50 Studies Every Pediatrician Should Know [Paperback]

50 Studies Every Pediatrician Should Knowpresents key studies that have shaped the current clinical practice of pediatrics. Selected using a rigorous methodology, the studies cover topics including: allergy immunology, behavioral, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, ENT, general pediatrics, hematology, infectious disease, neonatology, nephrology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, and pulmonary. For each study, a concise summary is presented with an emphasis on the results and limitations of the study, and its implications for practice. An illustrative clinical case concludes each review, followed by brief information on other relevant studies. This is one of the only books of its kind to present a collection of the most influential clinical trials in pediatrics that are detailed enough to be used on rounds, but still easily digestible.

Section I: Allergy Immunology
1. Efficacy of Immunoglobulin Plus Prednisolone in Prevention of Coronary Artery Abnormalities in Kawasaki Disease

Section II: Behavioral
2. Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination and Autism
3. Treatment for adolescents with depression study (TADS)
4. The Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (MTA)

Section III: Cardiology
5. Pharmacologic Closure of a Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Premature Infants
6. The relation of overweight to cardiovascular risk factors among children and adolescents: the Bogalusa heart study

Section IV: Dermatology
7. Propranolol vs. Prednisolone for Symptomatic Proliferating Infantile Hemangiomas: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Section V: Endocrinology
8. Risk Factors for Cerebral Edema in Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Section VI: ENT
9. A Trial of Early Ear Tube Placement in Children with Persistent Otitis Media

Section VII: General Pediatrics
10. Maintenance IV Fluid Requirements
11. Predischarge Serum Bilirubin to Predict SignificlăÚ