cover image - Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780443287060
Copyright: 2027
Page Count: 946
Imprint: Elsevier
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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

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780443287060
Copyright: 2027
Page Count: 946
Imprint: Elsevier
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Get the essential information you need in pediatrics from the 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, 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 your pediatric clerkship or rotation
    • Uses a full-color format with images and numerous new tables throughout, so you can easily visualize complex information
    • Provides real-world insights from chapter authors who are also Clerkship Directors, helping you gain the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed both in caring for patients and in preparing for clerkship or in-service examinations
    Evolve Instructor site with an image collection and Pearls for Practitioners PowerPoints is available to instructors through their Elsevier sales rep or via request at https://evolve.elsevier.com.
  • 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 Somatoform Disorders, Factitious Disorders, and Malingering
    17 Anxiety and Phobias
    18 Depression and Bipolar Disorders
    19 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    20 Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Psychoses

    SECTION 5 PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES
    21 Failure to Thrive
    22 Child Abuse and Neglect
    23 Sexuality and Gender Identity
    24 Family Structure and Function
    25 Violence
    26 Divorce, Separation, and Bereavement

    SECTION 6 PEDIATRIC NUTRITION AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
    27 Diet of the Normal Infant
    28 Diet of the Normal Child and Adolescent
    29 Obesity
    30 Pediatric Undernutrition
    31 Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

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

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

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

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

    SECTION 11 FETAL AND NEONATAL MEDICINE
    58 Assessment of the Mother, Fetus, and Newborn
    59 Maternal Diseases Affecting the Newborn
    60 Diseases of the Fetus
    61 Respiratory Diseases of the Newborn
    62 Anemia and Hyperbilirubinemia
    63 Necrotizing Enterocolitis
    64 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Intracranial Hemorrhage, and Seizures
    65 Sepsis and Meningitis
    66 Congenital Infections

    SECTION 12 ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
    67 Overview and Assessment of Adolescents
    68 Well-Adolescent Care
    69 Adolescent Gynecology
    70 Eating Disorders
    71 Substance Abuse

    SECTION 13 IMMUNOLOGY
    72 Immunological Assessment
    73 Lymphocyte Disorders
    74 Neutrophil Disorders
    75 Complement System
    76 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

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

    SECTION 15 RHEUMATIC DISEASES OF CHILDHOOD
    86 Rheumatic Assessment
    87 IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein Purpura)
    88 Kawasaki Disease
    89 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
    90 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    91 Juvenile Dermatomyositis
    92 Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    SECTION 23 ENDOCRINOLOGY
    170 Endocrinology Assessment
    171 Diabetes Mellitus
    172 Hypoglycemia
    173 Short Stature
    174 Disorders of Puberty
    175 Thyroid Disease
    176 Disorders of Parathyroid Bone and
  • 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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