Paediatric medicine

Based on the protocols in use at the highly acclaimed King's College Hospital in London, Clinical Protocols in Labour presents a consensus of the best and most appropriate techniques for standard delivery and uncommon clinical scenarios.

Medical professionals are often involved in the management of the pregnant patient without necessarily being experts on all the complications surrounding pregnancy.

Spinal Injuries and Conditions in Young Athletes provides a comprehensive, in-depth review of the mechanisms and management of back injuries and problems occurring in this ever-growing and active population.

Perinatal Nutrition describes the role of nutrition in newborn growth and development, the reduction of health risks, and the prevention of morbidity in the neonatal period and infancy.

Celebrating more than twenty years as the single best source in the field, this Fifth Edition has now expanded into two cornerstone volumes with 53 fully inclusive chapters and 73 renowned contributors that comprehensively address every topic and trend relevant to the identification, diagnosis, and management of endocrine and endocrin

Bringing together the many considerations and complexities surrounding the management pediatric femur fractures, this up-to-date, comprehensive book discusses all aspects of these common but challenging injuries, where the treatment strategies are rapidly changing and which have the potential for complications and less than ideal outcomes.

Children represent a special challenge for emergency care providers, because they have unique medical needs in comparison to adults.

This essential text presents the core information that all nursing students and apprentices along with other key health and social care professions, regardless of field, need to know about caring for people with a learning disability and autism.

Presents a user-friendly step-by-step manual on the psychotropic drugs prescribed for children and adolescents by clinicians and nurse practitioners.

The child is neither an adult miniature nor an immature human being: at each age, it expresses specific abilities that optimize adaptation to its environment and development of new acquisitions.

Lung Development: Biological and Clinical Perspectives: Biochemistry and Physiology, Volume I, provides a comprehensive and multidisciplinary treatise with regard to surfactant-related issues in lung maturation.

This book offers precise and highly informative instructions for nurses and caregivers on how to select external applications for various indications and how to perform them on children.

The most comprehensive resource available on pediatric ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, covering core principles and practical guidance for all major blocks.

Dewhurst's Practical Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology, Second Edition, offers a practical guide for the clinician in the management of gynecological disorders of childhood and adolescence.

Around 1 in 6 of the world's children live in a conflict zone, and of these 357 million children, 165 million are affected by high intensity conflicts.

A professional guide to evidence-based pediatric cognitive rehabilitation in neurological disorders with practical intervention guidance.

The MRCPCH clinical examination assesses whether candidates have reached the standard in clinical skills expected of a newly appointed specialist registrar, while the DCH recognises the competence of GPs and other health professionals in caring for children.

The Clinical Pocket Guide to Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing is a companion guide to Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing, the first text devoted to advanced practice nursing care of the seriously ill and dying.

In recent years, developments in ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging have made important changes in the practice of diagnostic radio- logy.

Part of the Neurosurgery by Example series, this volume on pediatric neurosurgery presents exemplary cases in which renowned authors guide readers through the assessment and planning, decision making, surgical procedure, after care, and complication management of common and uncommon disorders.

Injuries cause more than half of all childhood deaths and a large proportion of pediatric trauma care is provided by non-pediatric specialists.

Written for neonatal and pediatric nurse practitioner students, Fetal and Neonatal Physiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse explores the developmental physiology of premature and term infants and presents common diseases that affect this specialized population.

Brings together what every trainee orthopaedic surgeon needs to know about approaching paediatric cases for examinations and clinical practice.

Case-based investigations, management, and treatment of pediatric and adolescent gynecological conditions, based on up-to-date evidence.

This authoritative reference examines in depth the myriad challenges facing pediatric cancer survivors and proposes a robust framework for structured follow-up of these patients through adulthood.

The Autisms, written by Mary Coleman and Christopher Gillberg, demonstrates that autism, like mental retardation, is a clinical presentation of numerous different diseases, many with genomic underpinnings.

Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2014The fifth edition of this highly successful and well-regarded book continues to provide those working in neonatal intensive care units with precise instructions on the diagnosis and management of common neonatal problems.

The essential illustrated atlas of pediatric radiology--featuring more than 3,700 imagesDiagnostic Imaging of Infants and Children enables you to visualize the full range of pediatric diseases and injuries using the latest diagnostic imaging techniques.

Neural tube defects are one of the most complex birth defects and require an understanding of the interactions of multiple systems: the central nervous, urological, and musculoskeletal systems.

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States.

Winner of the Paediatrics category at the BMA Book Awards 2015About to start a paediatrics rotation?

Hands-on guidance for managing pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart diseaseFULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONSPart of the Pediatric Practice series, Pediatric Practice: Cardiology is filled with practical, clinically relevant guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac conditions in children.

Hands-on guidance for managing pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart diseaseFULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONSPart of the Pediatric Practice series, Pediatric Practice: Cardiology is filled with practical, clinically relevant guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac conditions in children.

This text is an authoritative analysis of current services for children and young people in the UK.

This unique resource is designed to be a practical, user-friendly guide for pediatricians, primary care providers, and all healthcare providers who work with children with autism spectrum disorder.

Vaccination is a fundamental component of preventive medicine and public health.

Presenting crucial knowledge and state-of-the-art treatment approaches for working with young children affected by trauma, this book is an essential resource for mental health professionals and child welfare advocates.

Many individuals worldwide initiate sexual activity during their adolescent and young adult (AYA) years and are in need of safe and effective contraceptive services.

This handbook offers a comprehensive review of intellectual disabilities (ID).

Providing a comprehensive yet concise guide for trainee doctors, neonatal nurses and midwives, Essential Neonatal Medicine continues to be an indispensable resource that combines the depth and breadth of a textbook with the efficiency of a revision guide.

This practical step-by-step guide to performing GI endoscopy safely and effectively in children covers the use of endoscopy as both a diagnostic and a therapeutic modality.

« Par ce livre, je veux m’adresser aux femmes de tous âges, et plus particulièrement à celles, de plus en plus nombreuses, qui, la trentaine passée, ont décidé d’avoir un enfant.

- Nuevo título de otorrinolaringología pediátrica que describe de manera completa y exhaustiva, y en un único volumen, todos los aspectos esenciales de esta subespecialidad.

This is the only in-depth, single author survey of heart development.

Add the authority of Rudolph's Pediatrics to your Pediatric Board Examination review!

Based on the ideas of Russian psychologists Lev Vygotsky and Alexander Luria, this book explores methods of preventing or overcoming learning disabilities.

Cardiac disease is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality.

This textbook presents essential and accessible information about human embryology including practical information on human health issues and recent advances in human reproductive technology.