Pediatrics provides a comprehensive review of clinical pediatrics, with advice for appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for the most common pediatric problems encountered in the clinical setting. Topics are organized under headings on differential diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, complications and prognosis so that the user will find the desired information quickly and easily. Over 200 diseases and conditions are discussed in detail.

Acetaminophen poisoning
Acne vulgaris
Acute abdominal pain
Acute asthma
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Acute otitis media
Acute renal failure (ARF)
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF)
Adolescent contraception
Adrenal insufficiency
Alopecia (hair loss)
Altered mental status
Amenorrhea
Anaphylaxis
Anemia
Animal bites
Ankle injuries
Anorexia
Aortic stenosis (AS)
Aplastic anemia
Apparent life-threatening events (ALTE)
Appendicitis
Approach to ingestions
Aspirin overdose
Ataxia
Atopic dermatitis
Atrial septal defect (ASD)
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Back pain
Bell's palsy/facial palsy
Beta-blocker overdose
Brain tumors
Breast disorders
Breastfeeding basics
Bronchiolitis
Bulimia
Campylobacter infections
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Cardiac arrhythmias
Cat-scratch disease
Cellulitis
Chest pain
Child abuse
Chronic asthma
Chronic renal failure
Coarctation of the aorta
Colic
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
Congenital syphilis
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
Conjunctivitis
Constipation
Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis)
Cyanotic heart disease
Cystic fibrosis
Depression
Developmental dysplasia of the hip
Diabetes insipidus (DI)
Diabetes mellitus (DM)
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
Diaper dermatitis
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Down syndrome
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
Dysmenorrhea
EBV disease/infectious mononucleosis
Electrical injuries
Endocarditis and prophylaxis
Enuresis
Epididymitis
Epiglottitis
Ethanol poisoning
Evaluation of dysmorphic child
External otitis (swimmer's ear)
Failure to thrive
Febrile infants
Febrile seizures
Fever and bacteremia
Foreign body aspiration (FBA)
Fragile X
GI foreign body
Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)
General approach to burns
Giardia
Glomerulonephritis
Gonococcal infection
Guillain-barrÃ© syndrome
HIV infection in children
Head trauma
Headaches
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
Hemophilia
Hemoptysis
Henoch-schÃ¶nlein purpura
Hernias and hydroceles
Herpes simplex viral infections
Hirschsprung's disease
Human bites
Hypercoagulable state
Hypertension (HTN)
Hyperthyroidism, acquired (graves' disease)
Hypogammaglobulinemia syndromes
Hypoglycemia in children
Hypothermia
Hypothyroidism
Hypotonia
Ibuprofen poisoning
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Impetigo
Inborn errors of metabolism
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC)
Intussusception
Iron deficiency
Iron poisoning
Jaundice, post-infantile
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA)
Kawasaki disease (KD)
Kidney stones
Knee injury
Language delay
Lead poisoning
Legg-calve-perthes disease
Lice
Lower GI bleeding
Lyme disease
Lymphoma
Malabsorption
Malaria
Malrotation and volvulus
Meningococcal diseases
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP)
Molluscum contagiosum
Mumps/parotitis
Murmurs
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Myocarditis
Narcotic abstinence syndrome
Near drowning
Nephrotic syndrome
Neuroblastoma
Neurofibromatosis (NF)
Neutropenia
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
Nursemaid's elbow
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
Osgood-schlatter disease
Osteomyelitis
Osteosarcoma
Otitis media with effusion (chronic otitis)
Pancreatitis
Pelvi
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