Main description:

Building upon the highly successful 1st edition, this book is a comprehensive review designed to prepare pediatric residents, fellows, and pediatricians for the General Pediatrics Certifying Examination, and for the American Board of Pediatrics Maintenance of Certification.

Pediatric Board Study Guide: A Last Minute Review, 2nd edition, covers all aspects of pediatric medicine; each chapter has been updated according to the most recent content specifications provided by the ABP. The 2nd edition provides more illustrations, diagrams, radiology images, and clinical case scenarios to further assist readers in reviewing pediatric subspecialties. New chapter topics include nutrition, sports medicine, patient safety, quality improvement, ethics, and pharmacology. Finally, the book closes with a "Last Minute Review" of high-yield cases arranged in the same sequence as the chapters, providing readers with a concise study guide of critical cases and conditions.

Pediatric residents and fellows preparing for the board examination, pediatricians, and pediatric subspecialists preparing for certification maintenance will find Pediatric Board Study Guide: A Last Minute Review, 2nd edition easy to use and comprehensive, making it the ideal resource and study tool.

Contents:

General Pediatrics
Behavioral, and Mental Health issues
Psychological Issues and Problems
Critical care
Emergency Care
Genetics and Dysmorphology
Metabolic Disorders
Fetus and Newborn infants
Adolescent Medicine and Gynecology
Allergic and Immunologic Disorders
Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood
Infectious Diseases
Nutrition and Nutritional disorders
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Respiratory Disorders
Cardiovascular Disorders
Blood and Neoplastic Disorders
Renal Disorders
Fluid and electrolytes
Urology Disorders
Endocrine Disorders
Neurologic disorders
Disorders of Eye
Ear, Nose, and Throat disorders
Skin disorders
Bone and Joint Disorders
Sport Medicine
Pharmacology and pain management
Ethics for the Pediatrician
Research and Statistics
Radiology Review
Last Minute Review