Test and enhance your diagnostic know-how with this new collection of 50 high-interest case studies. "...Provides terrific photos, quick and concise presentations, treatment options, and relevant pearls for common diseases and some not-so-common processes." Natalie M. Neu, MD, Doody's Review. Each high-interest case is based on a real-life case and includes a detailed description of patient presentation, evaluation and management questions to gauge your up-front knowledge, step-by-step diagnostic procedures and considerations--including differential diagnosis, and proven treatment and management recommendations for the diagnosed condition. Illustrated with more than 160 full-color photos and radiographs, the cases target diverse signs and symptoms occurring in children from birth through adolescence. The case-based format makes this a superb learning and training tool for residents and other clinicians.

This book features 121 case studies intended to provide an approach to the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric infectious diseases. Brief clinical scenarios are followed by discussions and supplemented with tables and photographs. The author considers infections caused by a wide spectrum of viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infectious agents, as well as those affecting specific anatomic sites. The author addresses both common infections and those presenting a greater challenge in diagnosis. Discussions focus on principles of management, as opposed to details, and place emphasis on determining risk factors and on clinical evaluation, not on performing non-discriminating laboratory tests. The introductory chapter addresses general principles for the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases. The appendix contains extensive tables and lists pertaining to infectious agents and their epidemiology. The book is illustrated with high-quality color photographs and radiographs. Its readability provides an engaging way to study pediatric infectious diseases.

The real-life cases in Pediatrics in Review popular Index of Suspicion feature have intrigued and educated medical professionals for many years with unique cases to review and evaluate. Now the renowned journal's editors have selected their "top 100" cases to create a fascinating collection that serves as a valuable mini-reference and learning tool. The method of presentation is as if you were rounding and having the case presented to you. The case is followed by questions and then a discussion as if you were discussing it on rounds or in a clinical conference. Includes 95 images of clinical findings. Case topics include: Autoimmune Behavioral Cardiology Dermatology Emergency Medicine Endocrinology Gastrointestinal Genetics Hematology/Oncology Infectious Diseases Nephrology Neurology Pulmonology Obstetrics/Gynecology Ophthalmology Orthopedics Surgery Tumors Urology

"This book features 121 case studies intended to provide an approach to the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric infectious diseases. There are three sections: the first discusses the principles of diagnosing infections, using epidemiology, microbiology, and clinical medicine, while also discussing the principles of treatment; the second, constituting the core of the book, consists of case studies. A brief case scenario, designed to challenge the reader to work out the answer, is followed by a discussion of the case. The third section contains tables and lists about infectious agents and their epidemiology."--Publisher's description.