Pediatrics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Health Maintenance Care

   • Diane Kittredge, G. Edward Shissler, James Worley

   Pages 1-11

3. Neonatal Disorders

   • John H. Stuemky

   Pages 12-17

4. Adolescent Disorders

   • Peggy Hines

   Pages 18-35

5. Genetic, Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders

   • Thomas A. Lera, A. Eugene Osburn

   Pages 36-43

6. Immunologic Mediated Disorders

   • A. Eugene Osburn

   Pages 44-50

7. Neoplastic Disorders

   • A. Eugene Osburn

   Pages 51-54

8. Pediatric Infectious Diseases

   • Patrice A. Aston, A. Eugene Osburn

   Pages 55-70

9. Respiratory Disorders

   • A. Eugene Osburn

   Pages 71-80

10. Cardiovascular Disorders

    • Jane E. Puls

    Pages 81-97

11. Hematologic Disorders

    • Jill E. Adler

    Pages 98-111

12. Gastrointestinal Disorders

    • A. Eugene Osburn

    Pages 112-117

13. Renal Disorders

    • A. Eugene Osburn

    Pages 118-133

14. Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders

    • A. Eugene Osburn

    Pages 134-144

15. Neurologic Disorders

    • A. Eugene Osburn

    Pages 145-149

16. Musculoskeletal Disorders

    • A. Eugene Osburn

    Pages 150-155

17. Approach to Pediatric Emergencies

    • Thomas A. Lera

    Pages 156-186

18. Childhood Poisonings and Ingestions

    • Jefry L. Biehler

    Pages 187-196

19. Child Abuse and Neglect

    • Nancy R. Inhofe

    Pages 197-218

20. Recurrent Nonemergent Problems

    • Elias Srouji, Kendall Stanford, Roger Thompson

    Pages 219-234

One learns medicine, including pediatrics, by first learning a set of rules and then spending the rest of his/her productive career discovering exceptions to those rules. This book is intended to serve as a study guide for organizing the acquisition of an initial foundation of information about pediatric topics. Without an initial set of rules all new information is simply another new rule, and not an interpretive frame of reference for the deeper level of understanding that occurs with recogni­ tion that one is dealing with a change in his previously held belief. As such, I have attempted to include what I think most would agree are commonly held operation­ al "facts" of pediatrics, and have not tried to justify or substantiate the facts with references or lengthy background information as to why these facts are currently thought to be true. My primary intent in writing this book is to provide an adequate core of pediatric information to enable one to pass the pediatric portion of the national boards. I hope it will also provide a foundation for those who wish to spend more time discovering why children are different. If this study guide fulfills whichever of these needs is yours, it will have been successful. A. Eugene Osburn Acknowledgments I am grateful for the help and support provided by the secretaries, Phyllis Bullock, Jeannie Brown, Debby Williams, Tiffany Schoonover, and Christy Anthony in prep­ aration of this manuscript.

• childhood
• children
• ethics
• infectious diseases
• medicine
• pediatrics

• Department of Pediatrics College of Medicine Health Sciences Center, The University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, USA

  A. Eugene Osburn

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