Description
Book SynopsisVolume 21 of Recent Advances in Pediatrics is a compilation of reviews bringing trainees and physicians fully up to date with key developments in the field.
Topics in this new volume include advances in neonatology, nutrition, gastroenterology and hepatology, psychiatry, endocrinology and critical care. Separate chapters are dedicated to vaccines and pharmacotherapy.
Presented in an easy to follow format, Volume 21 follows a multidisciplinary approach. Each chapter finishes with a summary of key learning points and extensive references for further reading. Clinical photographs, illustrations and tables enhance learning.
Key points
- New, updated volume presenting latest developments in paediatrics
- Multidisciplinary approach, easy to follow format
- Extensive references and key learning points summarised in each chapter
- Hot Topics Volume 20 published in 2011
Table of ContentsSection 1: Neonatology
- Long-term Follow-up of High-risk Neonates
- Infection, Inflammation, and Perinatal Asphyxia
- Neonatal Transport
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Neonatal Anemia
- Intrauterine Growth Retardation
- Neonatal Sepsis: Trends in Diagnosis and Management
- Acute Renal Failure in Neonates
- Air Leaks in Newborns: A Neonatologist’s Nightmare!
- Developmentally Supportive Care in Preterm Neonates
- Proteomics in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
Section 2: Nutrition/Malnutrition
- Infant Feeding Revisited
- Nutritional Deficiencies in Obesity: The Cause or the Effect?
- Severe Acute Malnutrition: Therapeutic Strides
Section 3: Gastroenterology/Hepatology stroenterology
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Chronic Abdominal Pain
- Acute Liver Failure
Section 4: Developmental Pediatrics/Child Psychiatry Child Psychiatry
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Conversion Disorder and Hysteria—A Cry for Help! Section 5: Endocrinal and Metabolic
Section 5: Endocrinal and Metabolic Disorders
- The Metabolic Syndrome—Stomp the Spark
- Pediatric Thyroid Disorders Section 6: Critical Care
- Management of Raised Intracranial Pressure
Section 6: Critical Care
- Acute Renal Failure in Children
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Section 7: Vaccines
- Edible Vaccines
- Newer and Future Vaccines
- Pediatric Pharmacotherapy: Special Aspects in Nutshell
Section 8: Pediatric Pharmacotherapy
- Pharmacotherapy in Child Psychiatry
- Pharmacotherapy of Pediatric Malaria
