Preface

v

Acknowledgments

vi

Contributors

viii

Abbreviations

xiii

1

Emergency Management: Evaluation of the Critically III or Injured Child

1

2

Poisoning, Burns, and Injury Prevention

11

3

Cardiology

22

4

Development

51

5

Dermatology

56

6

Endocrinology

66

7

Fluid, Electrolyte, and pH Management

81

8

Gastroenterology

88

9

Genetic Disorders

106

10

Hematology

117

11

Immunology, Allergy, and Rheumatology

143

12

Infectious Disease

158

13

Neonatology

185

14

Nephrology and Urology

218

15

Neurology

234

16

Nutrition

255

17

Oncology

260

18

Ophthalmology

280

19

Orthopedics

287

20

Pulmonology

297

21

Adolescent Medicine

314

Questions

323

Answers

337

Index

352