Fleisher & Ludwig's Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Print + eBook with Multimedia

An essential resource for clinicians at all levels of training and experience, Fleisher & Ludwig's Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ninth Edition, provides easy to follow, evidence-based guidance to help you meet any clinical challenge in the emergency care of pediatric patients. Edited by Drs. Joshua Nagler and Jill C. Posner, along with an expert team of associate editors, this fully up-to-date text remains the definitive reference in the field—ideal as both a comprehensive resource and a practical, point-of-care clinical text. Streamlines content for quick reference, focusing on patient and practitioner safety, essential pathophysiology, clear outcomes and triage considerations, and efficient cross-referencing between chapters Contains new chapters on the practice of pediatric emergency medicine (PEM), history of PEM, human factors, advocacy,, legal aspects in PEM, health equity, non-invasive respiratory support, fever (approach to the febrile infant), adolescent urgencies and emergencies, approaches to injury prevention, somatic symptoms and related disorders, health systems, (locations of care), emergency department readiness for PEM, as well as a neuropsychiatric drug reference Features an extensive signs and symptoms section, plus sections on resuscitation and stabilization, medical emergencies, trauma, surgical emergencies, and behavioral health emergencies Includes updated, easy-to-follow algorithms as well as The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s clinical pathway boxes with online links to additional content for managing critical patients, and clinical pearls throughout Medication and dosages throughout have been carefully reviewed by new PharmD editor, Nadia I. Awad Provides access to a user-friendly, easily searchable e-book, with new procedural videos