte, & Acid-Base Disorders & Therapy	p. 1245
Pediatric Laboratory Medicine & Reference Ranges	p. 1254
Index	p. 1269
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