Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets
- 4th Edition - February 16, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Steven M. Selbst, Jillian S. Savage DO FAAP
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 0 3 3 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 0 7 8 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 0 7 9 - 6
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Request a sales quoteFor more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and review. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets, 4th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.
- The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.
- Fully revised and updated throughout, making it an excellent resource for understanding both common and unusual pediatric emergency conditions.
- New chapters on High Altitude Illness; Disaster Preparedness; Risk Management and Legal Issues; and Point-of-Care Ultrasound.
- Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and in your coursework.
- Bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from global leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important content.
- Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
Medical students; Pediatric residents; Emergency Medicine residents; Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) fellows
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Any screen, Any time, Anywhere
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Top 100 Secrets
- These secrets are 100 of the key teaching points of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets, Fourth Edition. They summarize the basic concepts and principles and most salient details of pediatric emergency medicine
- Section I: Advanced Life Support
- Chapter 1. Childhood Resuscitation
- Bibliography
- Chapter 2. Neonatal Resuscitation
- Bibliography
- Chapter 3. Respiratory Failure
- Bibliography
- Chapter 4. Shock
- Bibliography
- Section II: Chief Complaints
- Chapter 5. Abdominal Pain
- Acknowledgment
- Bibliography
- Chapter 6. Altered Mental Status
- Bibliography
- Chapter 7. Apnea, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and Brief Resolved Unexplained Events
- Acknowledgment
- Bibliography
- Chapter 8. Chest Pain
- Bibliography
- Chapter 9. Cough
- Bibliography
- Chapter 10. Crying and Irritability in the Young Child
- Bibliography
- Chapter 11. Diarrhea
- Bibliography
- Chapter 12. Ear Pain
- Bibliography
- Chapter 13. Fever
- Bibliography
- Chapter 14. Foreign Bodies in Children
- Bibliography
- Chapter 15. Headache
- Acknowledgment
- Bibliography
- Chapter 16. Hematuria and Dysuria
- Bibliography
- Chapter 17. Hypertension
- Bibliography
- Chapter 18. Jaundice
- Bibliography
- Chapter 19. Limp
- Bibliography
- Chapter 20. Neck Masses
- Bibliography
- Chapter 21. Pediatric Rashes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 22. Scrotal Pain
- Bibliography
- Chapter 23. Sore Throat
- Bibliography
- Chapter 24. Stiff Neck
- Bibliography
- Chapter 25. Stridor
- Bibliography
- Chapter 26. Syncope
- Bibliography
- Chapter 27. Vaginal Bleeding/Discharge
- Bibliography
- Chapter 28. Vomiting
- Bibliography
- Section III: Medical Emergencies
- Chapter 29. Anaphylaxis
- Acknowledgment
- Bibliography
- Chapter 30. Cardiac Emergencies
- Bibliography
- Chapter 31. Central Nervous System Emergencies
- Bibliography
- Chapter 32. Endocrine Disorders
- Bibliography
- Chapter 33. Fluids and Electrolytes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 34. Gastrointestinal Emergencies
- Bibliography
- Chapter 35. Gynecologic Emergencies
- Bibliography
- Chapter 36. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies
- HEMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIES
- ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES
- Bibliography
- Chapter 37. Infectious Disease Emergencies
- FEVER
- SEPSIS
- FEVER AND RASH
- OPHTHALMIC INFECTIONS
- Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections
- Neck Infections
- LYMPH NODES
- Cardiac Infections
- Urinary Tract Infections
- ORTHOPEDIC INFECTIONS
- Bites
- Tick-Borne Disease
- SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE
- Viral Illnesses/Exanthems
- Miscellaneous Infections
- PLUS
- Bioterrorism and Tropical Infections
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Chapter 38. Ophthalmologic Emergencies
- Bibliography
- Chapter 39. Poisonings
- Bibliography
- Chapter 40. Psychiatric Emergencies
- Bibliography
- Chapter 41. Respiratory Emergencies
- Bibliography
- Chapter 42. Technology-Assisted Children—Acute Care
- Bibliography
- Section IV: Surgical Emergencies
- Chapter 43. Dental/Periodontal Emergencies
- Bibliography
- Chapter 44. General Surgery Emergencies
- Bibliography
- Chapter 45. Neurosurgical Emergencies
- Bibliography
- Chapter 46. Orthopedic Emergencies
- Bibliography
- Chapter 47. Otorhinolaryngology Emergencies
- Bibliography
- Chapter 48. Urologic Emergencies
- Bibliography
- Section V: Trauma
- Chapter 49. Abdominal Trauma
- Acknowledgment
- Bibliography
- Chapter 50. Burns and Smoke Inhalation
- Bibliography
- Chapter 51. Child Abuse
- Bibliography
- Chapter 52. Sexual Assault
- Bibliography
- Chapter 53. Dental Injuries
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Websites
- Chapter 54. Extremity Injuries
- Bibliography
- Chapter 55. Eye Injuries
- Bibliography
- Chapter 56. Head Trauma
- Bibliography
- Chapter 57. Minor Trauma
- Bibliography
- Chapter 58. Multiple Trauma
- Bibliography
- Chapter 59. Neck and Cervical Spine Trauma
- Bibliography
- Chapter 60. Pelvic Trauma and Genitourinary Injury
- Bibliography
- Chapter 61. Thoracic Trauma
- Bibliography
- Section VI: Environmental Emergencies
- Chapter 62. Bites and Stings
- Bibliography
- Chapter 63. Drowning
- Bibliography
- Chapter 64. Electrical and Lightning Injuries
- Electrical Injury
- Lightening Injury
- Acknowledgment
- Bibliography
- Chapter 65. Hypothermia and Hyperthermia
- Hypothermia
- Hyperthermia/Heat-Related Illness
- Acknowledgment
- Bibliography
- Chapter 66. High-Altitude Illness
- Bibliography
- Section VII: Special Topics
- Chapter 67. Chemical and Biological Terrorism
- Acknowledgment
- Bibliography
- Chapter 68. Disaster Preparedness
- Bibliography
- Chapter 69. Emergency Medical Services and Transport Medicine
- Bibliography
- Websites
- Chapter 70. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
- Bibliography
- Chapter 71. Risk Management and Legal Issues
- Bibliography
- Chapter 72. Sedation and Analgesia
- Bibliography
- Chapter 73. Point-of-Care Ultrasound
- Acknowledgment
- Bibliography
- Index
- Confidence is ClinicalKey
- Edition: 4
- Published: February 16, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323930338
- eBook ISBN: 9780323930789
- eBook ISBN: 9780323930796
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Steven M. Selbst
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Vice Chair for Education, Director, Pediatric Residency Program, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington Delaware, USAJS
Jillian S. Savage DO FAAP
Affiliations and expertise
Nemours Childrens Health, Wilmington, Delaware, USA