Full Description
NMS Pediatrics, Fifth Edition is the ideal reference and review for medical students in the pediatrics clerkship. The concise, outline-format coverage of essentials and end-of-chapter USMLE-style questions offer excellent preparation for the shelf/end-of-rotation exam and USMLE.This thoroughly updated edition focuses on areas emphasized in the most current Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) curriculum. The revised questions better reflect the level of difficulty of shelf/end-of-rotation exams. The book has a new two-color design and wider margins for notes.A companion Website offers the fully searchable text, case studies, and a comprehensive examination.
Contents
1 Child Health SupervisionI. Goal and Scope of Pediatric PracticeII. Health Supervision VisitsIII. Early Infancy Health SupervisionIV. Late Infancy Health SupervisionV. Preschool Years Health SupervisionVI. School-age Years Health SupervisionVII. AdolescenceInjuries and PoisoningsI. General ConsiderationsII. Motor Vehicle InjuriesIII. Pedestrian InjuriesIV. Bicycle InjuriesV. Drowning/Submersion InjuriesVI. Burns and FiresVII. FirearmsVIII. ChokingIX. All-Terrain VehiclesX. FallsXI. PoisoningPsychosocial PediatricsI. IntroductionII. Caregiver StatusIII. Failure to ThriveIV. Child Abuse and NeglectV. Foster CareVI. AdoptionVII. Divorce and SeparationVIII. School IssuesIX. ViolenceX. Media ExposureXI. PovertyXII. Chronic Illness and DisabilityXIII. AdvocacyGrowth, Developmental Disorders, and Behavioral ProblemsI. IntroductionII. GrowthIII. Developmental DisordersIV. Behavioral ProblemsV. Common Recurrent Pain SyndromesVI. EnuresisVII. EncopresisAdolescent HealthI. Overview of Adolescent Health CareII. Health Supervision IssuesIII. Preparticipation Sports ExaminationIV. Common Health IssuesV. Adolescents with Special Health Care NeedsNeonatologyI. General PrinciplesII. Delivery Room Management of the NewbornIII. General Aspects of Newborn Health SupervisionIV. Specific Aspects of Newborn CareV. Special Management Problems in the NewbornVI. Care of the ParentsCritical CareI. Goal and Scope of Pediatric Critical Care MedicineII. Pediatric ResuscitationIII. Respiratory Intensive CareIV. Cardiovascular Intensive careV. Neurologic Intensive CareVI. TraumaVII. Nutritional Support During Critical IllnessVIII. Ethical issues in Pediatric Intensive CareGenetic Disorders and DysmorphologyI. Medical Genetics: OverviewII. Dysmorphology: OverviewIII. Single Gene DisordersIV. Chromosome DisordersV. Nontraditional InheritanceVI. Environmental FactorsVII. Multifactorial DisordersImmunologic, Allergic, and Rheumatologic DiseasesI. IntroductionII. Host Defense Systems and Immunologic DeficienciesIII. Hypersensitivity ReactionsIV. Allergic DisordersV. Postinfectious ArthritisVI. Chronic Arthritis of ChildhoodVII. SpondyloarthropathiesVIII. Systemic Connective Tissue DiseasesIX. VasculitisInfectious DiseasesI. IntroductionII. Fever of Unknown Origin and Fever Without Localizing SignsIII. Bacteremia and SepsisIV. Central Nervous System InfectionsV. Upper Airway InfectionsVI. Lower Respiratory Tract InfectionsVII. Fever and RashVIII. Other Systemic infectionsIX. Cardiac InfectionsX. Skin, Joint, and Bone Infections
