Harriet Lane Handbook: Manual for Pediatric House Officers

ISBN 10: 0815149123
ISBN 13: 9780815149125
Author: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Edition: 7th
Release: 1975-10
Format: Paperback (310 pages)
Tags: Medicine, Specialties, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics,

Book Description: For more than 50 years, The Harriet Lane Handbook has been the pediatricianâ€™s reference of choice and for good reason. Its unsurpassed diagnostic and management guidance, recommended tests, complete therapeutic information, and comprehensive drug formulary make it essential for anyone who treats children. Now, the 17th Edition is completely revised and updated to provide readers with the latest treatments, guidelines, procedures, and management recommendations all in the easy-to-use, quick-access format that's made it a bestseller. BONUS handheld software lets you download and synchronize diagnostic and management guidelines, recommended tests, complete therapeutic information, a comprehensive drug formulary with FDA pregnancy notations and trade/generic name drug index, and more than 15 medical calculators. --Comes with bonus handheld software. --Organizes a wealth of information into a convenient, pocket-sized format. --Focuses on the safety and efficacy of drugs in children. --Covers FDA Pregnancy Category notations and information on the effects of drugs in breast milk. --Includes step-by-step emergency management protocols, growth charts, and more. --Uses an outline format for each disease chapter with algorithms, charts, tables, and drawings that highlight critical information.