TY - BOOK AU - Schafermeyer, Robert (ed) AU - Tenenbein, Milton (ed) AU - Macias, Charles (ed) AU - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. (ed) AU - Yamamoto, Loren G. (ed) TI - Strange and Schafermeyer's pediatric emergency medicine SN - 0071829261 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill Education KW - Paediatrics N1 - Pediatric emergency medicine; Preceded by: Pediatric emergency medicine / [edited by] Gary R. Strange ... [et al.]. 3rd. ed. 2009; Pediatric emergency medicine N2 - CIP record. Publication The most clinically focused, all-inclusive guide to pediatric emergency medicine "…A comprehensive and current resource for anyone who cares for children in an acute setting." -- JAMA (when reviewing previous edition) Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians, this thoroughly updated, richly illustrated resource presents a top-to-bottom overview of pediatric emergency medicine--with concise chapters that explain exactly how to achieve successful patient outcomes. Included in this indispensable one-stop guide are easy-to-follow algorithms that guide diagnosis and treatment, along with useful tables with drug dosages. The book also features key points that open each chapter and lay the groundwork for the procedural material that follows. Pediatric Emergency Medicine begins with an essential symptom-based section on cardinal presentations that familiarizes you with crucial life-saving protocols. Utilizing a logical body system orientation, subsequent sections cover all major categories of disease—from respiratory failure to pediatric hypertension--that present in children on an urgent or emergent basis. The new fourth edition is significantly revised and refreshed, with an important new chapter on foreign bodies and extensive updates to numerous chapters and sections ER -