Pocket Pediatrics

POCKET PEDIATRICS

Pocket Pediatrics: The Massachusetts General Hospital for Children Handbook of Pediatrics Prepared by residents and attending physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, this pocket-sized loose leaf is created in the style of Pocket Medicine, one of the best-selling references for medical students, interns, and residents, and focuses on Pediatrics. This product can be used on the wards and for candidates reviewing for pediatric board exams. In bulleted lists, tables, and algorithms, Pocket Pediatrics provides key clinical information about common pediatric problems in cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, nephrology, hematology-oncology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, rheumatology, and neurology as well as the well patient and the patient in ICU. The six-ring binder is portable to be carried with students, residents or physicians and allows users to add their own notes.

FEATURES

• Topics represent the core knowledge to have at your fingertips
 • NEW! Sections including chemotherapeutics and associated adverse effects; evaluation and management of ADHD; and schematic diagrams of congenital heart disease to keep you updated on the latest information
 • NEW! Chapter of clinical images in pediatric dermatology with a full insert to provide you with visual guidance
 • Evidence-based providing the most up-to-date practices and society and association guidelines
 • NEW! Over 100 new citations direct you to further reading of treatments for each topic
 • Numerous tables and algorithms to help organize and save you time
 • Pockets in the front and the back of the book to accommodate the reader’s own notes
 • Tabs to help readers locate organ systems

 

Primary Care And Adolescent Medicine

Meredith Eicken, Aura Obando, and Young-Ho Yoon

Vital Signs by Age 1-1

Developmental Milestones 1-1

Healthcare Maintenance 1-3

Immunizations 1-5

Overview of Growth 1-6

Failure to Thrive 1-7

Overweight and Obesity 1-8

Breast-Feeding 1-9

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) 1-10

Skull Deformities 1-11

Neonatal Jaundice 1-12

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 1-15

Lead Screening and Toxicity 1-17

Contraception 1-19

Gynecologic Exam 1-20

Eating Disorders 1-20

 

Emergency Department

Sylvia Romm, Nina L. Gluchowski, Hasan S. Merali, and Linda T. Wang

Rapid Evaluation and Management of Common

Pediatric Emergencies 2-1

Stridor 2-4

Anaphylaxis 2-5

Apparent Life-Threatening Event (ALTE) 2-6

Fever Without an Identified Source in Infants and Children 2-8

Appendicitis 2-11

Intussusception 2-12

Burns 2-12

Carbon Monoxide Inhalation 2-14

Trauma Overview 2-14

Head Trauma 2-15

Foreign Bodies Aspiration and Ingestion 2-17

The Crying Infant 2-18

Toxicology 2-19

Facial Trauma 2-22

 

Allergy and Immunology

Dominica P. Donnal and Elizabeth C. TePas

Food Allergy 3-1

Atopic Dermatitis (AD) 3-2

Drug Allergy 3-3

Urticaria 3-4

Immune Deficiencies 3-6

B-Cell Deficiency (Humoral Immunity) 3-6

T-Cell Deficiencies (Cellular Immunity) 3-8

Combined Immune Deficiencies 3-8

Complement Deficiencies 3-9

Phagocytic Disorders 3-10

 

Cardiology

Elena K. Grant, Matan Setton, Deepak Palakshappa, and Ana Maria Rosales

EKG Interpretation 4-1

Heart Murmurs 4-2

Syncope 4-3

Chest Pain 4-4

Cyanotic Child 4-5

Congenital Heart Disease 4-7

Essential Hypertension 4-9

Pediatric Dysrhythmias 4-11

Pericarditis and Pericardial Effusion 4-13

Cardiomyopathies (CM) 4-14

Congestive Heart Failure 4-15

 

Endocrinology

Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, Julia Elisabeth von Oettingen, Manasi Sinha, and

Lynne L . Levitsky

Diabetes Mellitus 5-1

Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 5-1

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 5-3

Diabetic Ketoacidosis 5-4

Hypoglycemia 5-6

Thyroid Function Testing 5-7

Hyperthyroidism 5-7

Hypothyroidism 5-8

Adrenal Insufficiency (AI) 5-9

Hypopituitarism 5-11

Ambiguous Genitalia 5-12

Precocious Puberty 5-12

Delayed Puberty 5-13

Short Stature 5-13

Amenorrhea 5-14

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) 5-15

 

Fluids and Electrolytes

David A. Lyczkowski and Avram Traum

Body and Parenteral Fluids 6-1

Dehydration and Rehydration 6-1

Hyponatremia 6-3

Hypernatremia 6-5

Hypokalemia 6-7

Hyperkalemia 6-8

Hypocalcemia 6-11

Hypercalcemia 6-12

Hypermagnesemia/Hypomagnesemia 6-14

Hypophosphatemia/Hyperphosphatemia 6-15

Acid–Base Disorders 6-16

Metabolic Acidosis 6-16

Metabolic Alkalosis 6-19

Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis 6-20

 

