5-Minute Pediatric Consult by M. William Schwartz (Editor), David F. Friedman

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Synopsis

The thoroughly updated Fifth Edition of this best-selling reference provides immediate, practical advice on problems seen in infants, children, and adolescents. More than 460 chief complaints and diseases are covered in the fast-access two-page 5-Minute Consult format. Other features include a medication index, syndromes glossary, surgical glossary, laboratory values, and tables.

This edition has new emergency department material including caustic, opioid, and "ecstasy-type" drug ingestion. New material on childhood obesity, metabolic syndrome, and probiotics is also included.

A brand-new companion Website offers the fully searchable online text, plus selected full-color clinical photographs from Chung/Boom/Datto/Matz, Visual Diagnosis in Pediatrics. (www.5minpediatricconsult.com)

This edition is also available for PDAs. See Media Products section for details.

Annotation

The book contains black-and-white illustrations.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Mary Younger, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description:This quick reference on pediatric complaints and diseases is a resource for differential diagnosis, exam findings, lab and radiology findings, treatment, and ICD-9 codes. This updates the 2005 publication.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide a quick reference for a large number of pediatric problems and diseases. Considering the vast amount of information a general pediatrician needs to know, this is a worthy goal that the authors successfully achieve.
Audience:Residents and practitioners in general pediatrics are the intended audience.
Features:The book covers history and exam findings, lab and radiology findings, differential diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. It is very easy to navigate and information is presented in a concise format. The differential diagnoses are very thorough.
Assessment:This is a very useful starting point for general pediatrics. It provides most of the basic facts on a disease process in an easy to follow manner. I have the previous edition (fourth) in my office and use it on a weekly basis. I have not found the previous the previous edition to be out of date, so I am not sure that a new edition is warranted. However, a few minor organizational changes have been made in the fifth edition which make the book even easier to use.

Biography

Schwartz, M. William, MD (Univ of Pennsylvania); Bell, Louis M., MD (Univ of Pennsylvania); Bingham, Peter M., MD (Univ of Pennsylvania); Chung, Esther K., MD (Univ of Pennsylvania); Friedman, David F., MD (Univ of Pennsylvania); Mulberg, Andrew E., MD (Univ of Pennsylvania)

The contributors represent the specialties of pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine, cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, pulmonary medicine, and hematology/oncology. Most are from universities and medical centers in the U.S, including Univ of Pennsylvania, Carolina's Medical Center, UCSF, and Univ of Connecticut.