Oski S Pediatrics

A comprehensive guide to the current practice of pediatric care, this updated edition includes new chapters on complementary and alternative medicine, genetics in primary care, and updated chapters regarding infant and child behavior and development.

The Third Edition of Oski's Pediatrics has been thoroughly updated and completely reorganized for greater accessibility. The new Rapid Access section provides succinct overviews of 200 common problems, including definition, etiology, clinical presentation, studies, and treatment for quick reference. Each entry is cross-referenced to the appropriate text chapter. New chapters include measuring the quality of care in pediatrics; genetic testing in pediatric primary care; gene therapy; adoption; antiretroviral therapy in pediatric AIDS; postexposure prophylaxis in pediatric AIDS; acquired cytomegaloviral infections; the cestodes; hernia; childhood obesity; neuroendocrine disorders; amyloidosis; and care of the child with a solid organ transplant. Now available on CD-ROM! Oski's Pediatrics, Third Edition can also be purchased with an accompanying interactive CD-ROM that includes the full text and illustrations plus the text of Dr. Loren D. Walensky's companion handbook, Rapid Access Pediatrics.

The Third Edition of Oski's Pediatrics has been thoroughly updated and completely reorganized for greater accessibility. Spanning the entire range of contemporary pediatric medicine, this book is an authoritative, easy-to-use, and clinically relevant reference for students, residents, and clinicians. This edition's new Rapid Access section provides succinct overviews of 200 common problems, including definition, etiology, clinical presentation, studies, and treatment for quick reference. Each entry is cross-referenced to the appropriate text chapter. The text chapters are detailed, succinct, and clinically relevant, with numerous tables and algorithms. They cover every aspect of pediatrics, including neonatology, ambulatory care, psychiatric and behavioral disorders, chronic illness, adolescent medicine, sports medicine, infectious diseases, organ system disorders, and critical care. New chapters include measuring the quality of care in pediatrics; genetic testing in pediatric primary care; gene therapy; adoption; antiretroviral therapy in pediatric AIDS; postexposure prophylaxis in pediatric AIDS; acquired cytomegaloviral infections; the cestodes; hernia; childhood obesity; neuroendocrine disorders; amyloidosis; and care of the child with a solid organ transplant. A Pediatrician's Companion: Things You Forgot to Remember section provides easy access to frequently needed information: presenting signs and symptoms, normal lab values, pediatric procedures, and an atlas of syndromes with morphologic anomalies. Now available on CD-ROM! Oski's Pediatrics, Third Edition can also be purchased with an accompanying interactive CD-ROM that includes the full text and illustrations plus the text of Dr. Loren D. Walensky's companion handbook, Rapid Access Pediatrics. LWW/Medcases Case Companion on-line review tool for this title, click http://www.medcases.com/lippincott

This concise text presents the essential information that medical students, residents, and other clinicians need to diagnose and treat patients. Chapters focus on specific clinical problems and follow a user-friendly format, with numerous illustrations, algorithms, tables, and graphs. A new section on presenting signs and symptoms has been added, and the chapter organization has been revised for easier reference.

Oski's Pediatric Certification and Recertification Board Review provides comprehensive coverage of all of the areas focused on in the board exam. Features include more than 300 board-style review questions, a full-color design and illustrations, and numerous Points to Remember.

Based on the revised edition of Oski's Pediatrics: Principles and Practice third edition, this pocket-sized handbook is a reference covering essential information. Each entry details definition, aetiology, epidemiology, clinical presentations, diagnosis and treatment. The selected topics include those most likely to be seen in daily practice, paying special attention to neonatal, childhood and adolescent distinctions of each disease entity.

Written by the leading names in pediatric oncology and hematology, Nathan and Oski’s Hematology and Oncology of Infancy and Childhood offers you the essential tools you need to overcome the unique challenges and complexities of childhood cancers and hematologic disorders. Meticulously updated, this exciting full-color set brings together the pathophysiology of disease with detailed clinical guidance to provide you with the most comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date information for diagnosing and treating children. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. Form a definitive diagnosis and create the best treatment plans possible with comprehensive coverage of all pediatric cancers, including less-common tumors, as well as all hematologic disorders, including newly recognized ones. Develop a thorough, understanding of the underlying science of diseases through summaries of relevant pathophysiology balanced with clear, practical clinical guidance. Nathan and Oski’s is the only comprehensive product on the market that relates pathophysiology in such depth to hematologic and oncologic diseases affecting children. Quickly and effortlessly access the key information you need with the help of a consistent organization from chapter to chapter and from volume to volume. Stay at the forefront of your field thanks to new and revised chapters covering topics such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, lysosomal storage diseases, childhood genetic predisposition to cancer, and oncology informatics. Learn about the latest breakthroughs in diagnosis and management, making this the most complete guide in pediatric hematology and oncology. Discover the latest in focused molecularly targeted therapies derived from the exponential growth of knowledge about basic biology and genetics underlying the field. Rely on it anytime, anywhere! Access the full text, images, and more at Expert Consult.