Main description:

Volume 21 of Recent Advances in Pediatrics is a compilation of reviews bringing trainees and physicians fully up to date with key developments in the field.

Topics in this new volume include advances in neonatology, nutrition, gastroenterology and hepatology, psychiatry, endocrinology and critical care. Separate chapters are dedicated to vaccines and pharmacotherapy.

Presented in an easy to follow format, Volume 21 follows a multidisciplinary approach. Each chapter finishes with a summary of key learning points and extensive references for further reading. Clinical photographs, illustrations and tables enhance learning.

Key points

New, updated volume presenting latest developments in paediatrics
Multidisciplinary approach, easy to follow format
Extensive references and key learning points summarised in each chapter
Hot Topics Volume 20 published in 2011

Contents:

Section 1: Neonatology

Long-term Follow-up of High-risk Neonates
Infection, Inflammation, and Perinatal Asphyxia
Neonatal Transport
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Neonatal Anemia
Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Neonatal Sepsis: Trends in Diagnosis and Management
Acute Renal Failure in Neonates
Air Leaks in Newborns: A Neonatologist's Nightmare!
Developmentally Supportive Care in Preterm Neonates
Proteomics in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Section 2: Nutrition/Malnutrition

Infant Feeding Revisited
Nutritional Deficiencies in Obesity: The Cause or the Effect?
Severe Acute Malnutrition: Therapeutic Strides

Section 3: Gastroenterology/Hepatology stroenterology

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Chronic Abdominal Pain
Acute Liver Failure

Section 4: Developmental Pediatrics/Child Psychiatry Child Psychiatry

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Conversion Disorder and Hysteria-A Cry for Help! Section 5: Endocrinal and Metabolic

Section 5: Endocrinal and Metabolic Disorders

The Metabolic Syndrome-Stomp the Spark
Pediatric Thyroid Disorders Section 6: Critical Care
Management of Raised Intracranial Pressure

Section 6: Critical Care

Acute Renal Failure in Children
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Section 7: Vaccines

Edible Vaccines
Newer and Future Vaccines
Pediatric Pharmacotherapy: Special Aspects in Nutshell

Section 8: Pediatric Pharmacotherapy

Pharmacotherapy in Child Psychiatry
Pharmacotherapy of Pediatric Malaria