Practical guide to the care of the pediatric patient / [edited by] Anthony J. Alario, Jonathan D. Birnkrant ; student editor, Stewart Mackie.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Approach to the pediatric patient : gathering data and communicating information / Natalia Golova and Anthony J. Alario -- Routine health maintenance and preventive medicine : a guide to well-child care / Natalia Golova and Anthony J. Alario -- Differential diagnoses / Anthony J. Alario and Jonathan D. Birnkrant -- Dysmorphology, common syndromes, and genetic counseling / Dianne N. Abuelo -- The newborn infant / William J. Cashore -- Adolescent medicine / Patricia Flanagan, Suzanne Riggs, and Zeev Harel -- Endocrinological disorders / Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, Rebecca R. McEachern, and Philip A. Gruppuso -- Renal disorders / Natalia Golova, Anthony J. Alario, and M. Khurram Faizan -- Fluids and electrolytes : normal requirements and treatment of dehydration and electrolyte disturbances / Anthony J. Alario -- Acid-base disturbances / Fred F. Ferri and Anthony J. Alario -- Orthopedic conditions / Craig P. Eberson ... [et al.] -- Rheumatic disorders / Ali Yalcindag, Bradley J. Bloom, and Anthony J. Alario -- Pediatric dermatology / Monika Upadhye Curlin, Priya Zeikus, and Jennie J. Muglia -- Hematological/oncological disorders / Christopher Paul Keuker and Edwin N. Forman -- Cardiovascular disorders / Shelley D. Miyamoto and Lloyd R. Feit -- Pulmonary and allergic diseases / Robert B. Klein, Anthony J. Alario, and Michael Schechter -- Gastrointestinal disorders / Albert Ross ... [et al.] -- Urological conditions / Jeffrey Becker and Anthony A. Caldamone -- Infectious diseases / Anthony J. Alario ... [et al] -- Neurological disorders / Sonia Partap and Randal C. Richardson -- Developmental disabilities / Maya Liza C. Lopez and Jo-Ann Blaymore Bier -- Behavioral and psychiatric disorders of childhood / Jonathan D. Birnkrant ... [et al.] -- Surgical conditions in infants and children / Hannah M. Huddleston, Thomas F. Tracy, Jr., and Steven T. Cobery -- Toxicological emergencies / Robert O. Wright, Gregory R. Lockhart, and William J. Lewander -- General approach to trauma / Aris C. Garro and Thomas H. Chun -- Child maltreatment / Shelly D. Martin and Christine Barron.