Features Include:
The normal function and developmental biology of organ systems

* Symptom-based diagnostic approaches for common disorders

* Effective, easy-to-use algorithms throughout to guide diagnoses

* The latest emergency and critical care management guidelines

* A family-centered approach to caring for terminally ill children and their families

* How to effectively care for children with chronic disabilities

* Expanded coverage of genetics

* What you should know about managing neonatal disorders

* New advances in orthopedics and sports medicine

* A full-color insert of childhood skin conditions, and much more

Including:

* New sections, new chapters inform on the hottest topics in the field!

* Emergency and critical care - easy-to-use section guides your management of the acutely ill infant and child

* Contemporary diagnostic techniques - provides simple, clear explanations of the new generation of laboratory tests that are more frequently used to guide clinical diagnosis

* Care of the terminally ill child - presents a family-centered approach for care near the end of life

* Rehabilitative medicine - offers guidance on caring for the increasing numbers of children with chronic disabilities

Delivers MORE of what you really need to know!

* MORE on genetics, with separate chapters focused on metabolic disorders and dysmorphology

* MORE on rheumatic disease in children and adolescents, including the critical evaluation of musculoskeletal pain and pain syndromes

* MORE on managing neonatal disorders

* MORE algorithmic approaches to common pediatric symptoms, with guidelines for initial management

* MORE information on support groups and other resources - websites and email addresses provided throughout

PLUS: Expanded coverage in rapidly advancing areas of pediatric medicine!

* Neonatology

* Immunology and allergy

* Infectious diseases

* Orthopedics, including sports medicine

* Endocrinology