Emergency medicine's pediatric top clinical problems
By: Dale Woolridge, MD, PhD, FACEP, FAAEM, FAAP
Publisher: EMRA
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Irving, Texas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781929854165
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Pediatrics; Medical emergencies; Emergencies; Pédiatrie; Urgences médicales
Other titles: Top pediatric clinical problems
Notes: This indispensable pediatric edition of EMRA&#x2019;s Top Clinical Problems is a must-have pocket reference and teaching tool for all emergency physicians who treat children. Each chapter is packed with critical concepts, disease-specific treatments, pertinent background information, differential diagnoses, and review questions. From treating the febrile child to sport-specific injuries &#x2013; you&#x2019;ll be prepared to handle the most common pediatric complaints in the ED. Ideal for interns, medical students, physician assistants, nurse practitioners &#x2013; and anyone caring for young patients in the emergency medicine environment.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Acute Otitis Media; title: Apparent Life Threatening Events (ALTE); title: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; title: Children with Special Health Care Needs; title: Closed Head Injury; title: Congenital Heart Defects; title: Pathologic Condition: Gastroenteritis; title: Endocrine Emergencies; title: The Febrile Child; title: Fluid Resuscitation; title: GI Surgical Emergencies; title: Blunt Abdominal Trauma; title: Hematologic Emergencies; title: Foreign Body Aspiration; title: Foreign Body Ingestion; title: Hyperbilirubinemia; title: Neurologic Emergencies; title: Suspected Non-Accidental Trauma: Physical Abuse/Neglect; title: Sexual Assault; title: Non-Traumatic Orthopedics; title: Orthopedic Trauma; title: Pneumonia; title: Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI); title: Sedation; title: Sport Specific Injury; title: The Crying Infant; title: Colic; title: Toxicologic Emergencies; title: Urinary Tract Infections; title: Urological Emergencies; title: Childhood Asthma (Reactive Airway Disease); title: Bronchiolitis; title: English-Spanish Glossary of Common Medical Words.