Rudolph's Fundamentals of Pediatrics: Third Edition [Paperback]

Abraham Rudolph (Author), Robert Kamei (Author), Kim Overby (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0838584500 | ISBN-13: 978-0838584507 | Publication Date: February 14, 2002 | Edition: 3

Written expressly for trainees in pediatrics, Rudolph’s Fundamentals of Pediatrics, 3rd edition provides a broad information base with a symptom-complex orientation. It presents a pathophysiologic basis for the approach to differential diagnosis and makes liberal use of algorithms and tables to summarize important information. Perfect for students in the pediatric clerkship, Rudolph’s Fundamentals is also relied upon by pediatric and family medicine residents, nurses, and anyone who needs quick, concise answers to a broad array of clinical pediatric questions.

Features:

• Written expressly for medical students by leading educators in pediatrics
• Discusses approaches to symptom presentations
• Problem-oriented approach promotes a better understanding of clinical issues and differential diagnosis
• Extensive algorithms, tables, and illustrations
• Pathophysiology included to facilitate an understanding of the basis for selection of diagnostic studies and treatments
• Six brand new chapters: "Adolescence," "Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics," "Rheumatic Diseases," "Cancer in Children," "The Nervous System," and "Ophthalmology"
• All other chapters have been revised and updated (20030315)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The book has 21 chapters devoted to major fields in pediatrics, with new chapters on adolescence, developmental and behavioral pediatrics, rheumatology, oncology, neurology, and ophthalmology. In addition, chapters on pediatric health supervision and ethics are provided. The chapters are well written, for the most part, with the proper amount of information so that reading is not laborious. The tables and algorithms are plentiful and are a key feature of this book. The figures are helpful and complement the text very well....Students who use this book will be well prepared for end-of-rotation exams and have a good foundation in pediatrics. For residents it is a beneficial book to review and assimilate much information."--Doody's Review Service (Doody's )

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Written expressly for trainees in pediatrics, Rudolph's Fundamentals of Pediatrics, 3rd edition provides a broad information base with a symptom-complex orientation. It presents a pathophysiologic basis for the approach to differential diagnosis and makes liberal use of algorithms and tables to summarize important information. Perfect for students in the pediatric clerkship, Rudolph's Fundamentals is also relied upon by pediatric and family medicine residents, nurses, and anyone who needs quick, concise answers to a broad array of clinical pediatric questions.

Features:
* Written expressly for medical students by leading educators in pediatrics
* Discusses approaches to symptom presentations
* Problem-oriented approach promotes a better understanding of clinical issues and differential diagnosis
* Extensive algorithms, tables, and illustrations
* Pathophysiology included to facilitate an understanding of the basis for selection of diagnostic studies and treatments
* Six brand new chapters: "Adolescent Medicine," "Disorders of Behavior," "Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood," "Oncology," "Nervous System," and "Ophthalmology"
* All other chapters have been revised and updated

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Product Details

• Paperback: 848 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 3 edition (February 14, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0838584500
• ISBN-13: 978-0838584507
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great at-home reference for peds resident, January 12, 2006

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baby bean doc "baby doc" (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rudolph's Fundamentals of Pediatrics: Third Edition (Paperback)

This is a keeper for any peds resident's personal library, and it should probably be the go-to book. Rudolph's is comparable to Nelson's in its scope, detail, and comprehensive subject matter in pediatrics. I think where Rudolph's tops Nelsons is in readability--the writing won't put you to sleep quite as easily, the charts & tables are very helpful, and the font is also much more reader-friendly. Nowadays, if you're a resident, you really should be current and be able to know what's beyond the textbooks (i.e., journal literature). However, Rudolph's is a great basic place to start when learning a topic in Peds.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars useful, February 9, 2008

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Dimitar Stamatov (sofia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rudolph's Fundamentals of Pediatrics: Third Edition (Paperback)

Ok first I am Bulgarian and our textbooks are a little bit different as structure but not as information.This textbook is useful but there are some misses .It`s about the Gastro. chapter it`s not complete especially peptic ulcer, Crohn`s disease and ulcerative colitis.Nutrition section tells nothing about basic schemes of feeding and use of water till 6th month.There are no or they are vague Lab Results.The positive is the new treatment of most of the disease the informative tables&figs.In general this book is useful for all the GPs or students who need to pass their exam.pediatricians may use it for quick scan of some information.