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ISBN10: 1259862917 | ISBN13: 9781259862915

ISBN10: 1259862917
ISBN13: 9781259862915
By William W. Hay, Myron J. Levin, Robin R. Deterding and Mark J. Abzug

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A concise, yet comprehensive source of current information on the medical problems of children –-- from birth through adolescence 

A Doody’s Core Title for 2019! 


A practical, up-to-date well-referenced guide to the diagnosis and treatment of the most commonly seen medical conditions in children
Excellent coverage of The Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) curriculum used in pediatric clerkship
46 chapters cover a wide range of topics, including neonatal medicine, child development and behavior, emergency and critical care medicine, and diagnosis and treatment of specific disorders according to major problems, etiologies, and organ systems
A wealth of tables and figures provide quick access to important information, such as acute and critical care procedures in the delivery room, the office, the emergency room, and the critical care unit; anti-infective agents, drug dosages, immunization schedules, differential diagnoses, and developmental disorders
Includes detailed descriptions of diseases as well as diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Complete with handy guide to normal laboratory values 
Presented in the consistent, easy-to-follow CURRENT format
Valuable to medical students, pediatric residents, pediatricians, family practitioners, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare providers who work with infants, children, and adolescents
Authors are practicing pediatricians to ensure that each chapter reflects the needs and realities of day-to-day practice 


1. The Newborn Infant

2. Child Development and Behavior

3. Adolescence

4. Adolescent Substance Abuse

5. Eating Disorders

6. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders

7. Child Abuse and Neglect

8. Ambulatory / Office Pediatrics

9. Immunization

10. Travel Medicine

11. Normal Childhood Nutrition and Its Disorders

12. Emergencies and Injuries

13. Poisoning

14. Critical Care

15. Skin

16. Eye

17. Oral Medicine and Dentistry

18. Ear, Nose, and Throat

19. Respiratory Tract and Mediastinum

20. Sleep Medicine

21. Cardiovascular Diseases

22. Gastrointestinal Tract

23. Liver and Pancreas

24. Kidney and Urinary Tract

25. Neurologic and Muscular Disorders

26. Orthopedics

27. Sports Medicine

28. Rehabilitation Medicine

29. Rheumatic Diseases

30. Hematologic Disorders

31. Neoplastic Disease

32. Pain Management and Palliative Care

33. Immunodeficiency

34. Endocrine Disorders

35. Diabetes Mellitus

36. Inborn Errors of Metabolism

37. Genetics and Dysmorphology

38. Allergic Disorders

39. Antimicrobial Therapy

40. Infections: Viral and Rickettsial

41. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

42. Infections: Bacterial and Spirochetal

43. Infections: Parasitic and Mycotic

44. Sexually Transmitted Infections

45. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders and Therapy

46. Pediatric Laboratory Medicine

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