Paediatric medicine

This textbook provides a comprehensive review of all the common and less often encountered pediatric and adolescent gynecology problems in daily practice, both in the ambulatory as well as in the surgical setting.

A detailed look at how to apply clinical theories to social work practice Thinking through real-life cases to make connections between theory and practice is a crucial element of social work education.

This volume presents a comprehensive and practical approach to the treatment of suicide and NSSI for adolescents utilizing a mentalizing framework.

Child sexual abuse is widespread and often an element of many other social difficulties.

A new, definitive, state-of-the-art reference in the specialist field of paediatric surgical oncology.

Over the last hundred years, pregnancy and childbirth has become increasingly safe - yet it is still a site of risk, and a contested ground on which health professionals and pregnant women both face high costs of error.

This comprehensive handbook explores the many issues affecting children's physical and mental health.

Updated to meet the 2005 American Heart Association GuidelinesMarket: Emergency Medicine Technicians, Paramedics, Nurses, PhysiciansQuick-hit question & answer style reinforces facts for easy memorization -- only correct answers are given so wrong answers will never accidently be remembered

Vitiligo is a disorder having a significant impact in dark-skinned individuals.

Advanced Paediatric Life Support is the internationally renowned manual on emergency paediatric care, written to support the course run by the Advanced Life Support Group.

From leading expert Eliana Gil, this book provides child clinicians with essential knowledge and tools for evaluating and working with posttraumatic play.

At one time, many children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) suffered from issues that carried fatal prognoses.

The most practice-oriented guide to diagnosing and managing infectious diseases in childrenPediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, Second Edition is filled with practical, clinically relevant guidance for successful infectious disease management.

The #1 guide to behavioral issues in medicineThorough, practical discussion of the full scope of the physician-patient relationshipThe goal of Behavioral Medicine is to help practitioners and students understand the interplay between psychological, physical, social and cultural issues of patients.

Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children and Adolescents provides an innovative perspective on developmental disorders in youth, one focused on embracing and working with the "e;messiness"e; and many variables at play in child and adolescent development.

Professionals will find a wide range of topics relevant to their work with hearing impaired children or those suspected of having an impairment in this book.

Essays range from historical overviews and historiographic surveys of children's health in various regions of the world, to disability and affliction narratives - from polio in North American to AIDS orphans in post-Apartheid South Africa - to interpretations of artistic renderings of sick children that tell us much about medicine, family, and society at specific times in history.

The purpose of this series of volumes is to present a comprehensive view of the complications that result from the use of acceptable diagnostic and thera- peutic procedures.

This book explores the interrelationship of genetics, the environment, or both, in the causation of three neurodevelopmental disorders: autism/autism spectrum disorder (ASD), fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), and cerebral palsy (CP).

Pediatric Urology: Surgical Complications and Management, 2nd edition focuses 100% on the most common problems that can occur during pediatric urologic surgery, and how best to resolve them, ensuring the best possible outcome for the patient.

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This conference main theme is "e;Overcoming Global Health Challenges through Nursing Education, Research and Technology"e;.

The authoritative guidelines primary care clinicians need to diagnose and treat the most common outpatient conditions-compiled, distilled, and updated for easy referencingStriking the perfect balance between brevity and clinical necessity, this acclaimed annual resource presents all the latest evidence-based guidelines clinicians need to treat the most common outpatient conditions.

Based on extensive clinical experience, this book provides authoritative guidance and practical tools in a challenging area for child mental health professionals.

Neonatal nurses face an ever-changing practice landscape that requires swift decisions and actions.

The traditional concept of a neuroendocrine mechanism for regulation of growth hormone (GH) secretion is based in large part on the work of Roger Guillemin.

The most common abnormal growth of the female reproductive system, fibroids, are thought to affect the majority of women at some point during their reproductive years.

Practical Endocrinology and Diabetes in Children is the ideal bench-side companion for the practising paediatrician and endocrinologist, bridging the gap between large reference books and short reviews of aspects of endocrinology.

During the past decade since the first edition of this practical work was published, global prevalence of obesity has increased by epic proportions, and physical fitness levels have continued to decline.

The long-awaited revision of the only book on game play available for mental health professionals Not only is play a pleasurable, naturally occurring behavior found in humans, it is also a driving force in our development.

This latest addition to the iFast Factsi series, authored by nursing luminary Judith Herrman, is a pithy, authoritative guide to adolescent health designed specifically for nurses at all levels and other health professionals.

It is commonly accepted that "e;exercise is good for children"e; but, considering the number of children worldwide exercising, we know comparatively little, compared to adults, about how specific mechanisms influence health and sports performance.

Major advances in genetics, immunology, and endocrinology have necessitated a new edition of this best-selling text.

This is the first textbook to focus on environmental threats to child health.

First published in 1917 as 'Midwifery', Obstetrics by Ten Teachers is well established as a concise, yet comprehensive, guide within its field.

The most comprehensive, authoritative reference of its kind, this acclaimed work examines a wide range of acquired, congenital, and developmental brain disorders and their impact on children's neuropsychological functioning.

What to Expect When You're Expecting meets What's Your Poo Telling You?

Ornithine Transcarbamylase: Basic Science and Clinical Considerations, written by a leading expert on OTC, for the first time assembles and analyzes more than 40 years of basic science and clinical research.

This up-to-date overview of the fast-moving field of infant development covers all the major areas of interest in terms of research, applications and policy.

Specifically designed for health visitors, general practitioners, nurses, dietitians and nutritionists, this is the first book to clarify the suggested balance of different foods and food groups needed to provide a healthy diet in infants.

Un enfant malade reste un enfant.

Mettre au monde un enfant est un événement qui a toutes les chances, aujourd’hui, de bien se dérouler.

Add the authority of Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23rd Edition to your pediatric board examination reviewRudolph s Pediatrics, Twenty-Third Edition, Self-Assessment & Board Review provides the focused practice you need to ace your certification exam.

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Much like the patients on which it focuses, the field of pediatric mental health continues to grow and develop.

Provides practical guidance for the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of hematologic problems in the neonate.

A practical, easy-to-use handbook giving clear treatment guidance on all clinical problems encountered in ill or injured children.

While it is increasingly clear that adult obesity begins in childhood, preventing this condition is a major challenge for the pediatrician.

Conduct problems, particularly oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD), are the most common mental health problems affecting children and adolescents.