PART I

PEDIATRIC ACUTE CARE

1

Emergency Management   Christopher Valente, MD

3

2

Poisonings   Tina Rezaiyan, MD

19

3

Procedures   Laura J. Sigman, MD, JD

57

4

Trauma, Burns, and Common Critical Care Emergencies   Katherine M. Steffen, MD

89

PART II

DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC INFORMATION

5

Adolescent Medicine   Nicole Brown, MD, MPH

117

6

Analgesia and Sedation   Kristin M. Arcara, MD

137

7

Cardiology   Elaine Giannakos Lennox, MD

154

8

Dermatology   Nisha Kapadia, MD

201

9

Development, Behavior, and Mental Health   Jessica Perniciaro, MD

226

10

Endocrinology   Lauren Cohee, MD

243

11

Fluids and Electrolytes   Elizabeth Quaai Hines, MD

271

12

Gastraenterology   Rebecca F. Rabin, MD, MHS

293

13

Genetics   Emily Spengler, MD

309

14

Hematology   Sama Ahsan, MD, and Julia Noether, MD

322

15

Immunology and Allergy   Wonha Kim, MD

354

16

Immunoprophylaxis   Kristin Santini Casasanta, MD

370

17

Microbiology and Infectious Disease   Benjamin Lee, MD, and Tracy McCallin, MD

405

18

Neonatology   Matthew H. Merves, MD

455

19

Nephrology   Stacy Cooper, MD

476

20

Neurology   Delphine Robotham, MD

504

21

Nutrition and Growth   Brandi Kaye Freeman, MD, and Jenifer Hampsey, MS, RD, CSP

524

22

Oncology   Catherine M. Albert, MD

564

23

Palliative Care   Judson Heugel, MD

577

24

Pulmonology   Allison Kirk, MD

584

25

Radiology   Judson Heuge!r MD

606

26

Rheumatology   Marc A. Callender, MD

620

PART III

REFERENCE

27

Blood Chemistries and Body Fluids   Kristin M. Arcara, MD

639

28

Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Medicine   Karsten Lunze, MD, MPH

651

PART IV

FORMULARY

29

Drug Doses   Carlton K. K. Lee, PharmD, MPH; Megan M. Tschudy, MD; and Kristin M. Arcara, MD

661

30

Formulary Adjunct   Kristin M. Arcara, MD

989

31

Drugs in Renal Failure   Megan M. Tschudy, MD

1012

Index

1037