A clinically-focused guide to evaluating and treating pediatric complaints most often encountered in an emergency setting A Doody's Core Title for 2011! "...a comprehensive and current resource for anyone who cares for children in an acute setting, from the office to the emergency department. Its presentation is straightforward, and the information is easy to read and assimilate. It will be a valuable resource for those in the field of pediatric emergency medicine as well as other practitioners who occasionally care for sick children."--JAMA "Many photographs, diagrams, flow charts, and tables enhance the delivery of information. The book also provides enough background information and rationale for treatment approaches to satisfy most users....I would highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a pediatric emergency textbook. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians and written by a renowned team of pediatric emergency physicians, this well-illustrated practical reference delivers an unmatched review of pediatric emergency medicine. It spans the full scope of pediatric emergencies -- from trauma care to psychosocial emergencies -- in all the detail you need, yet still maintains a concise, find-it-now presentation ideal for use in the emergency department or pediatric clinic. FEATURES Full-color presentation complete with 1000 illustrationsSection on cardinal presentations in the pediatric emergency department that distinguishes the clinical approach to neonates from that for infants and children, and accounts for the advent of modern immunization practices Organized by body systemOver 100 diagnostic and treatment algorithms offer streamlined, at-a-glance summaries of critical actionsExpanded content on the management of neonates in chapters which cover feeding problems, jaundice, and common neonatal presentationsRevised infectious disease section includes discussions of pivotal topics such as influenza, imported diseases, bioterrorism, and HIVEnhanced endocrine/metabolic section with new chapters on rickets and inborn errors of metabolism

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Preface Contributors SECTION I: CARDINAL PRESENTATIONS 1. Approach to the Child in the Emergency Department, Valerie McDougall Kestner 2. The Febrile- or Septic-Appearing Neonate, Robert A. Felter and Ron D. Waldrop 3. The Febrile- or Septic-Appearing Infant or Child, Ron D. Waldrop and Robert A. Felter 4. Respiratory Distress, Joanna Cohen and Kathleen M. Brown 5. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Apparent Life-Threatening Event, Collin S. Goto and Sing-Yi-Feng 6. Altered Mental Status and Coma, Susan Fuchs 7. Seizures, Susan Fuchs 8. Chest Pain, Wendy C. Matsuno 9. Acute Abdominal Conditions, Jonathan Singer10. Vomiting, Diarrhea, and Gastroenteritis, William R. Ahrens 11. Feeding Disorders, William R. Ahrens 12. Jaundice, Anjali Singh and William R. Ahrens 13. The Crying Infant, Joan M. Mavrinac 14. Limping Child, Isabel A. Barata 15. Mild Head Injury in Children, Eustacia Su 16. Approach to the Patient with Rash, Elizabeth Turner and Gregory Garra 17. Neck Masses, Raemma Paredes Luck 18. Neonatal Emergencies, Alfred Sacchetti 19. The Transplant Patient in the ED, Neil A. Evans and Susan M. Scott SECTION II: SEDATION, ANALGESIA, AND IMAGING 20. Procedural Sedation and Analgesia, Amy L. Baxter 21. Pain Management, Amy L. Baxter and Lindsey L. Cohen 22. Imaging, Wendy C. Matsuno SECTION III: RESUSCITATION 23. Airway Management, Loren G. Yamamoto 24. Respiratory Failure, Lynette L. Young 25. Shock, Jonathan K. Marr 26. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Alson S. Inaba 27. Neonatal Resuscitation, Paul Jeremy Eakin SECTION IV: TRAUMA 28. Evaluation and Management of the Multiple Trauma Patient, Michael J. Gerardi 29. Head Trauma, Kimberly S. Quayle 30. Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury, Julie Leonard and Jeffrey Russell Leonard 31. Thoracic Trauma, Karen O'Connell, Wendy Ann Lucid, and Todd Brian Taylor 32. Abdominal Trauma, Shireen M. Atabaki, Wendy Ann Lucid, and Todd Brian Taylor 33. Genitourinary Trauma, Joyce C. Arpilleda 34. Maxillofacial Trauma, Joanna York and Stephen A. Colucciello 35. Orthopedic Injuries, Greg Canty 36. Pediatric Sports Injuries in the ED, Greg Canty 37. Injuries of the Upper Extremities, Jim R. Harley 38. Injuries of the Pelvis and Lower Extremities, Greg Canty 39. Soft Tissue Injury and Wound Repair, D. Matthew Sullivan SECTION V: RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES 40. Upper Airway Emergencies, Richard M. Cantor and Linnea Wittick 41. Asthma, Kathleen M. Brown 42. Bronchiolitis, Kathleen M. Brown 43. Pneumonia, Sharon E. Mace 44. Pertussis, Sharon E. Mace 45. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Madeline Matar Joseph 46. Cystic Fibrosis, Sabah F. Iqbal, Kathleen M. Brown, and Bruce L. Klein SECTION VI: CARDIOVASCULAR EMERGENCIES 47. Congenital Heart Disease, Timothy Horeczko and Kelly D. Young 48. Congestive Heart Failure, Donna M. Moro-Sutherland, William C. Toepper, and Jollo Barbosa 49. Inflammatory and Infectious Heart Disease, William T. Tsai 50. Dysrhythmias in Children, Ghazala Q. Sharieff and Stephanie Donige 51. Pediatric Hypertension, Emily C. MacNeill 52. Thromboembolic Disease, Lee S. Benjamin SECTION VII: NEUROLOGIC EMERGENCIES 53. Syncope, Susan Fuchs 54. Ataxia, Susan Fuchs 55. Weakness, Susan Fuchs 56. Headache, Susan Fuchs 57. Hydrocephalus, Susan Fuchs 58. Cerebral Palsy, Susan Fuchs 59. Cerebrovascular Syndromes, Susan Fuchs SECTION VIII: INFECTIOUS EMERGENCIES 60. Influenza, Karen C. Hayani and Arthur L. Frank 61. Meningitis, Steven Lelyveld and Gary R. Strange 62. Toxic Shock Syndrome, Shabnam Jain and Anthony Cooley 63. Kawasaki Disease, Anthony Cooley and Shabnam Jain 64. The Pediatric HIV Patient in the ED, John F. Marcinak 65. Tick-Borne Infections, Scott A. Heinrich, Marcie Stosbak-Chavez, and Kennedy K. McQuillen 66. Common Parasitic Infestations, Steven Lelyveld and Gary R. Strange 67. Imported Diseases/Diseases in the Traveling Child, Thomas L. Hurt 68. Bioterrorism: A Pediatric Perspective, Janet Lin and Timothy B. Erickson SECTION IX: IMMUNOLOGIC EMERGENCIES 69. Common Allergic Presentations: Allergic Conjunctivitis/Rhinitis, William R. Ahrens 70. Anaphylaxis, E. Bradshaw Bunney SECTION X: GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIES 71. Abdominal Pain, Philip H. Ewing 72. Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Rebecca L. Patridge 73. Gastroesophageal Reflux, Jamie N. Deis and Thomas J. Abramo 74. Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies, Philip H. Ewing 75. Liver and Gallbladder, Ashley Kumar and Susan M. Scott SECTION XI: ENDOCRINE EMERGENCIES 76. Disorders of Glucose Metabolism, Nicholas Furtado 77. Adrenal Insufficiency, Nicholas Furtado 78. Hyperthyroidism, Nicholas Furtado 79. Rickets, Carla Minutti 80. Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders, Susan A. Kecskes 81. Inborn Errors of Metabolism, George F. Hoganson SECTION XII: GENITOURINARY EMERGENCIES 82. John W. Williams and Marianne Gausche-Hill 83. Urinary Tract Diseases, John W. Williams and Marianne Gausche-Hill 84. Specific Renal Syndromes, Roger M. Barkin SECTION XIII: DERMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIES 85. Petechiae and Purpura, Malee V. Shah and Robert A. Wiebe 86. Pruritic Rashes, Malee V. Shah and Robert A. Wiebe 87. Superficial Skin Infections, Malee V. Shah and Robert A. Wiebe 88. Exanthems, Robert A. Wiebe and Malee V. Shah 89. Infant Rashes, Robert A. Wiebe and Malee V. Shah SECTION XIV: OTOLARYNGOLOGIC EMERGENCIES 90. Ear and Nose Emergencies, Raemma Paredes Luck and Evan J. Weiner 91. Emergencies of the Oral Cavity and Neck, Daryl Williams and Gregory Garra SECTION XV: OPHTHALMOLOGIC EMERGENCIES 92. Eye Trauma, Jeremiah J. Johnson and Stephen A. Colucciello 93. Eye Emergencies in Childhood, Lauren P. Ortega, Katherine M. Konzen, and Ghazala Q. Sharieff SECTION XVI: GYNECOLOGIC EMERGENCIES 94. The Adolescent Pregnant Patient, Adriana M. Rodriguez, Pamela J. Okada, and Jeanne S. Sheffield 95. Gynecologic Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence, Geetha M. Devdas and Maria Stephan 96. Vaginitis, Geetha M. Devdas and Maria Stephan 97. