Main description:

Developed by top pediatric hospitalists, Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics, 3rd Edition, is sure to become your go-to resource from initial patient evaluation all the way through discharge management. Quickly obtain the essential information for managing a wide range of pediatric medical conditions in patients who have been admitted to the hospital with this trusted, pocket-sized reference.

Each chapter not only discusses clinical presentation, essential laboratory tests, differential diagnosis, treatment, indications for consultation, and disposition but contains many helpful tables and an easy-to-follow template. Chapters also include a short bulleted list of essential pearls and pitfalls. Although the book focuses primarily on diseases and conditions, it contains helpful sections that address the many other issues practicing hospitalists are confronted with, including ethics, billing, utilization management, surge planning, and transport, as well as a brief section on common equipment.

The alphabetized Contents has been updated to include Autism Spectrum Disorder, Hypertension, Constipation, Surge Planning, Utilization Management, and both Acute COVID-19 Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). A new part on newborn care has been added, covering topics such as breastfeeding, hypoglycemia of the newborn, and early onset sepsis.

Contents:

Adolescent
1. Anovulatory Uterine Bleeding
2. Eating Disorders
3. Sexually Transmitted Infections
Allergy
4. Anaphylaxis
Behavioral and Mental Health
5. Acute Agitation
6. Autism Spectrum Disorder
7. Depression
8. Suicide and Self-Harm
Cardiology
9. Arrhythmias and ECG Interpretation
10. Carditis: Myocarditis, Endocarditis, and Pericarditis
11. Congestive Heart Failure
12. Hypertension
13. Shock
14. Syncope
Dermatology
15. Erythema Multiforme, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae-induced Rash and Mucositis
16. Rashes Associated With Serious Underlying Disease
17. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Ear, Nose, Throat
18. Mastoiditis
19. Neck Masses
20. Orbital and Periorbital Cellulitis
21. Peritonsillar and Retropharyngeal Abscesses
22. Sinusitis
23. Stridor
Endocrinology
24. Acute Adrenal Insufficiency
25. Diabetes, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Type 2 Diabetes
26. Diabetes Insipidus
27. Hyperthyroidism
28. Hypoglycemia
Equipment
29. Feeding Tubes and Tracheostomies
30. Lines and Pumps
Ethics and Palliative Care
31. Do Not Resuscitate/Do Not Intubate
32. Informed Consent, Assent, and Confidentiality
33. Palliative Care
Gastroenterology
34. Acute Hepatitis
35. Constipation
36. Failure to Thrive
37. Gallbladder Disease
38. Gastroenteritis
39. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
40. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
41. Pancreatitis
Genetics and Metabolism
42. Genetics
43. Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Hematology
44. Anemia
45. Complications of Cancer Therapy
46. Deep Venous Thrombosis
47. Neutropenia
48. Sickle Cell Disease
49. Thrombocytopenia
Hospitalist Practice
50. Billing
51. Cultural Effectiveness
52. Patient Safety
53. Surge Planning
54. Transport
55. Utilization Management
Immunology and Rheumatology
56. Arthritis Associated With Systemic Disease
57. Henoch-SchOEnlein Purpura
58. Immunodeficiency
59. Kawasaki Disease
60. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Infectious Disease
61. COVID-19
62. Fever in Infants Younger Than 60 Days
63. Fever in the International Traveler
64. Fever of Unknown Origin
65. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
66. Sepsis
Ingestions
67. Gastrointestinal Foreign Body
68. Toxic Exposures
Maltreatment
69. Child Abuse: Physical Abuse and Neglect
70. Sexual Abuse
Nephrology
71. Acute Glomerulonephritis
72. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
73. Nephrolithiasis
74. Nephrotic Syndrome
75. Pyelonephritis
Neurology
76. Acute Hemiparesis
77. Acute Weakness
78. Altered Mental Status
79. Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Complications
80. Demyelinating Disorders
81. Headache
82. Seizures
Newborn Care
83. Breastfeeding
84. Early Onset Sepsis
85. Hypoglycemia of the Newborn
86. Late Preterm Infants
87. Neonatal Abstinence (Withdrawal) Syndrome
88. Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Nutrition
89. Fluids and Electrolytes
90. Obesity
Ophthalmology
91. Ocular Trauma
92. Red Eye
Orthopedics
93. Fractures
94. Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis
Pulmonology
95. Acute Asthma Exacerbation
96. Acute Respiratory Failure
97. Airway Management and Respiratory Support
98. Brief Resolved Unexplained Events
99. Bronchitis
100. Community-Acquired Pneumonia
101. Complications of Cystic Fibrosis
102. Foreign Body Aspiration
Sedation and Analgesia
103. Pain Management
104. Sedation
Surgery
105. Abdominal Masses
106. Acute Abdomen
107. Pyloric Stenosis
108. Wound Care Basics