Author Description

<ul> <li>Provides up-to-the minute coverage at www.nelsonpediatrics.com-updated multiple times a week-more frequently than any other source on the market!</li> <li>Features the editorial contributions of a new editor-Dr. Bonita F. Stanton-for enhanced focus on general pediatrics.</li> <li>Presents new knowledge on the principles of antibiotic therapy . antiviral therapy . antiparasitic therapy . antimycobacterial therapy . and others to improve your therapeutic skills.</li> <li>Recommends which drugs and dosages to prescribe for every disease for full coverage of the principles of therapy.</li> <li>Offers convenient reference through a new full-color design and full-color photographs that enable you to locate key content more easily and identify clinical conditions more quickly.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Features weekly updates at www.nelsonpediatrics.com-along with searchable access the complete contents of the book online...anytime, anywhere.</li> <li>Includes the latest clinical hot topics online, as well as government updates from the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Center for Disease Control, and National Institute of Health.</li> <li>Provides the latest abstracts and articles through PubMed, articles from Pediatrics Clinics and Journal of Pediatrics, and current commentaries from key journals for up-to-the-minute coverage.</li> <li>Provides a downloadable image library and 1494 review and self-assessment questions to supplement the text and for convenient Board review.</li> <li>Offers patient instructions-on topics including discipline, habits, ADHD, and much more-so that you can help your patients better manage their health.</li> <li>Presents short descriptions of children with neurodevelopmental and behavioral problems as they appear in clinical practice in Case Studies from the Child Development Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin.</li> <li>Covers specific treatments through Clinical Case Studies, on everything from wheezing to fever and vomiting to