The gold-standard text in pediatric hospital medicine - updated and
streamlined for today's practice Hailed by reviewers and clinicians
alike, Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine has become the
specialty's cornerstone text. Edited by five leading figures in
pediatric hospital medicine, this acclaimed resource brings you the
most up-to-date, evidence-based approaches to inpatient pediatric
care from experts in their fields. Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital
Medicine, Second Edition opens with an informative introductory
section that defines hospital medicine and addresses general issues
of hospitalist practice and administration. This includes important
topics such as medical legal issues, communications, electronic
health records, palliative care, ethical issues, careers,
professional organizations, and more. The book then moves into
commonly presenting signs and symptoms. This is followed by the
largest section, a breakdown of diseases by system. The text
concludes with a procedures section that provides hard-to-find
instruction on the procedures most commonly performed on children
in a hospital setting. The Disease chapters are templated to
include Background, Pathophysiology, Differential Diagnosis,
Diagnostic Evaluation, Management, Special Considerations, Key
Points, References, algorithms, and more. The Procedures chapters
include Indications, Contraindications, Anatomy, Equipment,
Procedure, Preparation, Technique, Complications, and Special
Considerations. If you're in need of an up-to-date, comprehensive,
and authoritative text that spans the emerging field of pediatric
hospital medicine, your search ends here.
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