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Copyright: 2027
Publication Date: 06-01-2026
Page Count: 946
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Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 10th Edition

by Abigail Schuh, MD, Robert Kliegman, MD, Kelsey Ryan, MD, Sarah Yale, MD and Michelle Mitchell, MD

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cover image - Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780443287060
Copyright: 2027
Publication Date: 06-01-2026
Page Count: 946
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $79.99
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The essential information students need in pediatrics comes from the renowned Nelson family of references. Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics, 10th Edition, is concise, readable, and up to date—perfect for clinical rotations, coursework, and exam preparation. This comprehensive, trusted reference is ideal for medical students, pediatric residents, PAs, attendings, and advanced practice providers (APPs), offering a full-color format; high-yield, targeted chapters; and thorough content updates that ensure strong coverage of core knowledge as well as recent advances in the field.
    • Covers normal childhood growth and development, as well as the diagnosis, management, and prevention of common pediatric diseases and disorders
    • Contains expanded coverage of social determinants of health, mental and behavioral health, social media, telehealth, and challenges of EHR and adolescent confidentiality, as well as a new chapter on hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytois (HLH)
    • Offers new multiple choice questions online for self-assessment and review
    • Includes Pearls for Practitioners at the end of each section, as well as updated immunization schedules and an expanded discussion of trauma-informed care
    • Features well written, high-yield coverage throughout, following COMSEP curriculum guidelines relevant to pediatric clerkships or rotations
    • Uses a full-color format with images and numerous new tables throughout, so readers can easily visualize complex information
    • Provides real-world insights from chapter authors who are also Clerkship Directors, helping students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed both in caring for patients and in preparing for clerkship or in-service examinations
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  • SECTION 1 THE PROFESSION OF PEDIATRICS
    1. Population and Culture: The Care of Children in Society
    2. Professionalism
    3. Ethics and Legal Issues
    4. Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

    SECTION 2 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
    5. Normal Growth
    6. Disorders of Growth
    7. Normal Development
    8. Disorders of Development
    9. Evaluation of the Well Child
    10. Evaluation of the Child With Special Needs

    SECTION 3 BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
    11. Crying and Colic
    12. Temper Tantrums
    13. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
    14. Control of Elimination
    15. Normal Sleep and Pediatric Sleep Disorders

    SECTION 4 PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
    16. Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
    17. Anxiety and Phobias
    18. Depression and Bipolar Disorders
    19. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    20. Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Psychoses

    SECTION 5 PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES
    21. Child Abuse and Neglect
    22. Family Structure and Function
    23. Violence
    24. Divorce, Separation, and Bereavement

    SECTION 6 PEDIATRIC NUTRITION AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
    25. Diet of the Healthy Infant
    26. Diet of the Healthy Child and Adolescent
    27. Children With Obesity
    28. Pediatric Undernutrition
    29. Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies
    30. Growth Faltering

    SECTION 7 FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES
    31. Maintenance Fluid Therapy
    32. Dehydration and Replacement Therapy
    33. Parenteral Nutrition
    34. Sodium Disorders
    35. Potassium Disorders
    36. Acid-Base Disorders

    SECTION 8 THE ACUTELY ILL OR INJURED CHILD
    37. Assessment and Resuscitation
    38. Respiratory Failure
    39. Shock
    40. Injury Prevention
    41. Major Trauma
    42. Drowning
    43. Burns
    44. Poisoning
    45. Sedation and Analgesia

    SECTION 9 HUMAN GENETICS AND DYSMORPHOLOGY
    46. Patterns of Inheritance
    47. Genetic Assessment and Diagnosis
    48. Chromosomal Disorders
    49. The Approach to the Dysmorphic Child

    SECTION 10 METABOLIC DISORDERS
    50. Metabolic Assessment
    51. Carbohydrate Disorders
    52. Amino Acid Disorders
    53. Organic Acid Disorders
    54. Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders
    55. Lysosomal and Peroxisomal Disorders
    56. Mitochondrial Disorders

    SECTION 11 FETAL AND NEONATAL MEDICINE
    57. Assessment of the Birth Parent, Fetus, and Newborn
    58. Birth Parent Diseases Affecting the Newborn
    59. Diseases of the Fetus
    60. Respiratory Diseases of the Newborn
    61. Anemia and Hyperbilirubinemia
    62. Necrotizing Enterocolitis
    63. Neurologic Conditions: Seizures, Intracranial Hemorrhage, and Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
    64. Sepsis and Meningitis
    65. Congenital Infections

    SECTION 12 ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
    66. Overview and Assessment of Adolescents
    67. Adolescent Well Care
    68. Adolescent Gynecology
    69. Eating Disorders
    70. Substance Use
    71. Sexuality and Gender Identity

    SECTION 13 IMMUNOLOGY
    72. Immunologic Assessment
    73. Lymphocyte Disorders
    74. Neutrophil Disorders
    75. Complement System
    76. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    77. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

    SECTION 14 ALLERGY
    78. Allergy Assessment
    79. Asthma
    80. Allergic Rhinitis
    81. Atopic Dermatitis
    82. Urticaria, Angioedema, and Anaphylaxis
    83. Serum Sickness
    84. Insect Allergies
    85. Adverse Reactions to Foods
    86. Adverse Reactions to Drugs

