Practical Guide to the Care of The Pediatric Patient (Paperback)

Salient Features
* The latest clinical information on common syndromes and organ system abnormalities in the pediatric patient helps you provide effective, state-of-the-art care.
* Extensive coverage of differential diagnoses, therapies, and much more, helps you select the best approaches for your patients.
* Authoritative guidance on routine health maintenance and preventative medicine enhances quality of life for your patients.
* A reader-friendly outline format enables you to locate the answers you need quickly.

Table of Contents
1. Approach to the Pediatric Patient: Gathering Data and Communicating Information
2. Routine Health Maintenance and Preventive Medicine: A Guide to Well Child Care
3. Differential Daignosis
4. Dysmorphology and Common Syndromes
5. The Newborn Infant
6. Adolescent Medicine
7. Endocrinologic Disorders
8. Renal Disorders
9. Fluids and Electrolytes: Normal Requirements and Treatment of Dehyderation and Electrolyte Disturbances
10. Acid-Base Disturbances
11. Orthopedic Conditions
12. Rheumatic Disorders
13. Pediatric Dermatology
14. Hematologic/Oncologic Disorders
15. Cardiovascular Disorders
16. Pulmonary and Allergic Diseases
17. Gastrointestinal Disorders
18. Urologic Conditions
19. Infectious Diseases
20. Neurologic Disroders
21. Developmental Disabilities
22. Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders of Childhood
23. Surgical Conditions in Infants and Children
24. Toxicologic Emergencies
25. General Approach to Trauma
26. Child Maltreatment