Congenital Malformations: Evidence-Based Evaluation and Management by Praveen Kumar (Editor), Barbara K. Burton (Editor)

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Synopsis

A concise, clinically-focused guide to the evaluation and management of infants with congenital malformations

4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!


"The presentation of malformations and syndromes in this easy to use format is truly unique. Pediatricians and others who are involved in the care of infants with malformations are often faced with the task of finding a quick reference before meeting with concerned parents. This book will often be used by clinicians evaluating a child with a common malformation.... The tables that contain the most common associated syndromes with each malformation are very helpful. So, with this book on the shelf, any clinician could easily and quickly inform themselves about common malformations encountered in nurseries and NICUs all over the world.—Doody's Review Service

Congenital Malformations is a comprehensive, practical text that highlights key perspectives on the medical management of infants with malformations. With its convenient system-based organization and evidence-based approach, this clinically-focused guide is designed to optimize the utilization of limited diagnostic resources. Easy-to-follow algorithms and tables enable you to rapidly identify and manage the many different malformations that commonly present in clinical practice, such as cleft lip, cardiac septal defects, and skeletal dysplasias.

Features:

• Succinct, high-yield coverage allows for efficient review of the most common malformations
• Evidence-based orientation provides up-to-date, clinically relevant diagnostic and treatment recommendations that are based on a meticulous review of thescientific literature
• Consistent templated format delivers easily accessible information on: Epidemiology/Etiology, Clinical Presentation, Associated Malformations and Syndromes, Evaluation, Management and Prognosis, and Genetic counseling
• Organized by malformation rather than syndrome - for a clear, easy-to-follow diagnostic guide

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Matthew Cortez, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description:This concise and easy to read reference presents common malformations in a chapter format with sections on management, parental counseling, and prognosis.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide current information on common malformations in an easy to read format along with evidence-based guidelines for the evaluation and management of infants with these problems. Most pediatricians and subspecialists who care for infants are always looking for information on malformations that they encounter on a daily basis. It is refreshing to see a book that presents common issues seen in daily practice in such an easy to read format.
Audience:It is intended as a reference for medical students, residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, and physicians. Specifically, physicians involved in the care of infants would benefit from this book, which would include clinicians in family medicine, general pediatrics, any pediatric subspecialty, genetics, and obstetrics.
Features:The book is well organized and divided into nine parts. It starts with chapters on general concepts of dysmorphology and genetics. Very importantly, it addresses the often daunting task of genetic counseling of parents. The parts are divided by organ systems. The major and common malformations for each organ system are discussed in these chapters. Epidemiology, clinical presentation, evaluation, management, and prognosis are discussed for each malformation. The information in each chapter is up to date and easy to read in less than 10 pages. Pictures are included when appropriate. Helpful tables list thecommon syndromes associated with a particular malformation.
Assessment:The presentation of malformations and syndromes in this easy to use format is truly unique. Pediatricians and others who are involved in the care of infants with malformations are often faced with the task of finding a quick reference before meeting with concerned parents. This book will often be used by clinicians evaluating a child with a common malformation. A second edition would be justified, in order to keep up with the changing field of molecular genetics. A long used reference for dysmorphology, Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation, 6th edition, by Jones (Elsevier, 2005) , presents malformations in a different way. Smith's is a complete and thorough reference of dysmorphology in which each syndrome has a short chapter with the malformations listed. This book, on the other hand, presents the malformations organized by organ system in each chapter and does not claim to be an exhaustive resource of the associated syndromes. The tables that contain the most common associated syndromes with each malformation are very helpful. So, with this book on the shelf, any clinician could easily and quickly inform themselves about common malformations encountered in nurseries and NICUs all over the world.

Biography

Praveen Kumar, MBBS, DCH, MD, FAAP, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University and Attending Neonatology Physician at Children's Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago.

Barbara K. Burton, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, and a clinical geneticist at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago.