Main description:

The new edition of this three volume set has been fully revised to provide trainees with the latest information in the field of paediatrics.

Volume 1: General Pediatrics and Neonatology provides an overview of the subject and explains basic sciences, intensive care and emergencies, and various disorders in the neonatal, childhood and adolescent years.

Volume 2: Infections and Systemic Disorders covers the diagnosis and management of diseases and disorders in different systems of the body.

Volume 3: Systemic Disorders and Social Pediatrics continues the discussion on systemic disorders and also describes social issues in child health. A final chapter explains laboratory values and drug doses.

Each chapter features summary points and suggested reading, and treatment, management and diagnostic boxes are coloured yellow, green and pink to assist understanding.

Key points

Fully revised new edition of three volume set covering complete field of paediatrics
Highly illustrated with more than 1800 clinical photographs, diagrams and tables
Features colour-coded boxes to differentiate treatment, management and diagnoses
Previous edition published in 2015

Contents:

VOLUME 1: GENERAL PEDIATRICS AND NEONATOLOGY

PART I Pediatrics: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

SECTION 1 Introduction to Pediatrics

PART II Basic Sciences as Applied to Pediatrics

SECTION 2: Genetics and Genetic Disorders
SECTION 3: Metabolic Disorders
SECTION 4: Immunity, Immune Disorders, and Allergy
SECTION 5: Fluid and Electrolytes
SECTION 6: Drugs and Therapeutics

PART III: Intensive Care and Emergencies

SECTION 7: Acutely Ill Child and Resuscitation
SECTION 8: Intensive Care
SECTION 9: Poisoning and Envenomation
SECTION 10: Childhood Injuries

PART IV: The Newborn Infant

SECTION 11: Neonatal Physiology and Organization of Care
SECTION 12: Normal Newborn
SECTION 13: Disorders of Weight and Gestation
SECTION 14: High-risk Newborn
SECTION 15: Neonatal Infections
SECTION 16: Neurological Problems
SECTION 17: Respiratory Problems
SECTION 18: Malformations

PART V The Childhood Years

SECTION 19: Growth: Normal and Abnormal
SECTION 20: Development and Developmental Delay
SECTION 21: Behavior and Learning
SECTION 23: Immunization

PART VI Adolescent Health

SECTION 24: Adolescent Development
SECTION 25: Health Issues in Adolescence
SECTION 26: Care of the Adolescents

VOLUME 2: INFECTIONS AND SYSTEMIC DISORDERS

PART VII Infectious Diseases

SECTION 27: Basic Concepts
SECTION 28: Fever
SECTION 29: Bacterial Infections
SECTION 30: Mycobacterial Infections
SECTION 31: Viral Diseases
SECTION 32: Protozoal Infections and Infestations
SECTION 33: Fungal Infections
SECTION 34: Rickettsial and Other Infections

PART VIII Systemic Disorders

SECTION 35: Diarrheal Illnesses
SECTION 36: Gastrointestinal Disorders
SECTION 37: Hepatobiliary Diseases
SECTION 38: Disorders of Hematopoietic System
SECTION 39: Respiratory Diseases
SECTION 40: Cardiovascular Disorders

VOLUME 3: SYSTEMIC DISORDERS AND SOCIAL PEDIATRICS

SECTION 41: Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary tract
SECTION 42: Neurological Disorders
SECTION 43: Neuromuscular Disorders
SECTION 44: Disorders of the Endocrine Gland
SECTION 45: Malignancies in Children
SECTION 46: Rheumatological Disorders
SECTION 47: Common Eye Abnormalities
SECTION 48: Common Skin Problems
SECTION 49: Disorders of Bones and Joints

PART IX: Child in the Social Milieu

SECTION 50: Vulnerable Children
SECTION 51: Community Pediatrics

PART X: Annexures

Laboratory Values and Drug Doses