Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics

Section on Hospital Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics

ISBN 10: 1610021142 / ISBN 13: 9781610021142

Published by American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017

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Synopsis:

Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this popular point-of-care manual offers practical, authoritative guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics in the hospital setting for safe, effective inpatient care from initial evaluation through hospital discharge management.

Pediatric hospitalists with extensive hands-on expertise offer proven recommendations for dozens of pediatric inpatient problems including anaphylaxis; cardiac conditions; dermatological, ENT and GI issues; infectious diseases; seizure; eye trauma; fractures; physical and sexual abuse, and more. 

New in the second edition:

• Provides 18 new chapters on eating disorders, acute adrenal insufficiency, hyperthyroidism, hypoglycemia, genetics, inborn errors of metabolism, ovarian torsion, neutropenia, cultural effectiveness, transition to adult care, sepsis, suicide, systemic lupus erythematosus, abdominal masses, and much more
• Two new sections on genetics and metabolism rheumatology

About the Authors: The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP is the largest pediatric publisher in the world, with a diverse list of resources that includes essential clinical and practice management titles and award-winning books for parents.
 

Jeffrey C. Gershel, MD, FAAP, is a professor of  pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, and the former vice chairman of the department of pediatrics at the Jacobi Medical Center. 

Daniel A. Rauch, MD, FAAP, SFHM is a Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr Rauch has been very involved in the development of the field of pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) with leadership roles in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Academic Pediatric Association, planning the national PHM conference and 2 separate regional conferences, starting the national PHM Fellows meeting, and helping move forward the PHM certification effort. He is coeditor of Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics, 3e, and Challenging Cases in Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

 

Bibliographic Details

Title: Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A ...
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Edition: 2nd Edition