Author: William W. Hay Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional ISBN: 007184855X Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 1504
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The classic on-the-go guide to pediatric practice and most up-to-date resource on the diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of the medical problems of children from birth through adolescence A Doody's Core Title for 2017! Known as the go-to resource for pediatric care, Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatrics is updated every two years to keep it relevant, concise, and practical enough for everyday use. As always, the 23rd edition contains critical updates.. Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatrics, Twenty-Third Edition features the popular, easy-to-follow Lange Current outline format: Problem, Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment, Clinical Findings, Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis. The content is organized by general topics as well as by organ systems. This guide provides concise, evidence-based information on a wide range of pediatric medical conditions and topics, including childhood nutrition and eating disorders, substance abuse, psychiatric disorders, child abuse, oral medicine and dentistry, immunization, and emergencies and injuries. With its comprehensive scope and clinical focus, there is no better, more usable resource for your pediatric practice—and no text so up-to-date. Why Current Diagnosis and Treatment Pediatrics is the ultimate clinical companion: All topics are thoroughly updated with the latest research findings Includes specific disease prevention recommendations Extensive use of decision-speeding diagnostic and treatment algorithms and tables Up-to-date references with unique identifiers (PubMed, PMID numbers) allow for rapid review of the evidence-based source material Written by experienced pediatricians to ensure that every chapter reflects the needs and realities of practice Complete with valuable guide to normal laboratory values
Author: C. Keith Stone Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional ISBN: 007179946X Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 796
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Deliver faster diagnosis, more effective treatments, and improved outcomes with this concise guide to pediatric emergency medicine Provides immediate access to life-saving and routine information through consistent chapter outlines Begins with a section on emergency procedures and child-safety issues Presents information the way an emergency medicine provider thinks and acts: by symptomatic presentation, including cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, shock,fever, abdominal pain, seizures, trauma Details evaluation and management of disorders routinely seen in Pediatric Emergency Medicine such as foreign bodies, respiratory infections, asthma, heart defects, dehydration, rashes, sickle-cell disease, sports-injuries and more Enhanced by numerous tables, and more than 400 illustrations and photographs to clarify concepts and improve understanding LANGE Valuable to all practitioners of emergency medicine, from prehospital care providers to nurses and physicians Designed for use in a busy, fastpaced emergency department Focuses on the practical aspects of emergency care Covers a wide spectrum of pediatric conditions
Author: Gerard Doherty Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional ISBN: 0071635157 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 1328
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To-the-point information on more than 1000 diseases and disorders surgeons are most likely to encounter The leading single-source surgery book for house-staff, students, practitioners, and surgeons A Doody's Core Title for 2011! "This is an excellent source of updated, authoritative, and concise information on diseases encountered in general surgery and the surgical subspecialties of otolaryngology, urology, gynecology, orthopedics, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and pediatrics....This is a wonderful resource for all levels of surgical practitioners as well as nonsurgical practitioners. In my experience, it has provided me with a framework to prepare for both oral and written boards. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service Authoritative, concise, and completely up-to-date, CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Surgery features: Wide-ranging coverage that encompasses general surgery and all the important subspecialties including otolaryngology, urology, gynecology, orthopedics, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and pediatrics References linked to recent journal articles Logical quick-find organization made even more accessible by a comprehensive index More than 600 informative photographs and illustrations Detailed treatment algorithms NEW CD-ROM with content from Quick Answers: Surgery to speed diagnosis of symptoms and signs NEW Chapter on Training, Communication, Professionalism, and Systems-Based Practice Completely rewritten chapters on Wound Healing, Anesthesia, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, The Heart, Neurosurgery, Gynecology, and Orthopedics
Author: Esther K. Chung Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ISBN: 1451148232 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 576
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Featuring over 500 full-color clinical photographs, succinct clinical pearls, and detailed differential diagnosis tables, this atlas is a visual guide to the rapid and accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment of pediatric problems. The book will greatly assist busy practitioners in recognizing disease entities and distinguishing among entities that appear similar. The Second Edition includes information on treatment, a chapter on breastfeeding images that demonstrate proper latch, and 150 new images. Organized by anatomic site, the book focuses on presenting problems. Each chapter includes bulleted clinical pearls on the history and physical examination. A differential diagnosis table lists all common diagnoses with ICD-9 codes and the distinguishing characteristics for each diagnosis. Clinical photographs of each entity are then shown, including ethnic variations where relevant.
