Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics

Co-Editor: Daniel A. Author: American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine. Rauch, MD, FAAP,  is associate professor of pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and associate director of pediatrics at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Elmhurst, NY. Co:Editor: Jeffrey C. Gershel, MD, FAAP, is vice chairman of the department of pediatrics at Jacobi Medical Center and professor of clinical pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY

About the AuthorCo:Editor: Jeffrey C. Gershel, MD, FAAP, is vice chairman of the department of pediatrics at Jacobi Medical Center and professor of clinical pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY. Co-Editor: Daniel A. Author: American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine. Rauch, MD, FAAP,  is associate professor of pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and associate director of pediatrics at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Elmhurst, NY

Pediatric hospitalists with extensive hands-on expertise offer proven recommendations for dozens of pediatric inpatient problems including anaphylaxis; cardiac conditions; dermatological, ENT and GI issues; infectious diseases; seizure; eye trauma; fractures; physical and sexual abuse, and more.  New in the second edition:Provides 18 new chapters on eating disorders, acute adrenal insufficiency, hyperthyroidism, hypoglycemia, genetics, inborn errors of metabolism, ovarian torsion, neutropenia, cultural effectiveness, transition to adult care, sepsis, suicide, systemic lupus erythematosus, abdominal masses, and much moreTwo new sections on genetics and metabolism rheumatology. Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this popular point-of-care manual offers practical, authoritative guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics in the hospital setting for safe