Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Offers information on various aspects of pediatric emergency medicine, including resuscitation; trauma; medical and surgical emergencies; psychosocial emergencies; neonatal and adolescent care; and a section on procedures. This edition includes pediatric indications for drugs used in the emergency department and information on ultrasound imaging.

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Completely updated for its Fifth Edition, the best-selling Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine is the most comprehensive textbook you can buy in this specialty. No other text delivers more information on more aspects of pediatric emergency medicine, including resuscitation; more than 70 signs and symptoms; trauma; medical and surgical emergencies; psychosocial emergencies; neonatal and adolescent care; and an all-inclusive section on procedures. This edition includes new pediatric indications for drugs used in the emergency department and more information on ultrasound imaging. Hundreds of illustrations and tables complement the text throughout. Algorithms for diagnosis and treatment are included in all the chapters on signs and symptoms as well as many others. "Doody's Core Titles 2009."