| ISBN13: | 9780323883054 |
| ISBN10: | 0323883052 |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| No. of pages: | 4896 pages |
| Size: | 276x215 mm |
| Weight: | 9440 g |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 2627 |
| 1062 |
Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 2-Volume Set
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Covering every aspect of general pediatric practice, as well as details for many pediatric subspecialists, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 22nd Edition, brings you fully up to date with everything from rapidly changing diagnostic and treatment protocols to new technologies to the wide range of biologic, psychologic, and social problems faced by children today. Edited and written by experts and prominent members of the pediatric medical community, this comprehensive two-volume reference covers both the science and art of pediatric practice. It remains the reference of choice among pediatricians, pediatric residents, and others involved in the care of young patients, delivering the information you need in a concise, easy-to-use format for everyday reference and study.
- Features a user-friendly format with short chapters and subchapters that allow you to quickly find the information you need.
- Includes more than 60 new chapters on topics covering the impact of social factors on children’s health, the impact of genetic discoveries on understanding diagnosing and treating childhood diseases, updating of current evidenced based diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to childhood diseases, and more.
- Offers new and expanded information on gene therapy; interferonopathies; reactive infectious mucocutaneous eruption (RIME); e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury (EVALI); monkeypox; food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES); signaling pathway disorders; ciliopathies; very early onset inflammatory bowel disease; Epstein-Barr virus susceptibility disorders; marijuana smoke exposure; and much more.
- Features hundreds of new figures and tables throughout for visual clarity and quick reference, real-time videos, and regular updates online, written exclusively for Nelson.
- Provides fresh perspectives from two new associate editors: Abigail M. Schuh and Cara L. Mack, both of Medical College of Wisconsin.
- Remains your indispensable source for definitive, evidence-based answers on every aspect of pediatric care.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
Volume 1
Part I the Field of Pediatrics
Part II Growth, Development, and Behavior
Part III Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders
Part IV Learning and Developmental Disorders
Part V Nutrition
Part VI Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
Part VII Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, and Anesthesia
Part VIII Human Genetics
Part IX Metabolic Disorders
Part X the Fetus and the Neonatal Infant
Part XI Adolescent Medicine
Part XII Immunology
Section 1 Evaluation of the Immune System
Section 2 the T-, B-, and Nk-cell Systems
Section 3 the Phagocytic System
Section 4 Complement System
Section 5 Immune Dysregulation
Section 6 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Part XIII Allergic Disorders
Part XIV Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood (Connective Tissue Disease, Collagen Vascular Diseases)
Part XV Infectious Diseases
Section 1 General Considerations
Section 2 Preventive Measures
Section 3 Antibiotic Therapy
Section 4 Gram-positive Bacterial Infections
Section 5 Gram-negative Bacterial Infections
Section 6 Anaerobic Bacterial Infections
Section 7 Mycobacterial Infections
Section 8 Spirochetal Infections
Section 9 Mycoplasmal Infections
Section 10 Chlamydial Infections
Section 11 Rickettsial Infections
Section 12 Fungal Infections
Section 13 Viral Infections
Section 14 Antiparasitic Therapy
Section 15 Protozoan Diseases
Section 16 Helminthic Diseases
Volume 2
Part XVI The Digestive System
Section 1 Clinical Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease
Section 2 the Oral Cavity
Section 3 the Esophagus
Section 4 Stomach and Intestines
Section 5 Exocrine Pancreas
Section 6 the Liver and Biliary System
Section 7 Peritoneum
Part XVII The Respiratory System
Section 1 Development and Function
Section 2 Disorders of the Respiratory Tract
Part XVIII The Cardiovascular System
Section 1 Developmental Biology of the Cardiovascular System
Section 2 Evaluation of the Cardiovascular System and the Child With a Heart Murmur
Section 3 Congenital Heart Disease
Section 4 Cardiac Arrhythmias
Section 5 Acquired Heart Disease
Section 6 Diseases of the Myocardium and Pericardium
Section 7 Cardiac Therapeutics
Section 8 Diseases of the Peripheral Vascular System
Part XIX Diseases of the Blood
Section 1 the Hematopoietic System
Section 2 Anemias of Inadequate Production
Section 3 Hemolytic Anemias
Section 4 Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis)
Section 5 the Pancytopenias
Section 6 Blood Component Transfusions
Section 7 Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Diseases
Section 8 the Spleen
Section 9 the Lymphatic System
Part XX Cancer and Benign Tumors
Part XXI Nephrology
Section 1 Glomerular Disease
Section 2 Conditions Particularly Associated With Hematuria
Section 3 Conditions Particularly Associated With Proteinuria
Section 4 Tubular Disorders
Part XXII Urologic Disorders in Infants and Children
Part XXIII Gynecologic Problems of Childhood
Part XXIV the Endocrine System
Section 1 Disorders of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland
Section 2 Disorders of the Thyroid Gland
Section 3 Disorders of the Parathyroid Gland
Section 4 Disorders of the Adrenal Gland
Section 5 Disorders of the Gonads
Section 6 Diabetes Mellitus in Children
Part XXV the Nervous System
Part XXVI Neuromuscular Disorders
Part XXVII Disorders of the Eye
Part XXVIII The Ear
Part XXIX The Skin
Part XXX Bone and Joint Disorders
Section 1 Orthopedic Problems
Section 2 Sports Medicine
Section 3 the Skeletal Dysplasias
Section 4 Connective Tissue Disorders
Section 5 Metabolic Bone Disease
Part XXXI Rehabilitation Medicine
Part XXXII Environmental Health
Part XXXIII Laboratory Medicine (Available in Digital Format Only)