Full Description
This pocket book succinctly describes 250 errors commonly made by physicians caring for children in all clinical settings and gives practical, easy-to-remember tips for avoiding these errors. Easy to read during a short rotation, the book identifies all the key pitfalls in data gathering, interpretation, and clinical decision making. Each error is described in a short, clinically relevant vignette, followed by a list of things that should always or never be done in that context and tips on how to avoid or ameliorate problems. Coverage includes all areas tested on the American Board of Pediatrics certification and recertification exams.
Contents
SECTION HEADINGS DEVELOPMENT AND ISSUES FOR SPECIFIC STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT General Developmental Issues Newborn and Infancy Adolescence HEALTHCARE GUIDANCE Preventive Pediatrics Psychosocial Issues Nutrition Sports Medicine PHARMACEUTICAL RELATED Pharmacology Poisoning Substance Abuse EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND CRITICAL CARE ALLERGY, IMMUNOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, AND RHEUMATOLOGY Allergy Infectious Diseases Rheumatology PEDIATRIC MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SUBSPECIALTIES Cardiology Endocrinology Fluids, Electrolytes, and Renal Gastroenterology Hematology Oncology Pulmonology PEDIATRIC SURGERY AND SURGICAL SUBSPECIALTIES General Surgery Gynecology Ophthalmology Otolaryngology Trauma NEUROMUSCULAR Neurology Musculoskeletal MISCELLANEOUS Dermatology Ethics Genetic Statistics
