Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics 23E

The most practical, up-to-date, well-referenced guide to the diagnosis and treatment of the medical problems of children – from birth to adolescence · Organized by general topics and by organ systems · Provides concise, evidence-based information on the wide range of pediatric medical conditions most often encountered in daily clinical practice · Includes detailed descriptions of diseases as well as diagnostic and therapeutic procedures · Delivers succinct, authoritative overviews of important pediatric health concerns, such as childhood nutrition and eating disorders, substance abuse, psychiatric disorders, child abuse, oral medicine and dentistry, and emergencies and injuries · Thoroughly revised to reflect the latest research findings and practice updates, most notably chapters devoted to immunizations, endocrinology, neurologic and muscular disorders, critical care, and HIV · Complemented by a wealth of tables and figures that provide quick access to important information, such as acute and critical care procedures, anti-infective agents, drug dosages, immunization schedules, differential diagnosis, and developmental disorders · Complete with valuable guide to normal laboratory values