Great Ormond Street Handbook of Paediatrics

Description

The Great Ormond Street Handbook of Paediatrics draws on the extraordinary knowledge and expertise of clinicians at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, the UK’s premier academic biomedical research centre in paediatrics. Since its foundation in 1852, it has been transformed into one of the great children’s hospitals of the world with an international reputation for work of the highest quality in the treatment of children with a wide range of serious conditions.

This new edition of a bestseller provides an all-encompassing coverage of a wide range of paediatric conditions. It provides the clinical presentation, incidence, diagnosis, aetiology/pathogenesis, complications, treatment, management and prognosis for most conditions. Providing a comprehensive approach, the editors are supported by contributions from specialists associated with the hospital, thus offering an unmatched range of expertise in a compact volume.

The book is also accompanied by more than 1000 illustrations, including clinical photos, imaging, charts, graphs and histology, where appropriate. They enhance the knowledge necessary to make informed and accurate diagnosis. Its easy-to-read format as well as its comprehensive nature makes it a useful resource for those who treat children.

Features

• Provides all-encompassing coverage of the range of paediatric conditions
• Presents the clinical presentation, incidence, diagnosis, aetiology/pathogenesis, complications, treatment, and management and prognosis for most conditions
• Incorporates more than 1000 illustrations, including clinical photos, imaging, charts, graphs and histology
• Draws on the expertise of clinicians at one of the best known pediatrics hospitals in the world

Contents

1. Emergency Medicine
   David Inwald and Mark Peters
2. Child Protection
   Alice Armitage and Deborah Hodes
3. Infectious Diseases
   Vas Novelli, Delane Shingadia, and Huda Al-Ansari
4. Respiratory Medicine
   Colin Wallis, Helen Spencer, and Sam Sonnappa
5. Cardiology
   Michael Burch and Sian Pincott
6. Dermatology
   Veronica Kinsler and John Harper
7. Ophthalmology
   Ken K. Nischal
8. Neurology
   Fenella Kirkham, Adnan Manzur, and Stephanie Robb
9. Gastroenterology
   Susan Hill and Keith Lindley
10. Renal Diseases
    Stephen D. Marks
    Haematology
    Owen P. Smith and Ian Hann
11. Oncology
    Gill Levitt and Olga Slater
12. Endocrinology
    Mehul Dattani and Catherine Peters
13. Metabolic Disorders
    Stephanie Grunewald, Alex Broomfield, and Callum Wilson
14. Genetics
    Jane Hurst and Richard Scott
15. Immunology
    Stephan Strobel and Alison Jones
16. Rheumatology
    Clarissa Pilkington, Kiran Nistala, Helen Lachman, and Paul Brogan
17. Neonatal and General Paediatric Surgery
    Lewis Spitz and Joe Curry
18. Otorhinolaryngology
    Chris Jephson and C. Martin Bailey
19. Plastic Surgery
    Loshan Kangesu, Jonathan A Britto, Neil Bulstrode, David Dunaway, Paul Morris, Branavan Sivakumar, Gill Smith, and Guy Thorburn
20. Orthopaedics and Fractures
    Deborah M. Eastwood
21. Urology
    Naima Smeulders and Pierre D. E. Mouriquand
22. Allergic Diseases
    Adam Fox, George Du Toit and Stephan Strobel

Authors

Stephan Strobel, MD, PhD, MRCP(Hon), FRCP, FRCPCH, emeritus professor of paediatrics and clinical immunology, University of Plymouth and honorary professor of Paediatrics and Clinical Immunology, University College London Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Lewis Spitz, MBChB, PhD, MD(Hon), FRCS(Edin), FRCS(Eng), FRCS(I Hon), FRCPCH(Hon), FAAP(Hon), FCS(SA Hon), FACS(Hon), emeritus Nuffield professor of paediatric surgery, University College London Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Stephen D. Marks, MD, MBChB, MSc, MRCP(UK), DCH, FRCPCH, consultant paediatric nephrologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Institute of Child Health, London, UK

Reviews

Praise for the First Edition:

"It is beyond comparison with any other textbook available in the market. This is the best paediatric book I have seen in my 24-year paediatric career … A must read for any paediatric trainee or paediatrician anywhere in the world."
—BMA Medical Book Competition

"…a seemingly unrivalled collection. This beautiful production is largely a testimony to the vast wealth of expertise and accumulated experience behind the book…[its] cover will never have to be dusted off."
—Archives of Disease in Childhood
"Excellent… It is strongly suggested that not only you, but also your colleagues and students, always have it within reach."
—Acta Paediatrica

"Ideal for quick reference… concise and understandable irrespective of the reader's previous level of experience."
—The British Journal of Hospital Medicine