Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics, International Edition, 7th Edition - Paperback
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The resource of choice for pediatric residencies, clerkships, and exams, Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics continues to provide a focused overview of the core knowledge in pediatrics. Succinct, targeted coverage of normal childhood growth and development, as well as the diagnosis, management, and prevention of common pediatric diseases and disorders, make this an ideal medical reference book for students, pediatric residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
• Get an effective overview of pediatrics with help from concise text, a full-color design, high-yield tables, and numerous images.
• Take advantage of a wealth of images that capture the clinical manifestations and findings associated with Kawasaki disease, lupus, lymphoma, stroke, and many other disorders seen in children.
• Efficiently review essential, concise pediatric content with this popular extension of the Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics (ISBN: 978-1-4377-0755-7).
• Focus on the core knowledge needed for your pediatric clerkship or rotation with coverage that follows the COMSEP curriculum guidelines.
• Easily visualize complex aspects with a full-color layout and images, as well as numerous tables throughout the text.
• Access the full contents, now integrated with select decision-making algorithms from Pediatric Decision-Making Strategies by Pomeranz et al. (ISBN: 978-0-323-29854-4), online at Student Consult.
Table of Contents
Section 1 The Profession of Pediatrics Benjamin S. Siegel, Joel J. Alpert, and Rick Goldstein
1 Population and Culture
2 Professionalism
3 Ethics
4 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Section 2 Growth and Development David A. Levine
5 Normal Growth
6 Growth Disorders
7 Normal Development
8 Developmental Disorders
9 Evaluation of the Well Child
10 Evaluation of Child with Special Needs
Section 3 Behavioral Disorders Sheila Gahagan
11 Crying and Colic
12Temper Tantrums
13 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
14 Elimination Control
15Normal Sleep and Pediatric Sleep Disorders
Section 4 Psychiatric Disorders Russell Scheffer
16 Somatoform Disorders
17 Anxiety and Phobias
18 Depression and Bipolar Disorders
19 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
20 Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Psychoses*
Section 5 Psychosocial Issues Cindy W. Christian and Nathan J. Blum
21 Failure to Thrive
22 Child Abuse and Neglect
23 Homosexuality and Gender Identity
24 Family Structure and Function
25 Violence
26 Divorce, Separation, and Bereavement*
Section 6 Pediatric Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders Nancy F. Krebs and Laura E. Primak
27 Diet of the Normal Infant
28 Diet of the Normal Child and Adolescent
29 Obesity
30 Pediatric Undernutrition
31 Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies
Section 7 Fluids and Electrolytes Larry A. Greenbaum
32 Maintenance Fluid Therapy
33 Dehydration and Replacement Therapy
34 Parenteral Nutrition
35 Sodium Disorders
36 Potassium Disorders
37 Acid-Base Disorders*
Section 8 Acutely Ill or Injured Child K. Jane Lee and Karen J. Marcdante
38 Assessment and Resuscitation
39 Respiratory Failure
40 Shock
41 Injury Prevention
42 Major Trauma
43 Near-Drowning
44 Burns
45 Poisoning
46 Sedation and Anesthesia
Section 9 Human Genetics and Dysmorphology Paul A. Levy and Robert W. Marion
47 Patterns of Inheritance
48 Genetic Assessment
49 Chromosomal Disorders
50 Approach to Dysmorphic Child
Section 10 Metabolic Disorders Margretta Seashore
51 Metabolic Assessment
52 Carbohydrate Disorders
53 Amino Acid Disorders
54 Organic Acid Disorders
55 Fat Metabolic Disorders
56 Lysosomal and Peroxisomal Disorders
57 Mitochondrial Disorders
Section 11 Fetal and Neonatal Medicine C.W. Gowen, Jr.
58 Assessment of Mother, Fetus, and Newborn
59 Maternal Diseases Affecting the Newborn
60 Diseases of the Fetus
61 Respiratory Diseases of Newborn
62 Anemia and Hyperbilirubinemia
63 Necrotizing Enterocolitis
64 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Intracranial Hemorrhage, and Seizures
65 Sepsis and Meningitis
66 Congenital Infections
Section 12 Adolescent Medicine Kim Blake and Victoria Davis
67 Overview and Assessment of Adolescents
68 Well-Adolescent Care
69 Adolescent Gynecology
70 Eating Disorders
71 Substance Abuse
Section 13 Immunology Ramsay Fuleihan
72 Immunology Assessment
73 Lymphocyte Disorders
