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An essential pocket manual for anyone who treats children! Featuring an instant-access, find-it-now presentation, Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology delivers concise, evidence-based information that is directly applicable to bedside care of the patient in both pediatrics and neonatology. Authored and reviewed by more than 125 residents, fellows, and faculty at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas, this compact guide features content especially selected for its value to students, trainees, and junior faculty. Distinguished faculty in virtually every pediatric discipline have reviewed the content to ensure that the text reflects the most current clinical practice. Features * A true quick reference utilizing numerous tables, figures, and clinical algorithms * Includes material not found in any other handbook, such as Clinical Pearls for the Wards, Neonatal and Pediatric Nutrition, and Delivery Room Care of the VLBW Infant * Key medications/dosages and research and review articles are cited directly in the text * Includes PICU card - a necessity for every lab coat pocket - providing what-to-do information on sedation, poisoning, IV antibiotics, anaphylaxis, airway obstruction, intubation sequences, hypertensive crisis, and more * References to additional material available online at www.AccessPediatrics.com Editor: Adam W. Lowry, MD Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Cardiology Baylor College of Medicine Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX Associate Editors: Kushal Y. Bhakta, MD Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology) Department of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX Pratip K. Nag, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital and Emergency Medicine) Baylor College of Medicine Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX Table of contents Contributors Preface Abbreviations Section 1: General Clinical Information Chapter 1. Clinical Pearls for the Wards Chapter 2. Analgesia and Sedation Chapter 3. Procedures Section 2: Nutrition, Growth and Formula Chapter 4. Neonatal and Pediatric Nutrition Chapter 5. Assessment of Nutrition and Growth Section 3: Pediatrics Chapter 6. Adolescent Medicine Chapter 7. Allergy and Immunology Chapter 8. Cardiology Chapter 9. Critical Care Chapter 10. Dentistry and Oral Health Chapter 11. Dermatology Chapter 12. Ear, Nose, and Throat Chapter 13. Emergency Medicine Chapter 14. Endocrinology Chapter 15. Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Disorders Chapter 16. Gastroenterology Chapter 17. Genetics Chapter 18. Hematology Chapter 19. High-Yield Ambulatory Care Chapter 20. Infectious Diseases Chapter 21. Nephrology Chapter 22. Neurology Chapter 23. Oncology Chapter 24. Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Chapter 25. Pulmonology Chapter 26. Rheumatology Chapter 27. Toxicology Section 4: Neonatology Chapter 28. Newborn Nursery Chapter 29. Fetal Assessment and Prenatal Diagnosis Chapter 30. Stabilization, Delivery Room Care, and Initial Treatment of the VLBW Infant Chapter 31. Discharge Planning Chapter 32. Cardiology Chapter 33. Dermatology Chapter 34. Endocrinology Chapter 35. Gastroenterology Chapter 36. Genetics Chapter 37. Hematology Chapter 38. Infectious Diseases Chapter 39. Nephrology Chapter 40. Neurology Chapter 41. Pain Management Chapter 42. Pulmonology Chapter 43. Surgical Disorders Index