Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine

ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES WITH THE MOST CLINICALLY FOCUSED GUIDE TO PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE "...A comprehensive and current resource for anyone who cares for children in an acute setting." -- JAMA (review of previous edition) Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians, this thoroughly updated, full-color resource presents a complete overview of pediatric emergency medicine. Pediatric Emergency Medicine begins with an essential symptom-based section on cardinal presentations that familiarizes you with crucial life-saving protocols. Subsequent sections cover all major categories of disease--from respiratory failure to pediatric hypertension--that present in children on an urgent or emergent basis.FEATURES Broad scope of the text spans the entire spectrum of pediatric emergencies, from resuscitation and trauma, to gastrointestinal and psychosocial emergencies Over 100 diagnostic and treatment algorithms present an at-a-glance review of best practices for optimizing patient care 1200 color

Robert W. Schafermeyer, MD, FACEP, FAAP (Chapel Hill, NC)Chief and Associate Chair, Department of Emergency MedicineCarolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC;Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and PediatricsUniversity of North Carolina School of Medicine. Milton Tenenbein, MD, FRCPC, FAAP, FAACT, FACMT Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba,and Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Children's Hospital,Winnipeg, Manitoba; Ghazala Q. Sharieff, MD, Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Palomar-Pomerado Hospitals/California Emergency Physicians Associate Clinical Professor Children's Hospital and Health Center University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA; Loren G. Yamamoto, MD, MPH, MBAProfessor of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Honolulu, HI; Charles G. Macias,MD , Chief of Academic Programs, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, and Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX