Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment 1987: a Lange Medical Book / Edited by C. Henry Kempe, Henry K. Silver, Donough O'Brien and other. — Ninth Edition. — Norwalk Los Altos : Appleton & Lange, 1987. — 1177 p.

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Preface

The ninth edition of Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment features practical, up-to-date information on the care of children from infancy through adolescence. CPDT emphasizes the clinical aspects of pediatric care while also covering the important underlying principles. Students will find that CPDT serves as an authoritative introduction to pediatrics and as an excellent source for reference and review. Interns and residents will appreciate the concise descriptions of diseases and diagnostic procedures. Pediatricians, family practitioners, nurses, and other health care providers will find CPDT a useful reference work on all aspects of pediatric care.

Coverage
Thirty-nine chapters cover a wide range of topics, including growth and development of the healthychild, preventive medicine, and diagnosis and treatment of specific pediatric disorders. Tables and figures offer ready access to important information such as anti-infective agents, drug dosages, immunization schedules, and developmental screening tests. The last chapter serves as a handy guide to normal and therapeutic laboratory values.

New Features
The ninth edition of Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment includes the following new features:
1. Treatment sections revised to reflect the latest medical advances and recommendations.
2. Revised chapters on anti-infective and other pharmacologic agents.
3. Revised chapter on immunizations, including current recommendations for use of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine.
4. Updated emergency procedures and management of poisoning.
5. Practical information on dental problems, including the current status of orthodontia and prevention of dental caries.
6. Revised sections on acute and serous otitis media, child abuse and neglect, pharmacologic management of asthma and other allergic disorders, and diagnostic uses of recombinant DNA technology.

Acknowledgments
We wish to thank the authors who contributed to this edition and to reaffirm our debt of gratitude to all whose work on previous editions has carried over into this one. Dr C. Henry Kempe’s many contributions to this book will be an integral part of it for as long as it continues to be published. Succeeding him as one of the editors is Dr Vincent A. Fulginiti, editor-in-chief of American Journal of Diseases of Children and former chairman of the “Red Book” Committee (Committee on Infectious Diseases) of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
We wish to express our thanks to our readers throughout the world who have supplied us with useful suggestions. Comments and recommendations for future editions can be sent directly to us or in care of Lange Medical Publications, Drawer L, Los Altos, CA 94023. CPDT has been translated into Spanish, Italian, Polish, Serbo-Croatian, and Portuguese.

C. Henry Kempe, MD
Henry Silver, MD
Donough O’Brien, MD
Vincent A. Fulginiti, MD

ISBN: 0838514146

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