[edited by] Robert M. Kliegman, Joseph W. St Geme, Nathan J. Blum, Samir S. Shah, Robert C. Tasker, Karen M. Wilson; editor emeritus Richard E. Behrman.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Edition 21.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Philadelphia, PA:
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Elsevier,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2020
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
2 volumes (lxxv, 3827, I1-I140 pages):
Other Physical Details
color illustrations, color maps;
Dimensions
29 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes index.
NOTES PERTAINING TO PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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offset (4 vol.)
CONTENTS NOTE
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The field of pediatrics -- Growth, development, and behavior -- Behavioral and psychiatric disorders -- Learning and developmental disorders -- Fluid and electrolyte disorders -- Pediatric drug therapy -- Emergency medicine and critical care -- Human genetics -- Metabolic disorders -- The fetus and the neonatal infant -- Adolescent medicine -- Immunology. Section 1: Evalution of the immune system -- Section 2: The T-, B-, and NK-cell systems -- Section 3: The phagocytic system -- The complement system -- Hematopoietic sten cell transplantation -- Allergic disorders -- Rheumatic disease of childhood (connective tissue disease, collagen vascular diseases) -- 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 -- 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 -- The respiratory system. Section 1: Development and function -- Section 2: Disorders of the respiratory tract -- 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 therapies -- Section 8: Diseases of the peripheral vascular system -- Diseases of the blood. Section 1: The hematopoetic system -- Section 3: Anemias of inadequate production -- Section 4: Hemolytic anemias -- Section 5: 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 -- Cancer and benign tumors -- Nephrology. Section 1: Glomerular disease -- Section 2: Conditions particularly associated with hematuria -- Section 3: Conditions particularly associated with proteinuria -- Section 4: Tubular disorders -- Urologic disorders in infants and children -- Gynecologic problems of childhood -- 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 -- The nervous system -- Neuromuscular disorders -- Disorders of the eye -- The ear -- The skin -- Bone and joint disorders. Section 1: Orthopedic problems -- Section 2: Sports medicine -- Section 3: The skeletal dysplasias -- Rehabilitation medicine -- Environmental health -- Laboratory medicine.