Thora Sharad, Goswami VP et al.(eds.) Pediatrics for Practitioner

Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2014. — 488 p.This book is designed to keep a pediatrician updated to the common pediatric problems with step-wise approaches made for their diagnosis and management. Pediatrics is still a developing subject with ever-changing concepts. It includes topics on general pediatrics, neonatal problems and common pediatric emergencies. It also discusses the problems faced by children due to nutrients deficiency like iron, folic acid, vitamin B12 and vitamin E. The need for genetic counseling and medicolegal issues in pediatric practice are also discussed. The common pediatric problems that are discussed are hypothermia, respiratory distress, jaundice, cyanosis, status epilepticus, arthritis, malaria, dengue and so on. The common behavioral problems, poor school performances, delayed speech, life skill education programs, adolescent problems, childhood poisoning (snake bite, dog bite) are also discussed. This book acts as a handbook for a pediatrician to go through the important topics in a short period of time and get the answers to common problems.Neonatal Resuscitation Program—What is New?
Common Neonatal Problems in Office Practice
Not Enough Milk
Hypothermia in Newborns
Neonatal Screening
Prevention of Neonatal Sepsis
Apnea of Prematurity
Approach to Neonatal Respiratory Distress
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: An Update
Approach to a Neonate with Jaundice
Approach to the Newborn with Cyanosis
A Bleeding Neonate
Neonatal Seizures
Pain Management in a Newborn—A Practical Approach
Follow-up of High-risk Newborns
Surgical Emergencies in a Newborn
Status Epilepticus
Acute Bacterial Meningitis
Heart Failure
Anaphylaxis
Common Childhood Poisoning
Snake Bite
Scorpion Envenomation
Dog Bite
Approach to a Child with Failure to Thrive
Approach to a Child with Short Stature
Vitamin D in Office Practice
Common Behavior Problems in Children
Poor School Performance
Approach to a Child with Delayed Speech
Life Skill Education—Empowering Adolescents
Common Adolescent Problems
Primary Immunodeficiency Syndromes in Children
Childhood Allergies
Approach to a Child with Arthritis
Approach to a Child with Fever
Complete Blood Count Parameters in Pediatric Practice
Malaria: Management Guidelines
Dengue Fever
Rickettsial Diseases
Recurrent Wheezing in Childhood
Long-term Management of Asthma
Community-acquired Pneumonia
Clinical Approach to Cardiac Murmurs
Interventional Cardiology and Correct Timing of Surgery in CHD
Evaluation and Management of Common Cardiac Arrhythmias in Pediatric Age Group
Hypertension—Guidelines for the Pediatricians
Nutritional Anemia in Infancy and Childhood
Hematuria—A Practical Approach
Urinary Tract Infection
Management of Nephrotic Syndrome
RTI/STI in Adolescents—Management
Managing a Constipated Child
Persistent Diarrhea in Children
Recognition and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypothyroidism in Children
Childhood Obesity
Headache in Children
Febrile Seizures—An Update
Stroke in Children
Common Pediatric Orthopedic Problems
Common Skin Problems in Children
Genetic Counseling
Medicolegal Issues in Pediatric Practice