The Harriet Lane handbook : a manual for pediatric house officers

For more than 50 years, The Harriet Lane Handbook has been the pediatrician's reference of choice in hospitals nationwide―and for good reason. Its unsurpassed diagnostic and management guidance, recommended tests, complete therapeutic information, and a comprehensive drug formulary make it essential for anyone who treats children. Now, the 16th Edition is completely revised and updated to provide the latest treatments, guidelines, and management recommendations.Also available as PDA Handheld Software for Palm OS or Windows CE/ Pocket PC devices!Organizes a wealth of information into a convenient, pocket-sized, outline format.Focuses on the safety and efficacy of drugs in children.Covers FDA Pregnancy Category notations and information on the effects of drugs in breast milk.Includes step-by-step emergency management protocols, growth charts, and more.Revises all chapters to ensure that procedures, protocols, and therapeutic and drug information are up to date.Offers a brand-new dermatology chapter with over 30 color figures, new CDC growth charts, and a new section on behavioral milestones.Updates the formulary with the latest approved drugs.Includes a revised radiology chapter with new radiographs.Features topic-related websites and current references.Provides many new illustrations and more easy-to-read algorithms.27 additional contributing experts.14th Edition also available in Spanish, ISBN: 84-8174-274-0 For More Than 50 Years, The Harriet Lane Handbook Has Been The Pediatrician's Reference Of Choice In Hospitals Nationwide--and For Good Reason. Its Unsurpassed Diagnostic And Management Guidance, Recommended Tests, Complete Therapeutic Information, And A Comprehensive Drug Formulary Make It Essential For Anyone Who Treats Children. Pt. I. Pediatric Acute Care -- 1. Emergency Management / Monique Soileau-burke -- 2. Poisonings / Julie Yeh -- 3. Procedures / Matthew Grady -- 4. Trauma And Burns / Karyn Kassis And Matthew Grady -- Pt. Ii. Diagnostic And Therapeutic Information -- 5. Adolescent Medicine / Dominique Foulkes And Karyn Kassis -- 6. Cardiology / Brett H. Siegfried And Tara O. Henderson -- 7. Dermatology / Monique Soileau-burke -- 8. Development And Behavior / Lori Chaffin Jordan -- 9. Endocrinology / Irene Moff And Renu Peterson -- 10. Fluids And Electrolytes / Dominique Foulkes -- 11. Gastroenterology / Samina H. Taha -- 12. Genetics / Vivian V. Pearson -- 13. Hematology / Michelle Hudspeth And Heather Symons -- 14. Immunology / Michelle Hudspeth And Heather Symons -- 15. Immunoprophylaxis / Irene Moff -- 16. Microbiology And Infectious Disease / Laurel Bell And Shilpa Hattangadi -- 17. Neonatology / Lisa A. Irvine -- 18. Nephrology / Melissa M. Sparrow -- 19. Neurology / H. Scott Cameron -- 20. Nutrition And Growth / Jeanne Cox And Lori Chaffin Jordan -- 21. Oncology / Michelle Hudspeth And Heather Symons -- 22. Pulmonology / Melissa M. Greenfield -- 23. Radiology / Chicky Dadlani And Shalloo Sachdev -- Pt. Iii. Reference -- 24. Blood Chemistries And Body Fluids / Christian Nechyba -- 25. Biostatistics And Evidence-based Medicine / Veronica L. Gunn -- Pt. Iv. Formulary -- 26. Drug Doses / Carlton Lee, Christian Nechyba And Veronica L. Gunn -- 27. Analgesia And Sedation / Javier Tejedor-sojo -- 28. Formulary Adjunct / Shalloo Sachdev -- 29. Drugs In Renal Failure / Christian Nechyba And Veronica L. Gunn. Harriet Lane Service, Children's Medical And Surgical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital. A Mosby Handbook--cover. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. For more than 50 years, The Harriet Lane Handbook has been the pediatrician's reference of choice in hospitals nationwide-and for good reason. Its unsurpassed diagnostic and management guidance, recommended tests, complete therapeutic information, and a comprehensive drug formulary make it essential for anyone who treats children. Now, the 16th Edition is completely revised and updated to provide the latest treatments, guidelines, and management recommendations. Also available as PDA Handheld Software for Palm OS or Windows CE/ Pocket PC devices!