Pediatrics for medical students /
editors, Daniel Bernstein, Steven P. Shelov
- Third edition
- xviii, 717 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
I. General pediatric practice : -- 1. Approach to the normal newborn -- 2. Health supervision visit -- 3. Adolescent medicine -- 4. Principles of pediatric nutrition, fluids, and electrolytes -- 5. Behavioral pediatrics -- 6. Socioeconomic and cultural issues in pediatrics -- 7. Ethical issues in pediatric practice -- 8. Health care economics and the future of health care organization -- II. Pediatric subspecialties : -- 9. Infectious diseases -- 10. Neonatology -- 11. Genetics -- 12. Developmental disabilities -- 13. Cardiology -- 14. Endocrinology and disorders of growth -- 15. Gastroenterology -- 16. Hematology and oncology -- 17. Allergy and immunology -- 18. Pulmonology -- 19. Neurology -- 20. Nephrology -- 21. Rheumatology -- 22. Dermatology -- 23. Trauma, ingestion, and burns -- 24. Pediatric intensive care -- 25. Pediatric surgery -- 26. Pediatric subspecialties
Textbook concentrates on evaluative skills and the rational development of differential diagnosis. It also covers clinical practice in the context of recent trends in the delivery of health care, including legal issues, coding, utilization review, utilization management and more