For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and review. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets, 4t ...view more
For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and review. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets, 4th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.
For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and review.Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets, 4th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.
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The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.
Fully revised and updated throughout, making it an excellent resource for understanding both common and unusual pediatric emergency conditions.
New chapters on High Altitude Illness; Disaster Preparedness; Risk Management and Legal Issues; and Point-of-Care Ultrasound.
Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and in your coursework.
Bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from global leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important content.
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An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
Author Information
Edited by Steven M. Selbst, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Vice Chair for Education, Director, Pediatric Residency Program, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington Delaware, USA and Jillian S. Savage DO FAAP, DO, FAAP, Nemours Childrens Health, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
I. Advanced Life Support 1. Childhood resuscitation 2. Neonatal resuscitation 3. Respiratory failure 4. Shock
II. Chief Complaints 5. Abdominal pain 6. Altered mental status 7. Apnea, sudden infant death syndrome, and brief resolved unexplained events 8. Chest pain 9. Cough 10. Crying and irritability in the young child 11. Diarrhea 12. Ear pain 13. Fever 14. Foreign bodies in children 15. Headache 16. Hematuria and dysuria 17. Hypertension 18. Jaundice 19. Limp 20. Neck masses 21. Pediatric rashes 22. Scrotal pain 23. Sore throat 24. Stiff neck 25. Stridor 26. Syncope 27. Vaginal bleeding/discharge 28. Vomiting
III. Medical Emergencies 29. Anaphylaxis 30. Cardiac emergencies 31. Central nervous system emergencies 32. Endocrine disorders 33. Fluids and electrolytes 34. Gastrointestinal emergencies 35. Gynecologic emergencies 36. Hematologic and oncologic emergencies 37. Infectious disease emergencies 38. Ophthalmologic emergencies 39. Poisonings 40. Psychiatric emergencies 41. Respiratory emergencies 42. Technology-assisted children-acute care
IV. Surgical Emergencies 43. Dental/periodontal emergencies 44. General surgery emergencies 45. Neurosurgical emergencies 46. Orthopedic emergencies 47. Otorhinolaryngology emergencies 48. Urologic emergencies
V. Trauma 49. Abdominal trauma 50. Burns and smoke inhalation 51. Child abuse 52. Sexual assault 53. Dental injuries 54. Extremity injuries 55. Eye injuries 56. Head trauma 57. Minor trauma 58. Multiple trauma 59. Neck and cervical spine trauma 60. Pelvic trauma and genitourinary injury 61.thoracic trauma
VI. Environmental Emergencies 62. Bites and stings 63. Drowning 64. Electrical and lightning injuries 65. Hypothermia and hyperthermia 66. High-altitude illness
VII. Special Topics 67. Chemical and biological terrorism 68. Disaster preparedness 69. Emergency medical services and transport medicine 70. Patient safety and quality improvement 71. Risk management and legal issues 72. Sedation and analgesia 73. Point-of-care ultrasound
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