Pediatric Pearls

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Surveys over 150 diseases and disorders commonly encountered in the paediatric (neonate to adolescent) patient, in an outline format. Among the topics covered are new diagnostic and treatment approaches to the child with meningitis, the febrile infant, and the treatment of acute and chronic asthma.

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Pearls of Wisdom is a review manual designed to help readers learn and refresh their pediatric medicine skills. Designed as a study aid to improve your performance on the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner examination, this book is loaded with practical, useful information intended for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.

Providing core information on pediatric surgery, this book serves as a supplement to standard pediatric surgical textbooks. It offers pearls of wisdom that will help those who participate in pediatric surgical care, as well as to provide state-of-the-art insights based on physiological principles, literature reviews, and clinical experience. This book is an ideal tool to help readers prepare for questions they will be asked on ward rounds, in the OR, or in oral exams. The depth of exploration is intended for medical students, residents in pediatrics and pediatric surgery, pediatric surgical trainees, pediatric nurse practitioners, primary care pediatricians, and family practitioners.

Following in the steps of the bestselling Sleep Medicine Pearls, this practical resource provides authoritative guidance on the evaluation and management of common pediatric sleep medicine problems using concise clinical vignettes. Experts in this rapidly growing field, led by Drs. Lourdes M. Del Rosso, Richard B. Berry, Suzanne E. Beck, Mary H. Wagner, and Carole L. Marcus, provide a hands-on, case-based approach, perfect for physicians studying for the sleep boards, fellows learning sleep medicine, and physicians who see children in their practice. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. Over 95 cases review key elements in the evaluation and management of a wide variety of pediatric sleep disorders. An easy-to-read "pearls" format summarizes 2 to 5 major teaching points for maximum retention. Short, templated chapters are ideal for use by busy physicians. Current scoring criteria from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine manual for sleep and associated events version 2.2, as well as the current International Classification of Sleep Disorders, 3rd Edition (ICSD-3). Expert coverage of normal sleep in children, as well as sleep disorders associated with common medical, neurologic, psychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and genetic conditions. Up-to-date information on pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome diagnosis and management. Numerous illustrations of polysomnographic fragments and pictures of clinical findings help you quickly recognize key pediatric sleep patterns that lead to an accurate diagnosis. All illustrations online are in full color. An ideal resource for pediatric sleep medicine specialists, adult sleep medicine specialists, pediatric pulmonologists, pediatric neurologists, pediatric otolaryngologists, general pediatricians, and pediatric psychologists.

General Surgery Medical Student USMLE Parts II and III: Pearls of Wisdom is a review manual that contains information and questions for improving one's knowledge base in surgery and for students preparing for USMLE Parts II and III. The text is written in a rapid-fire question and answer format to provide readers with the instant gratification of a correct answer.

A group of leading experts in the field of child health and development believe that there are very practical and relevant skills and steps physicians can use every day that will enable them to be self-confident. The main aim of this book Pearls in Clinical Pediatrics is to assist students of pediatrics by providing practical tips on approach to child health, development and diseases in children. The book provides expert knowledge and practical tips and hints that can be accessed quickly and deals with issues ranging from embryology, anatomy and physiology to pathological states and an approach towards them, in a well-knit comprehensive fashion. The book attempts to offer a full scope of positive strategies to physicians which can be kept at fingertips. Using this knowledge, physicians can take on the challenges, what the world is going to throw at them.