Main description:

Postgraduate Textbook of Pediatrics is a comprehensive guide to paediatrics. The textbook is comprised of three volumes, split into ten parts with over 600 chapters, and contributions from over 50 section editors and 725 authors, covering all paediatric disorders, descriptions of diseases and their management.

The second volume covers infections and systemic diseases, featuring a range of infections from bacterial, to viral and fungal, and systemic disorders including gastrointestinal, respiratory and cardiovascular.

Postgraduate Textbook of Pediatrics includes nearly 1500 images and illustrations in full colour, incorporating information on modern imaging techniques for neurological disorders in children. The textbook also includes appendices for laboratory values and drug doses. This is an ideal resource for postgraduate students to gain a firm grounding in, and retain and improve their knowledge of all areas of paediatric medicine.

Key Points

• Second volume of comprehensive, three volume guide to paediatrics


• 3 volumes feature over 50 section editors and 725 contributing authors


• 1479 full colour images and illustrations

Contents:

General Pediatrics and Neonatology;Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow;Introduction to Pediatrics;Basic Sciences as Applied to Pediatrics; Genetics and Genetic Disorders; Metabolic Disorders; Immunity, Immune Disorders and Allergy; Fluid and Electrolytes; Drugs and Therapeutics; Intensive Care and Emergencies; Acutely Ill Child and Resuscitation; Intensive Care; Poisoning and Envenomation;Childhood Injuries;The Newborn; Neonatal Physiology and Organization of Care; Normal Newborn; Disorders of Weight and Gestation; High-risk Newborn;Neonatal Infections; Neurological Problems; Respiratory Problems;Malformations;The Childhood Years; Growth: Normal and Abnormal; Development and Developmental Delay; Behavior and Learning; Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders; Immunization;The Adolescent; Adolescent Development;Health Issues in Adolescence; Care of Adolescents;Infections and Systemic Disorders; Infectious Diseases; Basic Concepts;Fever; Bacterial Infections; Mycobacterial Infections; Viral Diseases; Protozoal Infections and Infestations; Fungal Infections; Rickettsial and Other Infections; Systemic Disorders; Gastrointestinal Disorders; Diarrheal Illnesses;

Hepatobiliary Disease; Disorders of Hematopoietic System; Respiratory Diseases; Cardiovascular Disorders; Systemic Disorders and Social Pediatrics; Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract;Neurological Disorders; Neuromuscular Disorders;Disorders of the Endocrine Gland; Malignant Disorders; Rheumatological Disorders; Common Eye Abnormalities; Common Skin Problems; Child in the Social Milieu; Disorders of Bones and Joints; Vulnerable Children; Community Pediatrics; Annexures;

Laboratory Values and Drug Doses;