Editors: Steven Altschuler, Stephen Ludwig 1998 The practice of pediatrics is undergoing monumental changes as the result of a rapid evolution in health care delivery and financing and ongoing new developments in clinical diagnosis and therapy. The focus away from specialty-dominated care toward a primary-care model is forcing primary-care providers to assume a greater and more comprehensive role in […]

Lawrence Miall Mary Rudolf Dominic Smith 2016 “ ‘What is the use of a book,’ thought Alice, ‘without pictures or conversations?’ ” Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland. Paediatric medicine requires an understanding of developing anatomy, physiology and psychology as well as a holistic family-orientated approach.There are a wide range of professional challenges: from the technical aspects of intensive care […]

Edited by Helen Foster, Paul A. Brogan 2018

Olivier Paut Gilles Orliaguet 2013 Après plus de 35 années d’exercice exclusif de l’anesthésie réanimation pédiatrique au sein de l’hôpital d’enfants de la Timone, c’est un grand plaisir pour moi, et un grand honneur, d’être sollicité par mon successeur Olivier Paut pour écrire la préface de ce nouveau traité de réanimation pédiatrique qu’il édite en collaboration avec Gilles Orliaguet. […]

Barbara Aehlert 2018

BASIL J. ZITELLI SARA C. McINTIRE ANDREW J. NOWALK 2018 In pediatrics, visual recognition of a variety of disorders is oftentimes the key factor in diagnosis. Experienced clinicians who have seen a wide spectrum of disorders carry a wealth of information for diagnosis and teaching. Despite the increased reliance on technology to make a diagnosis, history and physical examination […]

Editor-in-Chief BRIAN D. COLEY 2019 A small number of valuable and influential texts have outlived their creators, evolving over years through the efforts of new authors and editors. Sir William Osler’s The Principles and Practice of Medicine was published from 1892 to 2001; Sir Vincent Zachary Cope’s Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen, currently in its 22nd edition, first appeared […]

Edited by Tom Lissauer Will Carroll 2018 Children are frequent users of healthcare. In the UK approximately one-third of all health consultations are about a child. Therefore, a good working knowledge of paediatrics is essential for all doctors and is a major part of the undergraduate medical syllabus.

SANDRA L. GARDNER BRIAN S. CARTER MARY ENZMAN HINES JACINTO A. HERNÁNDEZ 2016 The concept of the team approach is important in neonatal intensive care. Each health care professional must not only perform the duties of his or her own role but must also understand the roles of other involved professionals.