Pediatria

When the board exam is right around the corner - reach for "Last Minute Pediatrics". This work covers all content areas tested on the board and recertification exams, and focuses on must-know facts and figures, presented in quick-summary format. It is perfect for those last weeks before the exam to bring all your preparation efforts together. Use it before board prep too, to assess strengths and weaknesses.

Written by distinguished authorities, this volume is a comprehensive text on the mechanisms, diagnosis, and management of paediatric endocrine disorders. It provides exceptional coverage of current scientific concepts and state-of-the-art, practical clinical information. The opening sections examine genetic aspects of endocrinology and diagnostic tests, including imaging and molecular techniques. Subsequent sections cover the hypothalamus and pituitary, growth, sexual differentiation and maturation, glucose homeostasis, the thyroid, the adrenal glands, bone and mineral metabolism, abnormalities of nutrition, and multi-endocrine diseases. Each section progresses from molecular genetics and developmental endocrinology to specific clinical disorders and management strategies. Numerous illustrations highlight key concepts.

Incorporating content from the AAP 2003 Red Book and color images from the Visual Red Book on CD-ROM, this new guide helps out-of-home caregivers prevent, identify, and respond to the most common childhood infectious diseases.

Focuses on the practice of pediatric gastroenterology. This book deals with physiology and pathophysiology, clinical presentation of disease, clinical manifestations and management (discussing the mouth and esophagus, stomach and duodenum, intestine and the pancreas), and diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases and principles of therapy.

"Pediatric Bone" is the first book to be published to deal exclusively with the biology and diseases of bone as they affect children. Rapid advances have been made in our understanding of the mechanisms and factors controlling the growth and development of bone, and these are discussed in detail in this book. Further, the various diseases of bone which are peculiar to children are highlighted and discussed in the light of our current knowledge with regard to the causation, clinical signs and treatment. The book is aimed to provide those clinicians interested in children's diseases and basic scientists with a comprehensive resource covering the various aspects of bone health and disease in children. It is fully referenced providing an appendix of usually difficult to find information on the investigation of pediatric bone disease and reference values. It covers both the physiology of bone and mineral homeostasis in children and diseases in one book. It also includes a CD-ROM of images.

There are a number of books about complementary therapies for nurses, but these mostly take a therapy-led approach. This new book, written by an experienced nurse, health visitor and teacher, uses a problem-based approach that relates to conditions presenting in everyday practice. Childrens health, psychological and social needs are qualitatively and quantitatively different from those of adults and the author has for this reason addressed not only medical conditions but also psycho-social development problems. Well-referenced and evidence-based, this book is an essential companion for all healthcare professionals who treat children and young adults.

Much of the progress in the diagnosis, classification, and treatment of childhood hematological disorders has come from a partnership between clinicians and scientists. Indeed, access to molecular techniques is now an integral part of the practice of modern pediatric hematology. The aim of Pediatric Hematology: Methods and Protocols is to provide a collection of scientific protocols that cover the major aspects of the discipline. Most clinicians will be familiar with the difficulties inherent in establishing the underlying diagnosis in genetic marrow failure syndromes. A particular concern is failure to diagnose those associated with DNA repair defects. In Chapter 1, Dokal and colleagues present simple protocols for the molecular investigation of Fanconi anemia and dyskeratosis congenita. Molecular diagnosis is also important in children with congenital pure red cell aplasia, owing to the highly variable phenotype of this condition. In Chapter 2, Ball describes relevant protocols for the investigation of Diamond-Blackfan anemia. Hereditary hemoglobinopathy is a major cause of death and morbidity throughout the world. This area has seen great advances in screening and antenatal diagnosis. In Chapter 3, Old details protocols for the molecular diagnosis of most forms of hemoglobinopathy. High-quality, accurate molecular testing on small amounts of material has been fundamental to progress in antenatal diagnostics. The introduction to his comprehensive chapter includes a discussion of the general principles that underpin these studies. In contrast to hemoglobinopathy, severe hemophilia is uncommon.