The Harriet Lane Handbook Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 22nd Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
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Every three years, The Harriet Lane Handbook is carefully updated by residents, edited by chief residents, and reviewed by expert faculty at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Easy to use, concise, and complete, this essential manual keeps you current with new guidelines, practice parameters, pharmacology, and more. The 22nd Edition of this portable reference continues to be the #1 source of pediatric point-of-care clinical information for pediatric residents, students, nurses, and all healthcare professionals who treat young patients.
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The Harriet Lane Handbook Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
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- Trusted for more than 65 years for fast, accurate information on pediatric diagnosis and treatment
- Updated and expanded content includes an all-new chapter on Psychiatry, plus reorganized information on Emergency and Critical Care Management, as well as Traumatic Injuries
- The popular Pediatric Drug Formulary, updated by Carlton K. K. Lee, PharmD, MPH, provides the latest in pharmacologic treatment of pediatric patients
- Outline format ensures you’ll find information quickly and easily, even in the most demanding circumstances
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
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1. Emergency and Critical Care Management
2. Traumatic Injuries
3. Toxicology
4. Procedures
5. Adolescent Medicine
6. Analgesia and Procedural
7. Cardiology
8. Dermatology
9. Development Behavior and Developmental Disability
10. Endocrinology
11. Fluids and Electrolytes
12. Gastroenterology
13. Genetics: Metabolism and Dysmorphology
14. Hematology
15. Immunology and Allergy
16. Immunoprophylaxis
17. Microbiology and Infectious Disease
18. Neonatology
19. Nephrology
20. Neurology
21. Nutrition and Growth
22. Oncology
23. Palliative Care
24. Psychiatry
25. Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine
26. Radiology
27. Rheumatology
28. Blood Chemistry and Body Fluids
29. Biostatistics and Evidence- Based Medicine
30. Drug Dosages
31. Drugs in Renal Failure -
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