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Geetha M. Devdas and Maria Stephan 98. Dysmenorrhea and Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding, Mercedes Uribe and Pamela J. Okada SECTION XVII: HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES 99. Anemia, Audra L. McCreight and Jonathan E. Wickiser 100. Sickle Cell Disease, Audra L. McCreight and Jonathan E. Wickiser 101. Bleeding Disorders, Audra L. McCreight and Jonathan E. Wickiser 102. Blood Component Therapy, Audra L. McCreight and Jonathan E. Wickiser 103. Oncologic Emergencies, Audra L. McCreight and Jonathan E. Wickiser SECTION XVIII: NON-TRAUMATIC BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS 104. Infectious Musculoskeletal Disorders, Kennedy K. McQuillen 105. Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Disorders, Kennedy K. McQuillen 106. Nonmalignant Tumors of Bone, Kennedy K. McQuillen SECTION XIV: TOXICOLOGIC EMERGENCIES 107. General Approach to the Poisoned Pediatric Patient, Timothy B. Erickson Part 1: Antipyretic Analgesics 108. Acetaminophen, Leon Gussow 109. Aspirin, Michele Zell-Kanter 110. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Michele Zell-Kanter Part 2: Household Chemicals 111. Toxic Alcohols, Timothy B. Erickson 112. Organophosphates and Carbamates, Leon Gussow 113. Caustics, Jenny J. Lu and Trevonne M. Thompson 114. Hydrocarbons, Trevonne M. Thompson 115. Rodenticides, Michael S. Wahl and Anthony Burda Part 3: Prescription Drugs 116. Cardiotoxins, Allan R. Mottram and Jerrold B. Leikin 117. Antidepressants, Timothy Meehan and Steven E. Aks 118. Neuroleptics, Timothy B. Erickson 119. Isoniazid Toxicity, Jennny J. Lu and Theodore Toerne 120. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Sean M. Bryant Part 4: Drugs of Abuse 121. Opioids, Timothy B. Erickson 122. Cocaine Toxicity, Steven E. Aks 123. Phencyclidine and Ketamine Toxicity 124. Amphetamines, James W. Rhee 125. Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate, Jenny J. Lu and Timothy B. Erickson 126. Lead Poisoning, Mark B. Mycyk 127. Iron Poisoning, Steven E. Aks Part 5: Environmental Poisons 128. Cyanide Poisoning, Mark B. Mycyk 129. Mushroom Poisoning, Steven E. Aks 130. Poisonous Plants, Ejaaz A. Kalimullah and Andrea G. Carlson 131. Lethal Toxins in Small Doses, Leon Gussow 132. Chemical Weapons: Nerve Agents and Vesicants, Leon Gussow SECTION XX: ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES 133. Human and Animal Bites, David Townes 134. Snake Envenomations, Timothy B. Erickson and Andrew Zinkel 135. Spider and Arthropod Bites, Timothy B. Erickson and Renee King 136. Marine Envenomations, Timothy B. Erickson and Armando Marquez 137. Drowning, Julie Martino and Mark Mackey 138. Pediatric Burns, Kavitha Reddy and Lisa Parke Maier 139. Electrical and Lightning Injuries, Mary Ann Cooper 140. Heat and Cold Illness, Heather M. Prendergast and Gary R. Strange 141. High-Altitude Illness, Ira J. Blumen and Janis Tupesis 142. Dysbaric Injuries, Ira J. Blumen and Lisa Rapoport 143. Radiation Emergencies, Ira J. Blumen and James W. Rhee SECTION XXI: PSYCHOSOCIAL EMERGENCIES 144. Sexual Abuse, Sara L. Beers and Matthew Cox 145. Abuse and Neglect, Matthew Cox and Sara L. Beers 146. Psychiatric Emergencies, Catherine Porter Moore 147. Death of a Child in the Emergency Department, William R. Ahrens SECTION XXII: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS 148. Pediatric Prehospital Care, Craig J. Huang and Maeve Sheehan 149. Interfacility Transport, Maeve Sheehan and Craig J. Huang 150. Mass Casualty Management, Janet Lin SECTION XXIII: MEDICOLEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES 151. Medico-Legal Considerations, William R. Ahrens 152. Ethical Considerations, Alan Johnson 153. Withholding or Terminating Resuscitation and Brain Death, Howard Hast Index