Saunders Manual of Pediatric Practice

By Laurence Finberg

Book Overview

Perfect for quick consultation, this popular resource uses an easy-to-follow, modified outline format to provide authoritative content on all aspects of paediatrics Where appropriate, body systems sections include sub-sections on symptoms, diseases, critical states, and common procedures. Comprehensive and up-to-date, it explores important topics such as illness prevention, ethical issues, nutrition, behavior/psychology, infections, emergencies, and poisonings. Follows a consistent format, with disease chapters covering definition etiology epidemiology pathophysiology clinical, laboratory, and radiographic findings treatment and procedures. Presents in each procedures chapter: indications contraindications preparation equipment anesthesia precautions technique and follow-up. Uses a key icon to provide rapid access to important clinical findings, laboratory tests, and therapies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721692427
• ISBN13: 9780721692425
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 1246 Pages
• Weight: 6.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 2.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Your "desert island" pediatric book.

One has not only limited amount of money to spend on books, but limited time to read them as well. If you fall asleep reading the better known ("classic") pediatric textbooks, but find the spiral-bound handbooks inadequate, this manual is the perfect choice for you. It contains no photos and has few illustrations. You can forget about small-lettered, endless lists and depressing tables. What this book has is concise, easy-to- find and easy-to-read, practical, relevant and REALLY useful information about almost every topic you could encounter in a clinical setting. The important facts are highlighted as "key" information: key clinical findings, key laboratory findings, etc. If you study for the boards, has a round in five minutes or just need some refreshing between patients, you will find this book amazingly helpful.