"Chapter 1 Pediatric Health Supervision
Chapter 2 The Newborn Infant
Chapter 3 The Adolescent Patient
Chapter 4 Emergency Critical Care
Chapter 5 Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Chapter 6 Rehabilitation and the Child with Disability
Chapter 7 Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
Chapter 8 Contemporary Diagnostic Techniques
Chapter 9 Metabolic Disorders
Chapter 10 Genetics and Dysmorphology
Chapter 11 Allergy and Immunology
Chapter 12 Rheumatology
Chapter 13 Infectious Disorders
Chapter 14 The Skin
Chapter 15 Ear Nose Oropharynx and Phayrnx
Chapter 16 The Teeth
Chapter 17 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Chapter 18 The Liver and Bile Ducts
Chapter 19 Blood and Blood-Forming Tissues
Chapter 20 Oncology
Chapter 21 The Kidneys
Chapter 22 The Circulatory System
Chapter 23 The Respiratory System
Chapter 24 The Endocrine System
Chapter 25 The Nervous System
Chapter 26 The Eyes
Chapter 27 Orthopedics
Appendix
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Book Description
Rudolph's is ready to take on your most challenging pediatric
problems!
Newly revised . . . totally current! Featuring:
* An expanded team of world-class editors-ensures authoritative
coverage
* A fresh new design-for easier reading, faster access
* More coverage of symptom presentation and clinical management
* Quick-read algorithms throughout-- to guide your diagnosis
"An excellent choice. . . for students, residents, primary care
practitioners, and teachers of pediatrics in the private office,
clinic, or residency setting." - Journal of Family Medicine review of
prior edition
The incomparable Rudolph's PEDIATRICS, 21st Edition: ready now to
keep you well-informed in the 21st century!
Rudolph's PEDIATRICS has been helping doctors take care of children
since before the turn of the century - the 20th century, that is. And
now, more than 100 years later, McGraw-Hill is proud to publish the
21st Edition of Rudolph's PEDIATRICS - the one book that can expertly
guide you as you care for children who live and grow amid the fast-
paced, rapidly changing 21st century.
A favorite resource for decades, Rudolph's PEDIATRICS offers
comprehensive coverage of all aspects of pediatric medicine. It not
only helps you to understand the mechanisms underlying pediatric
disease, it provides you with the tools to manage the disorders and
diseases you encounter as you care for infants and children. You'll
find:
* Targeted discussion of the normal function and developmental
biology of organ systems - gives you a framework for understanding
the biologic basis of pediatric medicine
* Symptom-based diagnostic approaches - presented for common
disorders along with detailed discussions of the clinical features,
laboratory diagnosis, and treatment of both common and uncommon
childhood illnesses
New editors, new look, new coverage!
The 21st edition delivers the same attention to detail that has made
Rudolph's PEDIATRICS a classic in the field - but with a few
important changes:
* An expanded team of world-class editors - led by Colin D. Rudolph
and Abraham M. Rudolph
* A fresh new design - to make the text more readable and more easily
accessible than previous editions
* Extensively revised coverage - to keep today's doctors informed and
completely current
New sections, new chapters inform on the hottest topics in the field!
* Emergency and critical care - easy-to-use section guides your
management of the acutely ill infant and child
* Contemporary diagnostic techniques - provides simple, clear
explanations of the new generation of laboratory tests that are more
frequently used to guide clinical diagnosis
* Care of the terminally ill child - presents a family-centered
approach for care near the end of life
* Rehabilitative medicine - offers guidance on caring for the
increasing numbers of children with chronic disabilities
Delivers MORE of what you really need to know!
* MORE on genetics, with separate chapters focused on metabolic
disorders and dysmorphology
* MORE on rheumatic disease in children and adolescents, including
the critical evaluation of musculoskeletal pain and pain syndromes
* MORE on managing neonatal disorders
* MORE algorithmic approaches to common pediatric symptoms, with
guidelines for initial management
* MORE information on support groups and other resources - websites
and email addresses provided throughout
PLUS: Expanded coverage in rapidly advancing areas of pediatric
medicine!
* Neonatology
* Immunology and allergy
* Infectious diseases
* Orthopedics, including sports medicine
* Endocrinology
INTRODUCTION
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NEW EDITION of the most comprehensive pediatrics text available.
DESCRIPTION
The 21st edition of this comprehensive pediatric text has been
thoroughly revised to provide the most current and reliable
information available. It features extensive new material on:
*the newborn infant
*infectious diseases
*parasitic diseases
*ENT
*teeth
*oncology
*orthopedics.