Nelson Pediatrics Board Review

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Terry Dean, MD, PhD, is an attending physician in the Division of Critical Care Medicine at Children's National Hospital. He attained a PhD degree in Neuroscience, and aims to continue down the career path of the physician scientist, with specific interest in the role of sleep and circadian rhythms on the cellular mechanisms of regeneration after brain injury.

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Review and retain the information you need for success on the boards with Nelson Pediatrics Board Review: Certification and Recertification. This highly practical review tool follows the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) general pediatrics content outline, with topics weighted to correlate with the exam. Must-know information is presented in a way that's easy to study and remember, and is backed by the Nelson family of references that you know and trust for current, authoritative information in your field.

• Equips residents and physicians with an efficient, comprehensive system for study, designed specifically to help you perform at your best on the board exam.
• Presents information in a bulleted, high-yield format, with topics matching ABP content guidelines.
• Provides a real-world balance of necessary fundamental information and cutting-edge advances - all carefully written and reviewed by editors and contributors from the world renowned Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
• Features over 600 board-style questions with full, discursive answers online.
• Includes reader-friendly features that promote testing success: tables that show differences between diagnoses, genetic disorders grouped by key features in phenotypic presentation rather than in alphabetical order, and more - all designed to help you recall key information when taking exams.
• Provides online links to the Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics that offer a complete presentation of the content, including evidence-based treatment and management.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Contenu

Chapter 1. Maximizing Test Performance: Effective Study and Test-Taking Strategies*

• Section 1: Allergy Chapter 2. Atopic Syndrome*
• Chapter 3. Allergies, Immunotherapy, and Anaphylaxis*
• Chapter 4. Selected Topics in Allergy*
• Section 2: Cardiology Chapter 5. Clinical Approach to Common Complaints in Cardiology*
• Chapter 6. Structural Heart Disease

Chapter 7. Acquired Heart Disease

Chapter 8. Selected Topics in Cardiology

**Section 3: Dermatology Chapter 9. Neonatal Skin Disorders

Chapter 10. Dermatologic Emergencies

Chapter 11. Infectious Dermatology

Chapter 12. Selected Topics in Dermatology

**Section 4: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Chapter 13. Shock

Chapter 14. BRUE, SIDS, and Cardiopulmonary Arrest

Chapter 15. Trauma

Chapter 16. Bites, Stings, and Wounds

Chapter 17. Heat-Related Illnesses and Drowning

Chapter 18. Toxicology

Chapter 19. Selected Topics in Emergency Medicine

**Section 5: Endocrinology Chapter 20. Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia

Chapter 21. Disorders in Sex Differentiation and Pubertal Development

Chapter 22. Growth Disorders

Chapter 23. Thyroid Disorders

Chapter 24. Disorders of Calcium Homeostasis

Chapter 25. Adrenal Disorders

Chapter 26. Endocrinologic Dysnatremias

Chapter 27. Selected Topics in Endocrinology

**Section 6: Gastroenterology Chapter 28. Clinical Approach to Emesis and Diarrhea

Chapter 29. Clinical Approach to GI Bleed

Chapter 30. Esophageal and Gastric Disorders

Chapter 31. Intestinal Disorders

Chapter 32. Hepatobiliary Disorders and Liver Failure

Chapter 33. Pancreatic Disorders

Chapter 34. Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

**Section 7: Genetics and Dysmorphology Chapter 35. Selected Topics in Genetics and Dysmorphology

**Section 8: Hematology Chapter 36. Erythrocyte Disorders

Chapter 37. Platelet Disorders and Coagulopathies

Chapter 38. Selected Topics in Hematology

**Section 9: Immunology Chapter 39. Clinical Approach to Suspected Immune Deficiency

Chapter 40. Phagocyte Disorders

Chapter 41. Humoral and Combined Immunodeficiencies

Chapter 42. Selected Topics in Immunology

**Section 10: Infectious Diseases Chapter 43. Clinical Approach to Common ID Complaints

Chapter 44. Bacteria

Chapter 45. Viruses

Chapter 46. Fungi, Worms, and Parasites

Chapter 47. Therapeutic Agents in Infectious Diseases

**Section 11: Metabolism Chapter 48. Clinical Approach to Suspected Metabolic Disorder

Chapter 49. Review of Selected Metabolic Disorders

**Section 12: Nephrology Chapter 50. Management of Fluids and Electrolytes

Chapter 51. Clinical Approach to Acid-Base Disturbances

Chapter 52. Clinical Approach to Common Complaints in Nephrology

Chapter 53. Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Chapter 54. Selected Topics in Nephrology

**Section 13: Neurology Chapter 55. Selected Topics in the Neurologic Assessment

Chapter 56. Altered Mental Status and Headache

Chapter 57. Seizures

Chapter 58. Weakness and Ataxia

Chapter 59. Congenital Malformations of the CNS

Chapter 60. Selected Topics in Neurology

**Section 14: Oncology Chapter 61. Hematologic Malignancies

Chapter 62. Neuroblastoma and Brain Tumors

Chapter 63. Solid Tumors

Chapter 64. Selected Topics in Oncology

**Section 15: Ophthalmology Chapter 65. Clinical Approach to Common Ophthalmologic Complaints

Chapter 66. Disorders of Eye Alignment and Movement

Chapter 67. Disorders of the External Eye and Anterior Segment

Chapter 68. Disorders of the Posterior Segment

**Section 16: Otorhinolaryngology Chapter 69. Disorders of the Ear and Audition

Chapter 70. Disorders of the Nose and Sinuses

Chapter 71. Disorders of the Oropharynx and Neck

**Section 17: Orthopedics Chapter 72. Common Orthopedic Injuries

Chapter 73. Selected Topics in Orthopedics

**Section 18: Pulmonology Chapter 74. Clinical Approach to Common Pulmonologic Complaints

Chapter 75. Neonatal Lung Disorders

Chapter 76. Disorders of the Upper and Lower Airways

Chapter 77. Parenchymal and Extrapulmonary Disorders

Chapter 78. Systemic Diseases with Pulmonary Involvement

**Section 19: Psychiatry Chapter 79. Selected Topics in Psychiatry

**Section 20: Rheumatology Chapter 80. Clinical Approach to Arthritis

Chapter 81. Inflammatory Arthritis

Chapter 82. Collagen Vascular Diseases

Chapter 83. Selected Topics in Rheumatology

**Section 21: Urology Chapter 84. Disorders of the Collecting System, Kidney, Bladder, and Urethra

Chapter 85. Disorders of the Male Genital System

**Section 22: Ambulatory Pediatrics Chapter 86. Nutrition

Chapter 87. Immunizations

Chapter 88. Preventive Pediatrics

Chapter 89. Normal Development and Disorders of Cognition, Language, and Learning

Chapter 90. Child Abuse and Neglect

**Section 23: Adolescent Medicine Chapter 91. Menstrual Disorders and Hormonal Contraception

Chapter 92. Infectious Diseases of the Genital Tract

Chapter 93. Selected Topics in Gynecology

Chapter 94. Selected Topics in Adolescent Medicine

Chapter 95. Selected Topics in Prenatal Medicine and Obstetrics

**Section 24: Research and Statistics Chapter 96. Clinical Epidemiology

**Section 25: Ethics Chapter 97. Ethics

**Section 26: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Chapter 98. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement