Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics E-dition : Text with Continually Updated Online Reference

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Edition: 18th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-08-10
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science Health Science div
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Summary

Provides up-to-the minute coverage at www.nelsonpediatrics.com-updated multiple times a week-more frequently than any other source on the market! Features the editorial contributions of a new editor-Dr. Bonita F. Stanton-for enhanced focus on general pediatrics. Presents new knowledge on the principles of antibiotic therapy . antiviral therapy . antiparasitic therapy . antimycobacterial therapy . and others to improve your therapeutic skills. Recommends which drugs and dosages to prescribe for every disease for full coverage of the principles of therapy. Offers convenient reference through a new full-color design and full-color photographs that enable you to locate key content more easily and identify clinical conditions more quickly. Features weekly updates at www.nelsonpediatrics.com-along with searchable access the complete contents of the book online...anytime, anywhere. Includes the latest clinical hot topics online, as well as government updates from the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Center for Disease Control, and National Institute of Health. Provides the latest abstracts and articles through PubMed, articles from Pediatrics Clinics and Journal of Pediatrics, and current commentaries from key journals for up-to-the-minute coverage. Provides a downloadable image library and 1494 review and self-assessment questions to supplement the text and for convenient Board review. Offers patient instructions-on topics including discipline, habits, ADHD, and much more-so that you can help your patients better manage their health. Presents short descriptions of children with neurodevelopmental and behavioral problems as they appear in clinical practice in Case Studies from the Child Development Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Covers specific treatments through Clinical Case Studies, on everything from wheezing to fever and vomiting to jaundiced newborn. Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

Table of Contents

The Field of Pediatrics
Overview of Pediatrics
Quality and Safety in Healthcare for Children
Ethics in Pediatric Care
Cultural Issues in Pediatric Care
Maximizing Childrens Health: Screening, Anticipatory Guidance, and Counseling
Growth, Development, and Behavior
Overview and Assessment of Variability
Assessment of Fetal Growth and Development
The Newborn
The First Year
The Second Year
Preschool Years
Middle Childhood
Adolescence
Sexual Behavior
The Development of Sexual Behavior
Gender Identity Disorder (GID)
Adolescent Homosexuality
Assessment of Growth
Developmental Screening and Surveillance
Child Care: How Pediatricians Can Support Children and Famillies
Separation, Loss, and Bereavement
Sleep Medicine
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Assessment and Interviewing
Psychological Treatment of Children and Adolescents
Illness and Death
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
Psychiatric Hospitalization
Psychosomatic Illness
Vegetative Disorders
Rumination Disorders
Pica
Enuresis (Bedwetting)
Encopresis
Habit and Tic Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Mood Disorders
Major Depression
Dysthymic Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Suicide and Attempted Suicide
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, and Binge Eating
Disruptive Behavioral Disorders
Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Childhood Psychosis
Autistic Disorder
Aspergers Disorder
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Rett's Disorder
Childhood Schizophrenia
Acute Phobic Hallucinations
Patterns of Development and Function in the School-Aged Child
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Specific Reading Disability
Language Development and Communication Disorders
Children with Special Needs
Adoption
Foster Care
Impact of Violence on Children
School Violence and Bullying
Effect of War on Children
Abuse and Neglect of Children
Sexual Abuse
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Parental Styles
Failure to Thrive
Developmental Disabilities and Chronic Illness
Mental Retardation (Intellectual Disability)
Organ Transplantation
Pediatric Palliative Care: The Care of Children with Life-Limiting Illness
Grief and Bereavement
Nutrition
Nutritional Requirements
The Feeding of Infants and Children
Food Insecurity, Hunger, and Undernutrition
Overweight and Obesity
Vitamin A Deficiency and Excess
Vitamin B Complex Deficiency and Excess
Thiamin (Vitamin B-1)
Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2)
Niacin
Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine)
Biotin
Folate
Vitamin B-12 (Cobalamin)
Vitamin C Deficiency (Ascorbic Acid)
Rickets and Hypervitaminosis D
Vitamin E Deficiency
Vitamin K Deficiency
Micronutrient Deficiency
The Pathophysiology of Body Fluids and Fluid Therapy
Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders
Composition of Body Fluids
Regulation of Osmolality and Volume
Sodium
Potassium
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Acid-Base Balance
Maintenance and Replacement Therapy
Deficit Therapy
Fluids and Electrolyte Treatment of Specific Disorders
Acute Diarrhea and Oral Rehydration
Diarrhea in Chronically Malnourished Children
Pyloric Stenosis
Perioperative Fluids
Pediatric Drug Therapy
Pharmacogenetics, Pharmacogenomics, and Pharmacoproteins
Principles of Drug Therapy
Poisonings
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