Covers the essentials of clinical signs, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of all pediatric emergencies commonly seen in the Emergency Department or the primary care setting. The outline format makes access to critical information quick and easy. From the same authors who brought you the top selling Pediatric Study Guide comes this powerful manual that reviews on-the-spot management of poisoning, child abuse, burns, drug reactions, airway management and more.

A best-seller in its first edition, this handbook provides a remarkable amount of coverage in a compact format. Because its a distillation of the clinical information found in the new edition of the market-leading Tintinalli Study Guide, the handbook is both convenient and authoritative. It uses tables, charts, and an outline format to summarize the key points of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of all conditions encountered in the Emergency Department. Features new coverage of clinical protocols, fluid resuscitation, respiratory distress in children, and pelvic pain.

A best-seller in its first edition, this handbook provides a remarkable amount of coverage in a compact format. Because its a distillation of the clinical information found in the new edition of the market-leading Tintinalli Study Guide, the handbook is both convenient and authoritative. It uses tables, charts, and an outline format to summarize the key points of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of all conditions encountered in the Emergency Department. Features new coverage of clinical protocols, fluid resuscitation, respiratory distress in children, and pelvic pain.

Prepared under the guidance of the American College of Emergency Physi cians, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2/e provides concise yet comprehe nsive coverage of all pediatric emergencies and serves as a practical complement to Tintinalli et al. Emergency Medicine, 5/e. This comprehe nsive review is an indispensable emergency medicine reference for stud ents, residents, house officers, and practitioners in emergency medici ne, and pediatrics. Thoroughly revised and updated, this edition featu res high-yield facts at the beginning of each chapter, expanded covera ge of cardiac care, and a new appendix on standard pediatric dosage in formation.

The authors, an international panel of experts, have here created an easy reference on how to treat emergencies in children. Handbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine provides concise but comprehensive information on the diagnosis, investigation and management of a range of conditions presenting to both accident and emergency departments and pediatricians. Particular attention is paid, through evidence-based material, to the most serious and frequently occurring conditions, such as head injuries, burns, animal bites, shock, trauma and child abuse. The book incorporates the most recent advances in pediatrics and considers both the individual needs of the child as a patient and the needs of the family. Emergency physicians and pediatricians will both find this handbook indispensable.

Prepared under the guidance of the American College of Emergency Physicians, this is a reference for students, residents, house officers and practitioners in emergency medicine and paediatrics.

Written by top pediatricians from the world-famous Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, this handbook encapsulates 68 chapters covering assessment and management of emergency pediatric illness and injury. This book will allow the reader to rapidly access key topics in emergency medicine, with up-to-date evidence based management. This Handbook is intended as a tool that can be used at the bedside, covering both resuscitation and major medical emergencies, surgical problems, and minor procedures in the emergency setting.

Practical guide for emergency physicians, providing all the information needed to diagnose and treat common and uncommon pediatric disorders.

Pediatric Emergencies comprehensively covers the practical management of pediatric emergencies based on organ systems, with a strong emphasis on clinical relevance. Each chapter explores the background, classic clinical presentation, atypical clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic confirmation, treatment, clinical algorithm, disposition, complications, and pitfalls of each topic. Clinical pearls included in each chapter can be used at the bedside, and case examples allow readers to compare and contrast pediatric complaints to adult presentations. More clinically focused than a traditional textbook, and more comprehensive than a typical clinical guide, Pediatric Emergencies is an ideal resource for emergency providers of various backgrounds and training, including emergency physicians, emergency medicine residents, pediatric emergency medicine fellows, pediatricians, and other primary care providers who work in urgent care settings.