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The Harriet Lane Handbook

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

  • 22nd Edition - April 9, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Keith Kleinman, Lauren McDaniel, Matthew Molloy
  • Language: English

Every three years, The Harriet Lane Handbook is carefully updated by residents, edited by chief residents, and reviewed by expert faculty at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Easy to u… Read more

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Every three years, The Harriet Lane Handbook is carefully updated by residents, edited by chief residents, and reviewed by expert faculty at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Easy to use, concise, and complete, this essential manual keeps you current with new guidelines, practice parameters, pharmacology, and more. The 22nd Edition of this portable reference continues to be the #1 source of pediatric point-of-care clinical information for pediatric residents, students, nurses, and all healthcare professionals who treat young patients.

Key features

  • Trusted for more than 65 years for fast, accurate information on pediatric diagnosis and treatment
  • Updated and expanded content includes an all-new chapter on Psychiatry, plus reorganized information on Emergency and Critical Care Management, as well as Traumatic Injuries
  • The popular Pediatric Drug Formulary, updated by Carlton K. K. Lee, PharmD, MPH, provides the latest in pharmacologic treatment of pediatric patients
  • Outline format ensures you’ll find information quickly and easily, even in the most demanding circumstances
  • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

Readership

Pediatric practitioners, residents, medical students

Table of contents

1. Emergency and Critical Care Management

2. Traumatic Injuries

3. Toxicology

4. Procedures

5. Adolescent Medicine

6. Analgesia and Procedural

7. Cardiology

8. Dermatology

9. Development Behavior and Developmental Disability

10. Endocrinology

11. Fluids and Electrolytes

12. Gastroenterology

13. Genetics: Metabolism and Dysmorphology

14. Hematology

15. Immunology and Allergy

16. Immunoprophylaxis

17. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

18. Neonatology

19. Nephrology

20. Neurology

21. Nutrition and Growth

22. Oncology

23. Palliative Care

24. Psychiatry

25. Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

26. Radiology

27. Rheumatology

28. Blood Chemistry and Body Fluids

29. Biostatistics and Evidence- Based Medicine

30. Drug Dosages

31. Drugs in Renal Failure

Review quotes

"This book is fantastic. I highly recommend it for all healthcare providers taking care of pediatric patient populations. It is the best title in its area and each new edition continues to ensure the information is up to date." --Michael Harries, M.A.T., M.D. (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine) Doody's Review Score: 92-4 Stars!

Product details

  • Edition: 22
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 7, 2020
  • Language: English