Description
Review and retain the information you need for success on the boards with Nelson Pediatrics Board Review: Certification and Recertification. This highly practical review tool follows the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) general pediatrics content outline, with topics weighted to correlate with the exam. Must-know information is presented in a way that's easy to study and remember, and is backed by the Nelson family of references that you know and trust for current, authoritative information in your field.- Equips residents and physicians with an efficient, comprehensive system for study, designed specifically to help you perform at your best on the board exam.- Presents information in a bulleted, high-yield format, with topics matching ABP content guidelines.- Provides a real-world balance of necessary fundamental information and cutting-edge advances – all carefully written and reviewed by editors and contributors from the world renowned Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).- Features over 600 board-style questions with full, discursive answers online.- Includes reader-friendly features that promote testing success: tables that show differences between diagnoses, genetic disorders grouped by key features in phenotypic presentation rather than in alphabetical order, and more – all designed to help you recall key information when taking exams.- Provides online links to the Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics that offer a complete presentation of the content, including evidence-based treatment and management.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Maximizing Test Performance: Effective Study and Test-Taking StrategiesSection 1: AllergyChapter 2. Atopic SyndromeChapter 3. Allergies, Immunotherapy, and AnaphylaxisChapter 4. Selected Topics in AllergySection 2: CardiologyChapter 5. Clinical Approach to Common Complaints in CardiologyChapter 6. Structural Heart DiseaseChapter 7. Acquired Heart DiseaseChapter 8. Selected Topics in CardiologySection 3: DermatologyChapter 9. Neonatal Skin DisordersChapter 10. Dermatologic EmergenciesChapter 11. Infectious DermatologyChapter 12. Selected Topics in DermatologySection 4: Emergency Medicine and TraumaChapter 13. ShockChapter 14. BRUE, SIDS, and Cardiopulmonary ArrestChapter 15. TraumaChapter 16. Bites, Stings, and WoundsChapter 17. Heat-Related Illnesses and DrowningChapter 18. ToxicologyChapter 19. Selected Topics in Emergency MedicineSection 5: EndocrinologyChapter 20. Hyperglycemia and HypoglycemiaChapter 21. Disorders in Sex Differentiation and Pubertal DevelopmentChapter 22. Growth DisordersChapter 23. Thyroid DisordersChapter 24. Disorders of Calcium HomeostasisChapter 25. Adrenal DisordersChapter 26. Endocrinologic DysnatremiasChapter 27. Selected Topics in EndocrinologySection 6: GastroenterologyChapter 28. Clinical Approach to Emesis and DiarrheaChapter 29. Clinical Approach to GI BleedChapter 30. Esophageal and Gastric DisordersChapter 31. Intestinal DisordersChapter 32. Hepatobiliary Disorders and Liver FailureChapter 33. Pancreatic DisordersChapter 34. Functional Gastrointestinal DisordersSection 7: Genetics and DysmorphologyChapter 35. Selected Topics in Genetics and DysmorphologySection 8: HematologyChapter 36. Erythrocyte DisordersChapter 37. Platelet Disorders and CoagulopathiesChapter 38. Selected Topics in HematologySection 9: ImmunologyChapter 39. Clinical Approach to Suspected Immune DeficiencyChapter 40. Phagocyte DisordersChapter 41. Humoral and Combined ImmunodeficienciesChapter 42. Selected Topics in ImmunologySection 10: Infectious DiseasesChapter 43. Clinical Approach to Common ID ComplaintsChapter 44. BacteriaChapter 45. VirusesChapter 46. Fungi, Worms, and ParasitesChapter 47. Therapeutic Agents in Infectious DiseasesSection 11: MetabolismChapter 48. Clinical Approach to Suspected Metabolic DisorderChapter 49. Review of Selected Metabolic DisordersSection 12: NephrologyChapter 50. Management of Fluids and ElectrolytesChapter 51. Clinical Approach to Acid-Base DisturbancesChapter 52. Clinical Approach to Common Complaints in NephrologyChapter 53. Nephritic and Nephrotic SyndromesChapter 54. Selected Topics in NephrologySection 13: NeurologyChapter 55. Selected Topics in the Neurologic AssessmentChapter 56. Altered Mental Status and HeadacheChapter 57. SeizuresChapter 58. Weakness and AtaxiaChapter 59. Congenital Malformations of the CNSChapter 60. Selected Topics in NeurologySection 14: OncologyChapter 61. Hematologic MalignanciesChapter 62. Neuroblastoma and Brain TumorsChapter 63. Solid TumorsChapter 64. Selected Topics in OncologySection 15: OphthalmologyChapter 65. Clinical Approach to Common Ophthalmologic ComplaintsChapter 66. Disorders of Eye Alignment and MovementChapter 67. Disorders of the External Eye and Anterior SegmentChapter 68. Disorders of the Posterior SegmentSection 16: OtorhinolaryngologyChapter 69. Disorders of the Ear and AuditionChapter 70. Disorders of the Nose and SinusesChapter 71. Disorders of the Oropharynx and NeckSection 17: OrthopedicsChapter 72. Common Orthopedic InjuriesChapter 73. Selected Topics in OrthopedicsSection 18: PulmonologyChapter 74. Clinical Approach to Common Pulmonologic ComplaintsChapter 75. Neonatal Lung DisordersChapter 76. Disorders of the Upper and Lower AirwaysChapter 77. Parenchymal and Extrapulmonary DisordersChapter 78. Systemic Diseases with Pulmonary InvolvementSection 19: PsychiatryChapter 79.
