Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics

by Hal B. Jenson, Robert M. Kliegman, Richard E. Behrman, et al.

Book Overview

For nearly three quarters of a century, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics has been the world's most trusted resource for best approaches to pediatric care. Now in full color for easier referencing, this New Edition continues the tradition, incorporating a wealth of exciting updates and changes-ensuring you have access to today's authoritative knowledge to best diagnose and treat every pediatric patient you see. Whether you're treating patients in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416024506
• ISBN13: 9781416024507
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 3200 Pages
• Weight: 10.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 3.2" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent reference book!

I work in a Children's Hospital doing inpatient coding. I see the range from infections disease to neurology to neonatal intensive care. This book for me is a the best reference tool for pediatrics. I am able to look up a diagnosis or a disease pathway and get the necessary information in a concise manner. The tables in the book are helpful, too! I am glad I found this book in my daughter's college bookstore.

Good for the student, not the resident

When I used this book during my pediatric clerkship as a medical student, it proved to be a reliable source of excellent information, seemingly perfectly directed at what most attending ask for during the rounds and conferences. It gives a brief synopsis of pathophysiology, etiology, diagnostic criterion, management and prognosis of all but the rarest pediatric ailments. The well-organized approach makes this one of the ideal books for skimming before an exam, and yet the details provided also afforded much information for those who are preparing for a lecture.Yet for pediatric residents (of which I am currently one), this book proves too superficial. I used it for a few of our monthly exams (when my internship labors gave me too little time to study our bible - NELSON), and I felt that it didn't quite deliver the necessary level. Not enough was mentioned about the syndromes that attendings love to ask about.Overall, though, I love this book. It makes for a good "bathroom read" for both medical student and resident, but where the student can take it back to his desk, the resident should leave it in the bathroom magazine rack for future visits.

Essentials Of Pediatrics

I have been working as a Pediatrician in Pakistan since 1992. In Pakistan the Standard Text book Of Pediatrics is Nelson Text book of Pediatrics. But the most liked book is Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics. I have read all its previous edditons first as a trainee of Pediatrics and now as a working pediatrician. I think one should always keep with him this book and Harriet Lane Hand Book of pediatrics if one wants to remain current.Dr. Daud KhanPediatrician Rawalpindi Pakistan

Great for medical students rotating through pediatrics

This is a great text for medical students rotating through pediatrics. It has thorough explanations of disease, treatment, etc. It will also prepare you for the NBME shelf exam. If you are going into pediatrics, though, I would go ahead and get the big Nelson's.

A quick reference for "essentials" discussed during rounds.

Although the intent of the publisher was not to make a "baby" version of the 5kg original textbook, they ended up by practically doing so, using many of the useful tables that the original text has. I consider it as good reading material for when you don't have too much time - or the upper body strength - to lug around the larger version of the book.