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Pediatric Secrets
- 7th Edition - July 2, 2020
- Authors: Richard Polin, Mark F. Ditmar
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 3 6 6 5 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 8 5 1 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 3 6 6 6 - 7
For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for q… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFor more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Written by Drs. Richard A. Polin and Mark F. Ditmar, Pediatric Secrets, 7th Edition, features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Our Inspirations
- Preface
- Contributors
- Top 100 Secrets
- Chapter 1: Adolescent medicine
- Clinical issues
- Eating disorders
- Menstrual disorders
- Obesity
- Sexual Development
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Substance abuse
- Teenage male disorders
- Teenage pregnancy and contraception
- Teenage suicide
- Chapter 2: Behavior and development
- Acknowledgment
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Autism
- Behavior problems
- Cranial disorders
- Dental development and disorders
- Developmental assessment
- Intellectual disability
- Language development and disorders
- Psychiatric disorders
- Psychosocial family issues
- School problems
- Sleep problems
- Visual development and disorders
- Chapter 3: Pediatric cardiology
- Acknowledgment
- Clinical issues
- Congenital heart disease
- Congestive heart failure
- Electrocardiograms and arrhythmias
- Infectious and inflammatory disorders
- Pharmacology
- Physical examination
- Surgery
- Chapter 4: Dermatology
- Acknowledgment
- Acne
- Clinical Issues
- Eczematous Disorders
- Fungal Infections
- Hair and Nail Abnormalities
- Infestations
- Neonatal Conditions
- Papulosquamous Disorders
- Photodermatology
- Pigmentation Disorders
- Vascular Birthmarks
- Vesiculobullous Disorders
- Chapter 5: Emergency medicine
- Acknowledgment
- Bioterrorism
- Child abuse: physical and sexual
- Environmental injury
- Resuscitation
- Shock
- Toxicology
- Trauma
- Wound repair
- Chapter 6: Endocrinology
- Acknowledgment
- Adrenal disorders
- Calcium metabolism and disorders
- Clinical syndromes
- Diabetes
- Growth disturbances
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypothalamic and pituitary disorders
- Sexual differentiation and development
- Thyroid disorders
- Chapter 7: Gastroenterology
- Acknowledgment
- Clinical issues
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Esophageal disorders
- Food allergies
- Functional gastrointestinal disorders
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Gastrointestinal dysmotility
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Hepatobiliary disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Lipid disorders
- Malabsorption
- Nutrition
- Pancreatic disease
- Surgical issues
- Chapter 8: Genetics
- Acknowledgment
- Clinical Issues
- Down Syndrome
- Dysmorphology
- Genetic Principles
- Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities
- Teratology
- Chapter 9: Hematology
- Acknowledgment
- Bone marrow failure
- Coagulation disorders
- Developmental immunology
- Hematology laboratory
- Hemolytic anemia
- Immunodeficiency
- Immunology laboratory
- Iron-deficiency anemia
- Megaloblastic anemia
- Platelet disorders
- Sickle cell disease
- Thalassemia
- Transfusion issues
- Chapter 10: Infectious diseases
- Acknowledgment
- Anti-infective therapy
- Clinical issues
- Congenital infections
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Febrile child
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection
- Immunizations
- Infections with rash
- Influenza
- Lymphadenitis and lymphadenopathy
- Meningitis
- Ocular infections
- Otitis media
- Pharyngeal and laryngeal infections
- Sinusitis
- Tuberculosis
- Chapter 11: Neonatology
- Acknowledgment
- Delivery room issues
- Fetal and maternal issues
- Gastrointestinal issues
- Hematologic issues
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Infectious disease issues
- Metabolic issues
- Neurologic issues
- Nutrition
- Respiratory issues
- Chapter 12: Nephrology
- Acknowledgment
- Acid–base, fluids, and electrolytes
- Acute kidney injury
- Chronic kidney disease
- Enuresis/dysfunctional voiding
- Glomerular diseases
- Hematuria
- Hypertension
- Proteinuria/nephrotic syndrome
- Renal function assessment and urinalysis
- Surgical issues
- Tubular disorders
- Urinary tract infections
- Urogenital issues
- Urolithiasis
- Vesicoureteral reflux
- Chapter 13: Neurology
- Acknowledgment
- Antiepileptic drugs
- Cerebral palsy
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Clinical issues
- Epilepsy
- Febrile seizures
- Headache
- Movement disorders
- Neonatal seizures
- Neurocutaneous syndromes
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Spinal cord disorders
- Chapter 14: Oncology
- Acknowledgments
- Chemotherapy and radiation therapy
- Clinical issues
- Epidemiology
- Leukemia and lymphoma
- Nervous system tumors
- Solid non–Nervous system tumors
- Stem cell transplantation
- Chapter 15: Orthopedics
- Acknowledgment
- Clinical issues
- Foot disorders
- Hip disorders
- Infectious diseases
- Knee, tibia, and ankle disorders
- Spinal disorders
- Sports medicine
- Trauma
- Chapter 16: Pulmonology
- Acknowledgment
- Allergic rhinitis
- Asthma
- Bronchiolitis
- Clinical issues
- Cystic fibrosis
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary principles
- Chapter 17: Rheumatology
- Clinical issues
- Dermatomyositis and polymyositis
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Lyme disease
- Rheumatic fever
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Vasculitis
- Index
- No. of pages: 752
- Language: English
- Edition: 7
- Published: July 2, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323636650
- eBook ISBN: 9780323636667
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Richard Polin
Affiliations and expertise
William T. Speck Professor of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, Director, Division of Neonatology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York - Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New YorkMD
Mark F. Ditmar
Affiliations and expertise
Medical Officer, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland; Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania