cover image - On Call Pediatrics, 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780323529051
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 04-04-2018
Page Count: 464
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $42.99

On Call Pediatrics, 4th Edition

by James J. Nocton, MD, FAAP and Rainer Gedeit, MD

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cover image - On Call Pediatrics, 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780323529051
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 04-04-2018
Page Count: 464
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $42.99
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Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this popular reference covers the common problems you’ll encounter while on call without direct supervision in the hospital. On Call Pediatrics: On Call Series, 4th Edition, fits perfectly in your pocket, ready to provide key information in time-sensitive, challenging situations. You’ll gain speed, skill, and knowledge with every call - from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.
    • Features a logical, highly templated format so you can locate key information quickly
    • Reviews the indications for, and complications of, common neurodiagnostic tests
    • Delivers consistent, easy-to-follow coverage of the most common on-call problems and approaches, including what to do from the initial phone call, questions you should ask to assess the urgency of each situation, "Elevator Thoughts," how to immediately identify major threats to life, what to do at the bedside, and how to avoid common mistakes for every call
    • Provides updated content and references, as well as an up-to-date drug formulary, keeping you on the cutting edge of current, evidence-based information
    • Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
  • Introduction
    1. The Diagnosis and Management of On-Call Problems
    2. Communicating with Colleagues and Families
    3. Common Mistakes
    4. Remembering your ABCs
    5. Teaching (and Learning) While on Call

    Patient-Related Problems
    6. Abdominal Pain
    7. Altered Mental Status
    8. Analgesics and Antipyretics
    9. Bleeding
    10. Chest Pain
    11. Constipation
    12. Crying and the Irritable Infant
    13. Cyanosis
    14. Delivery Room Problems
    15. Diarrhea and Dehydration
    16. Extremity Pain
    17. Eye Problems and Visual Abnormalities
    18. Fever
    19. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
    20. Genitourinary Problems
    21. Headache
    22. Heart Rate and Rhythm Abnormalities
    23. Hematuria
    24. Hypertension
    25. Hypotension and Shock
    26. Lines, Tubes, and Drains
    27. Rashes
    28. Respiratory Distress
    29. Seizures
    30. Urine Output Abnormalities
    31. Vomiting

    Laboratory-Related Problems
    32. Acidosis and Alkalosis
    33. Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Coagulation Abnormalities
    34. Electrolyte Abnormalities
    35. Glucose Disorders
    36. Hyperbilirubinemia

    Appendices
    A. Pediatric Procedures
    B. Resuscitation Calculations
    C. Calculation of Creatinine Clearance
    D. Calculation of Alveolar-Arterial Oxygen Gradient
  • James J. Nocton, MD, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Rheumatology, Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Formerly Chief Resident in Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH and Rainer Gedeit, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Critical Care, Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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