Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics: First South Asia Edition, 3 volume set
- 1st Edition -
- Latest edition
- Editor: Robert M. Kliegman
- Language: English
After more than 75 years, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics remains your indispensable source for definitive, state-of-the-art answers on every aspect of pediatric care. Embracing the… Read more
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Description
Description
of pediatric diseases based on the latest recommendations and methodologies.
Key features
Key features
• Form a definitive diagnosis and create the best treatment plans possible using evidence-based medicine and astute clinical experiences from leading international authors—many new to this edition.
• Gain a more complete perspective. Along with a broader emphasis on imaging and molecular diagnoses and updated references, the new edition includes an increased focus on international issues to ensure relevance in pediatrics practice throughout the world.
• Effectively apply the latest techniques and approaches with 35 new chapters, including Innovations in Addressing Child Health and Survival in Low-Income Settings; Cognitive Development: Domains and Theories; The Reggio Emilia Educational Approach and Child Development and Learning; Catatonia; Refeeding Syndrome; Altitude-Associated Illness (Acute Mountain Sickness); Genetic Approaches to Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases; Healthcare-Associated Infections; Intrapartum and Peripartum Infections; Bath Salts; Small Fiber Polyneuropathy; The Microbiome and Pediatric Health; Kingella kingae; Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalomyopathy; Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Deformational Plagiocephaly; Central Nervous System Vasculitis; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture; and Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion).
• Recognize, diagnose, and manage genetic and acquired conditions more effectively.
• A new Rehabilitation section with 10 new chapters, including Evaluation of the Child for Rehabilitative Services; Severe Traumatic Brain Injury; Spinal Cord Injury and Autonomic Crisis Management; Spasticity; Birth Brachial Plexus Palsy; Traumatic and Sports-Related Injuries of the Lower Extremity; Meningomyelocele (Spina Bifida); Health and Wellness for Children with Disabilities.
• Manage the transition to adult healthcare for children with chronic diseases through discussions of the overall health needs of patients with congenital heart defects, diabetes, and cystic fibrosis.
• Understand the principles of therapy and which drugs and dosages to prescribe for every disease.
Table of contents
Table of contents
VOLUME 1
PART I: The Field of Pediatrics
PART II: Growth, Development, and Behavior
PART III: Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders
PART IV: Learning Disorders
PART V: Children with Special Needs
PART VI: Nutrition
PART VII: Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
PART VIII: Pediatric Drug Therapy
PART IX: The Acutely Ill Child
PART X: Human Genetics
PART XI: Metabolic Disorders
PART XII: The Fetus and The Neonatal Infant
PART XIII: Adolescent Medicine
PART XIV: Immunology
PART XV: Allergic Disorders
VOLUME 2
PART XVI: Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood
PART XVII: Infectious Diseases
PART XVIII: The Digestive System
PART XIX: Respiratory System
PART XX: The Cardiovascular System
PART XXI: Diseases of the Blood
VOLUME 3
PART XXII: Cancer and Benign Tumors
PART XXIII: Nephrology
PART XXIV: Urologic Disorders in Infants and Children
PART XXV: Gynecologic Problems of Childhood
PART XXVI: The Endocrine System
PART XXVII: The Nervous System
PART XXVIII: Neuromuscular Disorders
PART XXIX: Disorders of The Eye
PART XXX: The Ear
PART XXXI: The Skin
PART XXXII: Bone and Joint Disorders
PART XXXIII: Rehabilitation Medicine
PART XXXIV: Environmental Health Hazards
PART XXXV: Laboratory Medicine
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: August 26, 2015
- Language: English