Unique features of this edition are:
- Emphasis on recognition and management of common pediatric conditions,
- Comprehensive tables and boxes highlighting important differential diagnosis and management,
- Important issues such as sex education, medical ethics, legal issues in pediatric practice, and guiding pediatricians in childcare are discussed,
- Special problems in children in ophthalmology, ENT, psychiatry, dermatology are discussed by experts,
- Chapter on infections includes infectious diseases and preventive measures discussed in detail,
- A separate chapter on high-risk pregnancy and its management, written by the obstetricians, is given in the section on management of newborn care,
- Special health problems during adolescence, also include rape, suicide, substance abuse, violent behavior and road traffic accidents,
- Chapters on sports medicine, environmental health hazards and gynecological disorders are added,
- Computer in medicine and problems faced in its use are discussed,
- Chapter on medical statistics, written by an expert, discusses presentation of data and testing of significance in a simple manner,
- Chapter on rational drug therapy lays emphasis on antimicrobial resistance (AMR),
- Doctors' declaration of breastfeeding provides information on the management of breastfeeding, reaffirmed by a group of eight concerned pediatricians and physicians meeting held at the10th anniversary of IBFAN, in Manila on October 12, 1989,
- Accompanying CD provides clinical photographs, radiographs, charts and other relevant information to enhance learning and also support teaching.
| Specifications |
Descriptions |
| ISBN |
9788123924717 |
| Year |
2015 |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Subject |
Pediatrics |
| Pages |
1090 |
| Weight |
0.5 (In Kg) |
| Readership |
3rd & Final Year MBBS |