Author: Maxine A. Papadakis Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional ISBN: 1260469875 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 1984
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Now includes a “Year in Review” highlighting over 180 recent medical advances since the last edition! Doody's Core Titles for 2021! For 60 years, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment—the flagship volume of the renowned Lange medical series—has been delivering the authoritative information students, residents, and clinicians need to build their medical knowledge, expertise, and confidence. Covering the latest clinical developments in all facets of medicine and fully focused on bedside clinical issues, this new edition provides completely the latest guidelines, reference, drug prices, approved drugs, and evidence-based coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders—all formatted to enable you to find the answers you need quickly and effortlessly. This landmark guide covers inpatient and outpatient care, focusing on the diagnostic tools relevant to daily practice, and reviews all primary care topics, including gynecology/obstetrics, dermatology, ophthalmology, geriatrics, preventive medicine, psychiatry, and neurology. Now includes a “year in review” feature highlighting what’s new in CMDT! Includes essentials of diagnosis for most diseases/disorders Hundreds of quick-access drug treatment tables with indexed trade names Diagnostic and treatment algorithms present important information in an at-a-glance style Up-to-date references provide peer-reviewed, evidence-based information Seven bonus chapters available online to all book purchasers, featuring expanded content and annual review of advances in HIV treatment and critical information on emerging viral infections
Author: William Hay Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional ISBN: 9780071544337 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 1324
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The Classic On-the-Go Guide to Pediatric Practice--Now More Current and Essential Than Ever! A Doody's Core Title! CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatrics has long been the go-to guide for students, residents, and practitioners looking for concise, reliable, and up-to-date information. It continues to provide succinct, up-to-date, and clinically relevant coverage of how to assess and treat common disorders in children, from eating disorders and cardiovascular diseases to STDs. Features: Easy-to-follow LANGE CURRENT outline format: Problem, Essentials of Diagnosis and Typical Features, Clinical Findings, Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis Organized by general topics such as care of the newborn and community pediatrics, as well as by organ system and specific disease/problems "Essentials of Diagnosis and Typical Features" provide instant guidance on identifying both common and rare problems Accessible overviews of important pediatric health concerns, including substance abuse, psychiatric disorders, child abuse and neglect, normal childhood nutrition and its disorders, and emergencies and injuries NEW to this edition: chapter on Sport Medicine (a key area of pediatrics for which students and residents state they need more training--ACGME survey), completely reorganized section on Infectious Diseases reflecting the most recent clinical perspectives, expanded section on lab and reference values
Author: David E. Wesson Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1498749259 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 720
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Injuries cause more than half of all childhood deaths and a large proportion of pediatric trauma care is provided by non-pediatric specialists. This book provides an update of current practice, backed by evidence-based recommendations, in four sections: 1) Trauma systems for children, including epidemiology, organization of pediatric trauma care, disaster planning and systems for mass pediatric casualties and community injury prevention programs. 2) General principles of resuscitation and supportive care. 3) Specific injuries commonly seen in children, including from child abuse. 4) Rehabilitation, communication, long-term outcomes and performance improvement methods to monitor outcomes.
Author: Anil K. Lalwani Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing ISBN: Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 1092
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Lalwani (physiology and neuroscience, New York University School of Medicine) presents essential information on medical and surgical management of disorders and diseases of the ear, nose, throat, and neck, for specialists, non-specialists, ancillary health care personnel, and students. The book emphasizes practical features of diagnosis and patient management while providing a discussion of pathophysiology and relevant basic and clinical science. Overview chapters review principles of antimicrobial therapy, anesthesia, radiology, and lasers, followed by chapters arranged by anatomical region. B&w medical images and photos are included. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author: World Health Organization Publisher: World Health Organization ISBN: 9241548371 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 442
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The Pocket Book is for use by doctors nurses and other health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first level referral hospitals. This second edition is based on evidence from several WHO updated and published clinical guidelines. It is for use in both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals with basic laboratory facilities and essential medicines. In some settings these guidelines can be used in any facilities where sick children are admitted for inpatient care. The Pocket Book is one of a series of documents and tools that support the Integrated Managem.