Gastroenterology

Paritosh Prasad and Jeffrey A. Biller

Acute Abdominal Pain 7-1

Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) 7-1

Vomiting 7-2

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) 7-4

Pyloric Stenosis 7-5

Gastrointestinal Bleeding 7-5

Acute Diarrhea 7-7

Chronic Diarrhea 7-9

Celiac Disease 7-10

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) 7-11

Jaundice 7-14

Abnormal Liver Function Tests 7-14

Hepatitis 7-15

Biliary Tract Disease 7-18

Acute Pancreatitis 7-19

Chronic Pancreatitis 7-20

 

Hematology

Fei J. Dy and Eric F. Grabowski

Anemia 8-1

Hemoglobinopathies 8-2

Platelet Disorders 8-6

Coagulation 8-7

Bone Marrow Failure 8-12

 

Oncology

Olga Rose and Alison Friedmann

Lymphadenopathy in the Pediatric Patient 9-1

Pediatric Oncologic Emergencies 9-1

Neutropenia in the Pediatric Patient 9-4

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 9-5

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia 9-5

Hodgkin Lymphoma 9-6

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 9-7

Transfusions 9-8

Pediatric Brain Tumors 9-10

Neuroblastoma 9-11

Osteosarcoma 9-12

Other Childhood Tumors 9-13

Chemo-Associated Nausea/Vomiting 9-14

 

Infectious Disease

Rebecca Cook, Emily B. Rubin, Sophia Delano, and Chadi M. El Saleeby

Fever of Unknown Origin 10-1

Infectious Meningitis 10-1

Periorbital (Preseptal) and Orbital Cellulitis 10-3

Acute Otitis Media 10-4

Lymphadenitis 10-5

Lyme Disease 10-6

UTI/Pyelonephritis 10-7

Cellulitis 10-8

Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis 10-9

Sexually Transmitted Infections 10-11

Tuberculosis 10-16

HIV 10-17

Pediatric Pneumonia 10-19

 

Genetic and Metabolism

Paritosh Prasad

Inborn Errors of Metabolism 11-1

Emergencies 11-2

Hypoglycemia 11-2

Hyperammonemia 11-3

Abnormal Newborn Screen 11-3

Galactosemia 11-3

Phenylketonuria/Phenylalaninemia 11-4

Management of Known Inborn Errors of Metabolism 11-4

Postmortem Labs 11-6

Trisomy 13 11-6

Trisomy 18 11-6

Trisomy 21 11-6

Turner Syndrome 11-7

Fragile X 11-8

Klinefelter 11-8

Vacterl 11-9

Lysosomal Storage Diseases 11-9

Mitochondrial Defects 11-10

Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome 11-11

Marfan Disease 11-12

 

Neurology

Kristen A. Lindgren, Mary Zelime Ward, Casey Olm-Shipman, and

Verne S. Caviness

Febrile Seizures 12-1

First Nonfebrile Seizure in Children 12-1

Epilepsy 12-2

Status Epilepticus (SE) 12-4

Dyskinesias/Movement Disorders 12-5

Tics & Tourette Syndrome (TS) 12-5

Abnormal Gait/Ataxia 12-6

Weakness/Peripheral Neuropathies 12-7

Demyelinating Diseases 12-11

Cerebral Palsy 12-13

Headache (HA) 12-14

Neurocutaneous Syndromes 12-15

ADHD 12-17

 

Pulmonary

Harmony Caton, Anna Tien Labowsky, Sze Man Tse, Lael Yonker, and

Natan Noviski

Quick Reference for Respiratory Signs 13-1

Tachypnea 13-2

Stridor 13-2

Cough 13-3

Wheeze 13-5

Hemoptysis 13-8

Pleuritic Chest Pain 13-9

Pleuritic Chest Pain 13-11

Diagnostic Studies 13-12

 

Renal

Melissa A. Walker and Avram Traum

Urinalysis 14-1

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) 14-1

Chronic Kidney Disease 14-3

Secondary Hypertension 14-4

Hematuria, Nephritic Syndromes 14-4

Urinary Tract Calculi 14-5

Nephrotic Syndrome 14-6

Renal Tubular Acidosis 14-6

Vesicoureteral Reflux 14-7

Congenital Renal Malformations 14-8

 

Rheumatology

Paritosh Prasad and Holly Rothermel

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) 15-1

Reactive (Enthesitis-related) Arthritis 15-2

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 15-3

Vasculitides 15-5

Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis 15-9

 

NICU

Ashley A. Ferullo and Joseph H. Chou

Delivery Room Management 16-1

Basic NICU Management 16-4

Pulmonary/Respiratory 16-7

Cardiovascular 16-9

Gastroenterology 16-10

Infectious Disease 16-13

Hematology 16-16

Neurology 16-17

 

PICU

Abigail R . Woodhead and Brian M. Cummings

Prophylaxis in Critical Illness 17-1

Pain Control and Sedation 17-2

Respiratory Failure 17-2

Mechanical Ventilation 17-3

Pediatric ECMO/ECLS 17-4

Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP) 17-5

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 17-6

Septic Shock 17-6

Inotropes, Chronotropes, and Vasopressors 17-8

Increased Intracranial Pressure 17-9

Rapid Sequence Intubation 17-11

 

Clinical Images in Pediatric Dermatology 18-1

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Paritosh Prasad Clinical Fellow Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts