Recent Advances in Pediatrics, Vol. 21: Hot Topics

Description

Volume 21 of Recent Advances in Pediatricsis a compilation of reviews bringing trainees and physicians fully up to date with key developments in the field.

Topics in this new volume include advances in neonatology, nutrition, gastroenterology and hepatology, psychiatry, endocrinology and critical care.

Separate chapters are dedicated to vaccines and pharmacotherapy.

Presented in an easy to follow format, Volume 21 follows a multidisciplinary approach. Each chapter finishes with a summary of key learning points and extensive references for further reading. Clinical photographs, illustrations and tables enhance learning.

Key points

• New, updated volume presenting latest developments in paediatrics
• Multidisciplinary approach, easy to follow format
• Extensive references and key learning points summarised in each chapter
• Hot Topics Volume 20 published in 2011

Table of Contents

Section 1: Neonatology
Long-term Follow-up of High-risk Neonates
Infection, Inflammation, and Perinatal Asphyxia
Neonatal Transport
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Neonatal Anemia
Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Neonatal Sepsis: Trends in Diagnosis and Management
Acute Renal Failure in Neonates
Air Leaks in Newborns: A Neonatologist’s Nightmare!
Developmentally Supportive Care in Preterm Neonates
Proteomics in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
 
Section 2: Nutrition/Malnutrition
Infant Feeding Revisited
Nutritional Deficiencies in Obesity: The Cause or the Effect?
Severe Acute Malnutrition: Therapeutic Strides
 
Section 3: Gastroenterology/Hepatology stroenterology
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Chronic Abdominal Pain
Acute Liver Failure
 
Section 4: Developmental Pediatrics/Child Psychiatry Child Psychiatry
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Conversion Disorder and Hysteria—A Cry for Help! Section 5: Endocrinal and Metabolic
 
Section 5: Endocrinal and Metabolic Disorders
The Metabolic Syndrome—Stomp the Spark
Pediatric Thyroid Disorders Section 6: Critical Care
Management of Raised Intracranial Pressure
 
Section 6: Critical Care  
Acute Renal Failure in Children
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
 
Section 7: Vaccines
Edible Vaccines
Newer and Future Vaccines
Pediatric Pharmacotherapy: Special Aspects in Nutshell  

Section 8: Pediatric Pharmacotherapy
Pharmacotherapy in Child Psychiatry
Pharmacotherapy of Pediatric Malaria

Suraj Gupte MD FIAP
Professor and Head, Postgraduate Department of Paediatrics, Mamata Medical College and Mamata General and Super Specialty Hospitals, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India