Saunders Manual of Pediatric Practice

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.