Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics

Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this popular point-of-care manual offers practical, authoritative guidance in the hospital setting for safe, effective inpatient care from initial evaluation through hospital discharge management. Pediatric hospitalists provide proven recommendations for various pediatric inpatient problems, including anaphylaxis; cardiac conditions; dermatologic, ENT and GI issues; infectious diseases; seizure; eye trauma; fractures; physical and sexual abuse; and much more. New in the second edition: • 18 new chapters on eating disorders, acute adrenal insufficiency, hyperthyroidism, hypoglycemia, genetics, inborn errors of metabolism, ovarian torsion, neutropenia, cultural effectiveness, transition to adult care, sepsis, suicide, systemic lupus erythematosus, abdominal masses, and much more • Two new sections on genetics and metabolism rheumatology

Table of Contents:
Adolescent Medicine 1 Eating Disorders Allergy 2 Anaphylaxis Cardiology 3 Arrhythmias 4 Congestive Heart Failure 5 Deep Vein Thrombosis 6 Electrocardiogram Interpretation 7 Endocarditis 8 Myocarditis 9 Pericarditis 10 Shock Dermatology 11 Erythema Multiforme and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis 12 Rashes Associated With Serious Underlying Disease 13 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Ear, Nose, Throat 14 Cervical Lymphadenopathy 15 Croup 16 Mastoiditis 17 Neck Masses 18 Orbital and Periorbital Cellulitis 19 Parotitis 20 Peritonsillar Abscess 21 Retropharyngeal Abscess 22 Sinusitis Endocrinology 23 Acute Adrenal Insufficiency 24 Diabetes Insipidus 25 Diabetic Ketoacidosis 26 Hyperthyroidism 27 Hypoglycemia Equipment and Procedures 28 Intravenous Lines 29 Lumbar Puncture 30 Noninvasive Monitoring 31 Suprapubic Aspiration 32 Tracheostomies 33 Urinary Bladder Catheterization Ethics 34 Do Not Resuscitate/Do Not Intubate 35 Informed Consent, Assent, and Confidentiality Gastroenterology 36 Gallblader Disease 37 Gastroenteritis 38 Gastrointestinal Bleeding 39 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 40 Meckel Diverticulum 41 Pancreatitis Genetics and Metabolism 42 Genetics 43 Inborn Errors of Metabolism Gynecology 44 Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding 45 Ovarian Torsion 46 Sexually Transmitted Infections Hematology 47 Anemia 48 Complications of Cancer Therapy 49 Neutropenia 50 Sickle Cell Disease Hospitalist Practice 51 Comanagement 52 Cultural Effectiveness 53 Disaster Preparedness 54 Family Centered Rounds 55 Leading a Team 56 Macroeconomics 57 Microeconomics 58 Palliative Care 59 Patient Safety 60 Quality Improvement 61 Transition to Adult Care 62 Transport Immunology 63 Immunodeficiency Infectious Diseases 64 Fever in Infants Younger Than 60 Days 65 Fever in the International Traveler 66 Fever of Unknown Origin 67 Kawasaki Disease 68 Sepsis Ingestions 69 Esophageal Foreign Body 70 Toxic Exposures Liver Diseases 71 Acute Liver Failure 72 Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia Nephrology 73 Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome 74 Henoch-Schonlein Purpura 75 Nephrolithiasis 76 Nephrotic Syndrome 77 Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis 78 Urinary Tract Infection Neurology 79 Acute Ataxia 80 Acute Hemiparesis 81 Acute Weakness 82 Altered Mental Status 83 Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Complications 84 Headache 85 Seizures Nutrition 86 Failure to Thrive 87 Feeding Tubes and Enteral Nutrition 88 Fluids and Electrolytes 89 Obesity 90 Parenteral Nutrition Ophthalmology 91 Acute Vision Loss 92 Ocular Trauma 93 Ophthalmoplegia 94 Red Eye 95 White Eye (Leukocoria) Orthopedics 96 Fractures 97 Osteomyelitis 98 Septic Arthritis Psychiatry 99 Acute Agitation 100 Depression 101 Suicide Psychosocial Issues 102 Child Abuse and Neglect 103 Sexual Abuse Pulmonology 104 Acute Asthma Exacerbation 105 Acute Respiratory Failure 106 Airway Management and Respiratory Support 107 Bacterial Tracheitis 108 Brief Resolved Unexplained Events 109 Bronchiolitis 110 Community-acquired Pneumonia 111 Complications of Cystic Fibrosis 112 Foreign Body Aspiration Rheumatology 113 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 114 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Sedation and Analgesia 115 Pain Management 116 Sedation Surgery 117 Abdominal Masses 118 Acute Abdomen 119 Pyloric Stenosis

About the Author :
Jeffrey C. Gershel, MD, FAAP, is vice chairman of the department of pediatrics at Jacobi Medical Center and professor of clinical pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY. Daniel A. Rauch, MD, FAAP, SFHM is the Chief of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center and Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine.  Dr Rauch has been very involved in the development of the field of Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) with leadership roles in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Academic Pediatric Association, planning the national PHM conference and 2 separate regional conferences, starting the national PHM Fellows meeting, and helping move forward the PHM certification effort. He is coeditor of Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics, 2e, and Challenging Cases in Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

Review :
Caring for the Hospitalized Child has been selected as one of Doody’s Core Titles®