The Philadelphia Guide: Inpatient Pediatrics brings you the latest guidelines, procedures, and treatment and management strategies for inpatient pediatric care. The field of pediatric hospital medicine is rapidly growing and this handbook focuses specifically on caring for pediatric patients in the hospital setting.
The Philadelphia Guide: Inpatient Pediatrics addresses over 350 commonly encountered inpatient pediatric medical conditions. Unlike other handbooks, it goes beyond diagnostic strategies to include complete treatment and management guidelines. The focus on the treatment of so many inpatient pediatric medical conditions means that it can be used by everyone who cares for pediatric patients in the hospital—medical students, residents, and pediatric attendings. Additionally, the organization of the book makes it immensely accessible. The clinical sections are alphabetized and subheadings are consistent throughout the book to make finding information quick and easy.
Readers will have rapid access to tables listing pediatric dosages for emergency, airway, and rapid sequence intubation medications, as well as defibrillation and cardioversion protocols. Classic and current evidence-based references are included. Invaluable appendices cover normal vital signs, neonatal codes, and PALS algorithms. A fresh, new approach to pediatric literature, this indispensable handbook offers concise, precise information for healthcare practitioners of all levels, from all disciplines, involved in the care of children in the inpatient setting.
Gary Frank, MD is a pediatric resident at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He has a Master of Science in Engineering Management from Stanford, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Dartmouth with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
Samir S. Shah, MD has a dual fellowship in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He graduated from Yale University Medical School and has a Bachelor’s from University of Pennsylvania. He has authored numerous journal articles and was a contributor to Blueprints in Pediatrics.
Lisa B. Zaoutis, MD is Director of Inpatient Services of the Division of General Pediatrics for The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She graduated from Albany Medical College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to joining pediatric medicine Dr. Zaoutis was a an attending physician in the Emergency Department at the Medical Center of Delaware which included a faculty position at Jefferson Medical College. Marina Catallozzi, MD , is instructor in Pediatrics at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and a fellow in the Health Resources and Services Administration, Primary Care Research Training Program, Division of General Internal Medicine of University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She is expecting to complete her MS in Clinical Epidemiology in 2004 and graduated from Brown University School of Medicine.
