Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Second Edition (taussing, Pediatric Respiratory Medicine)

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Featuring the work of recognized worldwide experts, this user-friendly text presents the most current scientific information, diagnostic approaches, and management strategies for the care of children with acute and chronic respiratory diseases. A consistent chapter format enables you to rapidly and effortlessly locate the most current protocols on manifestations, etiologies, triggers, approaches to treatment, complications, and preventative strategies. And, a bonus website-new to this edition-features all of the book's illustrations and extensive reference lists for each chapter in electronic format for your personal use.Includes guidance on differential diagnosis to help you determine which disease or condition your patient may have.Uses extensive color-coded algorithms to facilitate quick diagnosis, management, and treatment decisions.Organizes material to parallel your clinical decision making process.Provides expert guidance on what diagnostic tests to order for each patient-and how to interpret the results.Presents important "take home" concepts within each chapter to help you recall clinical pearls.Includes the most need-to-know basic science, focusing on providing clear implications for patient care.Includes a separate website with all of the images from the text and extensive reference lists-downloadable for your personal use.Provides the latest scientific information and diagnostic and management strategies for the care of children with respiratory illnesses.Features a new, functional four-color design to help you identify important information quickly and differentiate between essential and extraneous material.Presents cutting-edge coverage with new information on the biology of, and the influences on, the respiratory system during childhood, as well as the diagnosis and management of both common (ie, wheezing infant, cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis) and less common (ie, SARS, chest tumors, collagen vascular diseases, Familial Mediterranean Fever) conditions.

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1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Ste 1800 Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899 PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY MEDICINE ISBN: 978-0-323-04048-8 Copyright © 2008, 1999 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Rights Department: phone: (+1) 215 239 3804 (US) or (+44) 1865 843830 (UK); fax: (+44) 1865 853333; e-mail: [email protected] You may also complete your request on-line via the Elsevier website at http://www.elsevier.com/permissions. Notice Knowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and experience broaden our knowledge, changes in practice, treatment, and drug therapy may become necessary or appropriate. Readers are advised to check the most current information provided (i) on procedures featured or (ii) by the manufacturer of each product to be administered, to verify the recommended dose or formula, the method and duration of administration, and contraindications. It is the responsibility of the practitioner, relying on his or her own experience and knowledge of the patient, to make diagnoses, to determine dosages and the best treatment for each individual patient, and to take all appropriate safety precautions. To the fullest extent of the law, neither the Publisher nor the Editors assume any liability for any injury and/or damage to persons or property arising out of or related to any use of the material contained in this book. Library of Congress