Pediatrics for the Anesthesiologist

A practical overview of general paediatric medicine as it pertains to paediatric anaesthesia, including assessment of paediatric patients and special considerations which may be of concern during anaesthesia, or acute care. Features: * Summarizes common paediatric diseases and their treatment * Each chapter contains a description of disease, clinical course, important signs and symptoms, physical examination, special studies and results, treatment and possible drug interactions and problems the anaesthetist might encounter