Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics - Softcover

 
9781610021142: Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1610021142 ISBN 13: 9781610021142
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017

Synopsis

Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this popular point-of-care manual offers practical, authoritative guidance in the hospital setting for safe, effective inpatient care from initial evaluation through hospital discharge management.

Pediatric hospitalists provide proven recommendations for various pediatric inpatient problems, including anaphylaxis; cardiac conditions; dermatologic, ENT and GI issues; infectious diseases; seizure; eye trauma; fractures; physical and sexual abuse; and much more.

New in the second edition:

• 18 new chapters on eating disorders, acute adrenal insufficiency, hyperthyroidism, hypoglycemia, genetics, inborn errors of metabolism, ovarian torsion, neutropenia, cultural effectiveness, transition to adult care, sepsis, suicide, systemic lupus erythematosus, abdominal masses, and much more
• Two new sections on genetics and metabolism rheumatology

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About the Author

Jeffrey C. Gershel, MD, FAAP, is vice chairman of the department of pediatrics at Jacobi Medical Center and professor of clinical pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY.

Daniel A. Rauch, MD, FAAP, SFHM is the Chief of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center and Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine.  Dr Rauch has been very involved in the development of the field of Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) with leadership roles in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Academic Pediatric Association, planning the national PHM conference and 2 separate regional conferences, starting the national PHM Fellows meeting, and helping move forward the PHM certification effort. He is coeditor of Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics, 2e, and Challenging Cases in Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

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Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1610021142
ISBN 13 
9781610021142
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
863
Editor
Gershel Jeffrey C., Rauch Daniel A.