Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics

By M. Williams Schwartz, Lawrence Brown, Bernard J. Clark

his is a pocket-sized clinical handbook covering all the information that a medical student would encounter during paediatric clinical rotation. The content is organised by presenting complaint, and each chapter follows the same formatupresenting symptoms, differential diagnosis, laboratory assessment, treatments, and suggested readings. The book also includes tables of normal lab values, a comprehensive syndrome glossary, an instructive cardiology lab, a glossary of surgical terms, and a paediatric medication guide

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781736498
• ISBN13: 9780781736497
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Lippincott Raven
• Length: 1007 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.8" x 1.6"

Customer Reviews

Best book for students interested in pediatrics.

I used this in medical school (the first edition). The best book for students or sub-I's. more useful than Harriet at that level. Not much in way of management like Harriet, but definately has a niche of it's own. Buy this book. NIce charts, algorithms, differentials, pearls...i could go on. I recommend this more than any other pedi handbook for general pediatrics.

Good for Interns

This is a good book for interns/first year residentsand sub-interns. It has a strong emphasis on patientevaluation that will be useful for work on the wardsas well as in the ED. It's most handy when you'retrying to round out your differential diagnosis andwant some direction when working up a patient. Several features that I found to be quite useful arethe cardiology lab for EKG's, the surgical glossaryand syndrome glossary for looking up eponyms. Theproblem-based format is much more practical than asystems or discipline based format and is easier touse when on general ward rotations. One thing that Iwould like to see would be a stronger emphasis on thepractical management of disease. While the Handbookgives a good foundation in the concepts of management,I would appreciate more of the nitty-gritty details inpatient care. However, the book is still a handbookand the emphasis on diagnosis and evaluation is veryuseful for interns and sub-I's who are still masteringthe art of differential diagnosis and the work-up ofvarious illnesses.

Excellent Book for the Wards

This is an excellent book for pediatric residents and medical students in pediatric rotations. The book is organized by symptom e.g. abdominal pain, chronic cough, and it provides a comprehensive list of differential diagnosis, flow charts for diagnosis, as well as short discussions on most common diseases associated with that particular symptom. A must for pediatric rounds.