The Saint-Frances Guide to Pediatrics (Saint-Frances Guide Series) [Paperback]

Darren S. Migita (Author), Dimitri A. Christakis (Author), Sanjay Saint (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781721466 | ISBN-13: 978-0781721462 | Publication Date: April 29, 2003

This pocket-sized handbook is intended for medical students and beginning house officers. Its focus is to provide a succinct problem-based format for identifying disease processes, working up a differential diagnosis, employing the appropriate treatment, and anticipating the clinical course of the illness. The list of covered topics was generated based on the 100 most common pediatric admission and outpatient diagnoses at the top-ranked University of Washington's Children's Hospital and Medical Center. The book uses hot keys, mnemonics, tables and figures to help readers remember important facts. The authors are teaching residents at the University of Washington, and have used this material successfully in the training of medical students at their institution.

Product Details

• Paperback: 800 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (April 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781721466
• ISBN-13: 978-0781721462
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,353,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, October 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Saint-Frances Guide to Pediatrics (Saint-Frances Guide Series) (Paperback)

This book would be well-suited for students on their
pediatric clerkship. It is a nice, portable handbook
that covers the basics of pediatrics while not getting
bogged down in the details that are often beyond the
scope of medical students. I think that this book
would be most useful to student in the clinic and on
the wards when they are between patients and need to
quickly review or learn the basics of pediatric
illnesses. The cardiology section of the book is
especially useful for students as it clearly explains
the essentials of pediatric heart disease while also
providing a graphical representation of each murmur
and sample EKG findings associated with each defect.
The Hot Key and mnemonics are helpful in purveying the
nuances and important pearls of pediatrics to those
who are new to the specialty. In general, I cannot
think of any weak points with this book. I think that
it would be an excellent book for students on their
pediatric rotation.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Pocket Reference for Pediatrics, December 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Saint-Frances Guide to Pediatrics (Saint-Frances Guide Series) (Paperback)

The Sain Frances Guide is an outstanding pediatric reference, which should be more widely used than some older and more established pediatric pocket references. I have recommended the Saint Frances Guide to my residents, and I feel that their fund of knowledge and grasp of the issues in pediatrics has improved as a result of their exposure to this book. Dr. Migita had brought together a compendium of excellent material covering a broad spectrum of relevant pediatric health issues, yet does this in a concise and easy to read manner. Without reservation, I think that this pediatric handbook is second to none.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely superb !, December 3, 2005

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Harriet Lane "Harry" (Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Saint-Frances Guide to Pediatrics (Saint-Frances Guide Series) (Paperback)

The saint frances series proves to be a great hit ! I was exposed to these guides with the inpatient medicine guide, and it was obvious to me that the pediatrics guide won't let me down. Among the leading features - great ambulatory section, excellent metabolic diseases panels ( who has the time to read nelson's section on metabolics ? ), very concise sections in neonatology, ID and emergencies... the list goes on. Recommendations for the future - an additional section on normal growth and development would be a good addition.
In summary - a must have for students during clinical clerckships, the problem oriented approach is very helpful when preparing for the oral exam, for written exams - nelson's still no. 1, but this book is a great adjuvant.