    SECTION 15 RHEUMATIC DISEASES OF CHILDHOOD
    87. Rheumatic Assessment
    88. Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis
    89. Kawasaki Disease
    90. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
    91. Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    92. Juvenile Dermatomyositis
    93. Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes

    SECTION 16 INFECTIOUS DISEASES
    94. Infectious Disease Assessment
    95. Immunization and Prophylaxis
    96. Antimicrobial Therapy
    97. Fever Without a Focus
    98. Infections Characterized by Fever and Rash
    99. Cutaneous Infections
    100. Lymphadenopathy
    101. Meningitis
    102. Encephalitis
    103. The Common Cold
    104. Pharyngitis
    105. Sinusitis
    106. Otitis Media
    107. Otitis Externa
    108. Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis)
    109. Pertussis
    110. Bronchiolitis
    111. Pneumonia
    112. Infective Endocarditis
    113. Acute Gastroenteritis
    114. Viral Hepatitis
    115. Urinary Tract Infection
    116. Vulvovaginitis
    117. Sexually Transmitted Infections
    118. Osteomyelitis
    119. Infectious Arthritis
    120. Ocular Infections
    121. Infection in the Immunocompromised Person
    122. Health Care–Associated Infections
    123. Zoonoses and Vector-Borne Infections
    124. Parasitic Diseases
    125. Tuberculosis
    126. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

    SECTION 17 THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
    127. Digestive System Assessment
    128. Oral Cavity
    129. Esophagus and Stomach
    130. Intestinal Tract
    131. Liver Disease
    132. Pancreatic Disease
    133. Peritonitis

    SECTION 18 THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
    134. Respiratory System Assessment
    135. Control of Breathing
    136. Upper Airway Obstruction
    137. Lower Airway, Parenchymal, and Pulmonary Vascular Diseases
    138. Cystic Fibrosis
    139. Chest Wall and Pleura

    SECTION 19 THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
    140. Cardiovascular System Assessment
    141. Syncope
    142. Chest Pain
    143. Dysrhythmias
    144. Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
    145. Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
    146. Heart Failure
    147. Rheumatic Fever
    148. Cardiomyopathies
    149. Pericarditis

    SECTION 20 HEMATOLOGY
    150. Hematology Assessment
    151. Anemia
    152. Hemostatic Disorders
    153. Blood Component Therapy

    SECTION 21 ONCOLOGY
    154. Oncology Assessment
    155. Principles of Cancer Treatment
    156. Leukemia
    157. Lymphoma
    158. Central Nervous System Tumors
    159. Neuroblastoma
    160. Wilms Tumor
    161. Sarcomas

    SECTION 22 NEPHROLOGY AND UROLOGY
    162. Nephrology and Urology Assessment
    163. Nephrotic Syndrome and Proteinuria
    164. Glomerulonephritis and Hematuria
    165. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
    166. Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
    167. Hypertension
    168. Vesicoureteral Reflux
    169. Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities of the Urinary Tract
    170. Other Urinary Tract and Genital Disorders

    SECTION 23 ENDOCRINOLOGY
    171. Endocrinology Assessment
    172. Diabetes Mellitus
    173. Hypoglycemia
    174. Short Stature
    175. Disorders of Puberty
    176. Thyroid Disease
    177. Disorders of Parathyroid Bone and Mineral Endocrinology
    178. Disorders of Sexual Differentiation
    179. Adrenal Gland Dysfunction

    SECTION 24 NEUROLOGY
    180. Neurology Assessment
    181. Headache and Migraine
    182. Seizures
    183. Weakness and Hypotonia
    184. Ataxia and Movement Disorders
    185. Altered Mental Status
    186. Neurodegenerative Disorders
    187. Neurocutaneous Disorders
    188. Congenital Malformations of the Central Nervous System

    SECTION 25 DERMATOLOGY
    189. Dermatology Assessment
    190. Acne Vulgaris
    191. Atopic Dermatitis
    192. Contact Dermatitis
    193. Seborrheic Dermatitis
    194. Pigmented Lesions
    195. Vascular Anomalies
    196. Erythema Multiforme, Reactive Infectious Mucocutaneous Eruption, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
    197. Cutaneous Infestations

    SECTION 26 ORTHOPEDICS
    198. Orthopedic Assessment
    199. Fractures
    200. Hip
    201. Lower Extremity and Knee
    202. Foot
    203. Spine
    204. Upper Extremity
    205. Benign Bone Tumors and Cystic Lesions
  • Abigail Schuh, MD, Associate Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA, Robert Kliegman, MD, Professor and Chair Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics - Medical College of Wisconsin Nelson Undiagnosed and Rare Disease Program, USA, Kelsey Ryan, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Newborn Medical Director, Froedtert Milwaukee Birth Center Director, Introduction to Scholarly Activities Co-Director, Clinician Educator Pathway Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA, Sarah Yale, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Division of Hospitalist Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital Milwaukee, USA and Michelle Mitchell, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA
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