BookRobert M. Kliegman, Joseph W. St Geme III, Nathan J. Blum, Abigail M. Schuh, Robert C. Tasker, Cara L. Mack, Karen M. Wilson ; with the assistance of Matthew A. Deardorff.
Summary: Covering every aspect of general pediatric practice, as well as details for many pediatric subspecialists, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 22nd Edition, brings you fully up to date with everything from rapidly changing diagnostic and treatment protocols to new technologies to the wide range of biologic, psychologic, and social problems faced by children today. Edited and written by experts and prominent members of the pediatric medical community, this comprehensive two-volume reference covers both the science and art of pediatric practice. It remains the reference of choice among pediatricians, pediatric residents, and others involved in the care of young patients, delivering the information you need in a concise, easy-to-use format for everyday reference and study.
Contents:
The field of pediatrics
Growth, development, and behavior
Behavioral and psychiatric disorders
Learning and developmental disorders
Nutrition
Fluid and electrolyte disorders
Emergency medicine, critical care, and anesthesia
Human genetics
Metabolic disorders
The fetus and the neonatal infant
Adolescent medicine
Allergic disorders
Rheumatic diseases of childhood (Connective tissue disease, collagen vascular diseases)
Cancer and benign tumors
Urologic disorders in infants and children
Gynecologic problems of childhood
The nervous system
Neuromuscular disorders
Disorders of the eye
The ear
The skin
Rehabilitation medicine
Environmental health
Laboratory medicine.