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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets,

Edition 4

Edited by Steven M. Selbst, MD, FAAP, FACEP and Jillian S. Savage DO FAAP, DO, FAAP

Publication Date: 23 May 2024

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For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and review. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets, 4th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

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The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.
Fully revised and updated throughout, making it an excellent resource for understanding both common and unusual pediatric emergency conditions.
New chapters on High Altitude Illness; Disaster Preparedness; Risk Management and Legal Issues; and Point-of-Care Ultrasound.
Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and in your coursework.
Bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from global leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important content.
Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.
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.

About the author

Edited by Steven M. Selbst, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Vice Chair for Education, Director, Pediatric Residency Program, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington Delaware, USA and Jillian S. Savage DO FAAP, DO, FAAP, Nemours Childrens Health, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

I. Advanced Life Support
1. Childhood resuscitation
2. Neonatal resuscitation
3. Respiratory failure
4. Shock

II. Chief Complaints
5. Abdominal pain
6. Altered mental status
7. Apnea, sudden infant death syndrome, and brief resolved unexplained events
8. Chest pain
9. Cough
10. Crying and irritability in the young child
11. Diarrhea
12. Ear pain
13. Fever
14. Foreign bodies in children
15. Headache
16. Hematuria and dysuria
17. Hypertension
18. Jaundice
19. Limp
20. Neck masses
21. Pediatric rashes
22. Scrotal pain
23. Sore throat
24. Stiff neck
25. Stridor
26. Syncope
27. Vaginal bleeding/discharge
28. Vomiting

III. Medical Emergencies
29. Anaphylaxis
30. Cardiac emergencies
31. Central nervous system emergencies
32. Endocrine disorders
33. Fluids and electrolytes
34. Gastrointestinal emergencies
35. Gynecologic emergencies
36. Hematologic and oncologic emergencies
37. Infectious disease emergencies
38. Ophthalmologic emergencies
39. Poisonings
40. Psychiatric emergencies
41. Respiratory emergencies
42. Technology-assisted children-acute care

IV. Surgical Emergencies
43. Dental/periodontal emergencies
44. General surgery emergencies
45. Neurosurgical emergencies
46. Orthopedic emergencies
47. Otorhinolaryngology emergencies
48. Urologic emergencies

V. Trauma
49. Abdominal trauma
50. Burns and smoke inhalation
51. Child abuse
52. Sexual assault
53. Dental injuries
54. Extremity injuries
55. Eye injuries
56. Head trauma
57. Minor trauma
58. Multiple trauma
59. Neck and cervical spine trauma
60. Pelvic trauma and genitourinary injury
61.thoracic trauma

VI. Environmental Emergencies
62. Bites and stings
63. Drowning
64. Electrical and lightning injuries
65. Hypothermia and hyperthermia
66. High-altitude illness

VII. Special Topics
67. Chemical and biological terrorism
68. Disaster preparedness
69. Emergency medical services and transport medicine
70. Patient safety and quality improvement
71. Risk management and legal issues
72. Sedation and analgesia
73. Point-of-care ultrasound

ISBN: 9780323930338

Page Count: 640

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Medical students; Pediatric residents; Emergency Medicine residents; Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) fellows

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