Handbook of Pediatric & Neonatal Emergencies

This book provides clinicians and trainees with the latest advances and procedures in the management of paediatric and neonatal emergencies.

Divided into 16 sections, the text begins with discussion on the concept of intensive care, resuscitation, and diagnosis of an acutely sick child.

The following chapters cover the treatment of emergency scenarios in different systems of the body ? respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous, endocrine, renal and gastrointestinal.

The book concludes with sections on infectious diseases, oncology, accidents and poisoning, and neonatology. A chapter on drug dosages is also included.

Topics are presented in a step by step, systematic approach, further enhanced by photographs, diagrams, flowcharts and tables to assist learning.

Key points

• Comprehensive guide to latest advances in management of paediatric and neonatal emergencies
• Covers emergency scenarios in all anatomical systems
• Includes section on paediatric drug dosages
• Highly illustrated with photographs, diagrams, flowcharts and tables

• SECTION 1: CONCEPT OF INTENSIVE CARE
• SECTION 2: RESUSCITATION
• SECTION 3: DETECTION OF THE ACUTELY ILL CHILD
• SECTION 4: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
• SECTION 5: CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• SECTION 6: NERVOUS SYSTEM
• SECTION 7: ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC EMERGENCIES
• SECTION 8: RENAL SYSTEM
• SECTION 9: GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
• SECTION 10: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• SECTION 11: CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS
• SECTION 12: HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY
• SECTION 13: ACCIDENTS, POISONING, AND ENVENOMATION
• SECTION 14: NEONATOLOGY
• SECTION 15: PROCEDURES
• SECTION 16: PEDIATRIC DRUG FORMULARY

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S Sushamabai MD DCH FIMSA FIAP
Professor and Head Department of Paediatrics, Pushpagiri Medical College, Thiruvalla, Kerala; Former Professor and Head Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India