Editorial Review:

The Philadelphia Guide: Inpatient Pediatrics combines the advice of over one hundred pediatricians and specialists to bring you the latest guidelines, procedures, treatments, and management strategies for inpatient pediatric care.

Highly accessible and easy to use on the wards, this book is arranged alphabetically by clinical area, and organized in a consistent format with uniform headings throughout - perfect for whenever you need information fast.

Conveniently sized to fit in your white coat pocket, this irreplaceable inpatient resource features:

Concise coverage of over 350 commonly encountered pediatric medical conditions Practical diagnostic strategies and complete treatment and management guidelines Rapid access to tables listing pediatric dosages for emergency, airway, and rapid sequence intubation medications, as well as defibrillation and cardioversion protocols Classic and current evidence-based references Invaluable appendices covering normal vital signs, neonatal codes, and PALS algorithms

A fresh, new approach to pediatric literature, this indispensable handbook offers concise, precise information for healthcare practitioners of all levels, from all disciplines, involved in the care of children in the inpatient setting.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Easy read...great info...:

This is a great book for easy reading & covers all inpatient pediatric subjects you will encounter in house. I only wish the book was smaller for my lab coat's pocket!

Wonderful peripheral brain:

great quick reference for the "I need to know this now" type of information. An excellent job and excellent tool for teaching med students and residents

Fills a very large gap in pediatric medicine:

The Philadelphia Guide: Inpatient Pediatrics fills a significant gap in practical pediatric texts. Harriet Lane has long been the standard, but is difficult to use, impractical at times, and incomplete. This book, which conveniently fits in a white coat pocket, is an indispensible resource for medical students and pediatric residents and fills the holes that Harriet leaves open. It give practical and complete, yet concise information on presentation and management of the diseases commonly encountered by the... more info

One of the Best in the Business:

As a user of harrriet lane for years...This book goes beyond. As an easy to read, comprehensive resource for almost everything you will see as an inpatient house officer, I would recommend keeping it with you at all times. It is filled with all the questions you find yourself often looking up on those late night calls. It gives you the one line answers you are always looking for. It has information on conditions from the most basic to the most obscure and what you need to know about them. It provides... more info

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