Covering every aspect of general pediatric practice, as well as details for many pediatric subspecialists, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 22nd Edition, brings you fully up to date with everything from rapidly changing diagnostic and treatment protocols to new technologies to the wide range of biologic, psychologic, and social problems faced by children today. Edited and written by experts and prominent members of the pediatric medical community, this comprehensive two-volume reference covers both the science and art of pediatric practice. It remains the reference of choice among pediatricians, pediatric residents, and others involved in the care of young patients, delivering the information you need in a concise, easy-to-use format for everyday reference and study.
- Features a user-friendly format with short chapters and subchapters that allow you to quickly find the information you need.
- Includes more than 60 new chapters on topics covering the impact of social factors on children’s health, the impact of genetic discoveries on understanding diagnosing and treating childhood diseases, updating of current evidenced based diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to childhood diseases, and more.
- Offers new and expanded information on gene therapy; interferonopathies; reactive infectious mucocutaneous eruption (RIME); e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury (EVALI); monkeypox; food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES); signaling pathway disorders; ciliopathies; very early onset inflammatory bowel disease; Epstein-Barr virus susceptibility disorders; marijuana smoke exposure; and much more.
- Features hundreds of new figures and tables throughout for visual clarity and quick reference, real-time videos, and regular updates online, written exclusively for Nelson.
- Provides fresh perspectives from two new associate editors: Abigail M. Schuh and Cara L. Mack, both of Medical College of Wisconsin.
- Remains your indispensable source for definitive, evidence-based answers on every aspect of pediatric care.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
Table of Contents
Volume 1 Part I the Field of Pediatrics Part II Growth, Development, and Behavior Part III Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders Part IV Learning and Developmental Disorders Part V Nutrition Part VI Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders Part VII Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, and Anesthesia Part VIII Human Genetics Part IX Metabolic Disorders Part X the Fetus and the Neonatal Infant Part XI Adolescent Medicine Part XII Immunology Section 1 Evaluation of the Immune System Section 2 the T-, B-, and Nk-cell Systems Section 3 the Phagocytic System Section 4 Complement System Section 5 Immune Dysregulation Section 6 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Part XIII Allergic Disorders Part XIV Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood (Connective Tissue Disease, Collagen Vascular Diseases) Part XV Infectious Diseases Section 1 General Considerations Section 2 Preventive Measures Section 3 Antibiotic Therapy Section 4 Gram-positive Bacterial Infections Section 5 Gram-negative Bacterial Infections Section 6 Anaerobic Bacterial Infections Section 7 Mycobacterial Infections Section 8 Spirochetal Infections Section 9 Mycoplasmal Infections Section 10 Chlamydial Infections Section 11 Rickettsial Infections Section 12 Fungal Infections Section 13 Viral Infections Section 14 Antiparasitic Therapy Section 15 Protozoan Diseases Section 16 Helminthic Diseases Volume 2 Part XVI The Digestive System Section 1 Clinical Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease Section 2 the Oral Cavity Section 3 the Esophagus Section 4 Stomach and Intestines Section 5 Exocrine Pancreas Section 6 the Liver and Biliary System Section 7 Peritoneum Part XVII The Respiratory System Section 1 Development and Function Section 2 Disorders of the Respiratory Tract Part XVIII The Cardiovascular System Section 1 Developmental Biology of the Cardiovascular System Section 2 Evaluation of the Cardiovascular System and the Child With a Heart Murmur Section 3 Congenital Heart Disease Section 4 Cardiac Arrhythmias Section 5 Acquired Heart Disease Section 6 Diseases of the Myocardium and Pericardium Section 7 Cardiac Therapeutics Section 8 Diseases of the Peripheral Vascular System Part XIX Diseases of the Blood Section 1 the Hematopoietic System Section 2 Anemias of Inadequate Production Section 3 Hemolytic Anemias Section 4 Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) Section 5 the Pancytopenias Section 6 Blood Component Transfusions Section 7 Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Diseases Section 8 the Spleen Section 9 the Lymphatic System Part XX Cancer and Benign Tumors Part XXI Nephrology Section 1 Glomerular Disease Section 2 Conditions Particularly Associated With Hematuria Section 3 Conditions Particularly Associated With Proteinuria Section 4 Tubular Disorders Part XXII Urologic Disorders in Infants and Children Part XXIII Gynecologic Problems of Childhood Part XXIV the Endocrine System Section 1 Disorders of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland Section 2 Disorders of the Thyroid Gland Section 3 Disorders of the Parathyroid Gland Section 4 Disorders of the Adrenal Gland Section 5 Disorders of the Gonads Section 6 Diabetes Mellitus in Children Part XXV the Nervous System Part XXVI Neuromuscular Disorders Part XXVII Disorders of the Eye Part XXVIII The Ear Part XXIX The Skin Part XXX Bone and Joint Disorders Section 1 Orthopedic Problems Section 2 Sports Medicine Section 3 the Skeletal Dysplasias Section 4 Connective Tissue Disorders Section 5 Metabolic Bone Disease Part XXXI Rehabilitation Medicine Part XXXII Environmental Health Part XXXIII Laboratory Medicine (Available in Digital Format Only)
