Product Description

Written by Washington University house staff and faculty, this pocket-sized survival guide encapsulates the critical knowledge essential for a successful pediatric residency. Content includes algorithms, useful formulas, patient notes, top ten work-ups, common calls and complaints, key points on most common problems, essentials of what not to miss and when to refer/call for help, and tricks of the trade. The book includes chapters on floor survival, writing prescriptions, calculating IV fluids and feeds, laboratory reference values, and formulary information. A chapter on adolescent medicine addresses topics such as STDs, eating disorders, and suicide. The Washington Manual Pediatrics Survival Guide is also available electronically for handheld computers. See PDA listing for details. The Washington Manual is an intent-to-use mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies.

ISBN 9780781756310Edition 01Binding Paper