The 5-minute Pediatric Consult
The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult by M. William Schwartz is a comprehensive reference published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins in 2005. This revised and updated Fourth Edition spans 1,079 pages and provides immediate, practical advice on a wide range of issues encountered in infants, children, and adolescents. It covers more than 450 diseases in a fast-access two-page outline format, making it a valuable resource for busy clinicians.
Readers will find detailed information on the workup and treatment of 50 chief complaints, along with a medication index, syndromes glossary, surgical glossary, and laboratory values. The Fourth Edition introduces new material on various topics, including acetaminophen poisoning and emerging infections, while also offering up-to-date treatment recommendations. This edition is designed to assist healthcare professionals in addressing pediatric medical concerns efficiently.
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Now in its revised, updated Fourth Edition, this best-selling reference provides immediate, practical advice on problems seen in infants, children, and adolescents. More than 450 diseases are covered in the fast-access two-page outline format that makes The 5-Minute Consult Series titles so popular among busy clinicians. Other features include a Chief Complaints section addressing the workup and treatment of 50 signs and symptoms, plus a medication index, syndromes glossary, surgical glossary, laboratory values, and tables.
The Fourth Edition includes new material on acetaminophen poisoning, carbon monoxide poisoning, Cyclospora diarrhea, functional diarrhea, methemoglobinemia, rotavirus, and salicylate poisoning (aspirin). Also included are up-to-the-minute treatment recommendations and new information on SARS and other emerging infections, fever and petechiae, sexually transmitted disease evaluation, knee pain, ankle sprain, and urethritis.
This edition will be available for PDAs in August 2005. See PDA listing for details.
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