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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 618.9212 EAN: 9780323014441 Edition: 4 ISBN: 0323014445 Label: Mosby Manufacturer: Mosby Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 560 Publication Date: February 15, 2002 Publisher: Mosby Studio: Mosby Editorial Review: Product Description: Updated and revised to reflect recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances, this popular quick reference guide provides the practical knowledge needed to diagnose and manage children with congenital and acquired heart disease. It explains whether the patient should be referred to a pediatric cardiologist or managed by the primary care practitioner. It also features the latest blood pressure measuring techniques, new recommendations by the National Committee on infective endocarditis prophylaxis, cardiovascular manifestations of HIV infection, and includes pediatric drug dosage tables. Average Rating:
 Rating: - I'm a better pediatrician because of this book.Great book. Residents should use this book, if not buy it. Not terribly expensive either. Excellent. Don't like the EKG book by the same author though. Rating: - THE Cards book for residents (and rotating MS4's)I bought this book on my 4th year medical student rotation for Pediatric Cardiology. It continues to serve me as a resident (just coming fresh off the Cardiology floor). The EKG section is invaluable. The description (and explanation of pathophysiology of) congenital heart defects is outstanding. I am told by fellows that this book has served them through the first year of fellowship then, before having to move onto more advanced texts. Only minus, no explanation of how EP studies work, which ... Read More Rating: - Very useful reference work, even for non-peds and non-cardsIn concise and clear language, Prof. Park explains how a medical practitioner can diagnose alsmost any known cardiac anomaly in a child. Having a scientific but no medical background myself, I found it very readable. Some knowledge of cardiac anatomy and electrocardiography are a prerequisite. What is especially good is Prof. Parks comprehensive approach to the diagnosis: all posible pathologies are listed and when a particular observation Read More Rating: - Pediatric Cardiology made simple and understandableAs a resident in pediatrics, you face the usual time constraints, yet you want to prepare yourselfs for electives by reading a comprehensible text. For Cardiology, I have found with Park's "Pediatric Cardiology for the Practioner" an outstanding text, which I actually prefer over more recent review articles for its easy to understand approach. The text is easy to read and is supported by the style of the figures and schemes. This book provides more than an introductory text for the pediatric resident ... Read More |
