Vincent Chiang

This cornerstone text provides the most up-to-date evidence-based approaches to inpatient pediatric care available—all from top experts in their fields The gold standard in pediatric hospital medicine, Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine has been updated and streamlined for today’s practice. This third edition defines hospital medicine and addresses general issues of hospitalist practice and administration, such as medical legal issues, communications, electronic health records, palliative care, ethical issues, careers, professional organizations, and more. Clearly organized into four main sections—Inpatient Pediatric Medicine, Commonly Presenting Signs and Symptoms, Systems Approach, and Procedures—Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Third Edition explores commonly presenting signs and symptoms, breaks down diseases by system, and describes hard-to-find instructions on procedures most commonly performed on children in a hospital setting. This authoritative work has been fully updated with new content on COVID-19 illness and vaccines in pediatric patients, pandemic preparedness and resources, as well as pediatric patient mental and behavioral health. If you’re in need of an up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative text that spans the emerging field of pediatric hospital medicine, your search ends here.

The gold-standard text in pediatric hospital medicine – updated and streamlined for today’s practiceHailed by reviewers and clinicians alike, Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine has become the specialty’s cornerstone text. Edited by five leading figures in pediatric hospital medicine, this acclaimed resource brings you the most up-to-date, evidence-based approaches to inpatient pediatric care from experts in their fields. Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Second Edition opens with an informative introductory section that defines hospital medicine and addresses general issues of hospitalist practice and administration. This includes important topics such as medical legal issues, communications, electronic health records, palliative care, ethical issues, careers, professional organizations, and more. The book then moves into commonly presenting signs and symptoms. This is followed by the largest section, a breakdown of diseases by system. The text concludes with a procedures section that provides hard-to-find instruction on the procedures most commonly performed on children in a hospital setting. The Disease chapters are templated to include Background, Pathophysiology, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnostic Evaluation, Management, Special Considerations, Key Points, References, algorithms, and more. The Procedures chapters include Indications, Contraindications, Anatomy, Equipment, Procedure, Preparation, Technique, Complications, and Special Considerations. If you’re in need of an up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative text that spans the emerging field of pediatric hospital medicine, your search ends here.