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The Saint-Frances Guide to Pediatrics (Saint-Frances Guide Series)

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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.

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.

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.

The Bottom Line: This book is a must have in every white coat for Pediatric
clerkship students, and for interns as well. Covers all the basic topics,
and even a few that are more advanced. Great chapters that are full of
useful information are the hallmark of this book. Also would be great for
"bullet" presentations for students and residents for teaching. Excellent
job on the first edition!!

Saint-Frances guide to Pediatrics is a surprisingly well-organized review
handbook that addresses the numerous core concepts of Pediatrics. Its
organization and succinct outlines, as well as its formulary, are ideal for
use in the wards, yet it is comprehensive enough to serve as a study guide
or review for students, residents, and any other health professional. The
downside to its brevity, of course, is that those unfamiliar with some of
the topics will be hard-pressed to learn from scratch the expansive
knowledge base required in Pediatrics from this book; however, as an adjunct
to a textbook, Saint-Frances Pediatrics has great potential to be a utile
handbook. This is a great addition to the clinic, ward, office, or
backpack.

This is comprehensive POCKET book with 736 pages. The information in the book is timeless and STILL relevant to the study of Pediatrics in 2012.

There 109 Chapters (some as short as 3 pages), which are grouped as follows:

PART 1 Introductory Principles - introduction on how formulate a diagnosis and plan and revision of Biostatistics and how it is applicable to determining which tests to order and the probability of the patient having a specific diagnosis
PART 2 Ambulatory Pediatrics - 17 Chapters
PART 3 Neonatology -9 Chapters
PART 4 Infectious Disease - 14 Chapters
PART 5 Critical Care and Emergency Medicine - 7 Chapters
PART 6 General Cardiology - 20 Chapters
PART 7 Pulmonology - 2 Chapters
PART 8 Hematology / Oncology - 10 Chapters
PART 9 Urology & Nephrology - 5 Chapters
PART 10 Gastroenterology - 7 Chapters
PART 11 Endocrinology / Metabolic Disorders - 4 Chapters
PART 12 Rheumatology - 3 Chapters
PART 13 Neurology - 3 Chapters
PART 14 Trauma - 7 Chapters

I purchased a used version of this book for under $15 with expedited shipping.

Great book for students as well. problem based. Excellent for Sub-I's. Fast pre-read for interns. Has most pediatric specialties, including NICU. Nice Primer on vents. I let my interns borrow it for primers on vents. Nice bits about congenital heart defects as well.
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This pocket guide is a great addition to the pocket of all medical students and residents in family practice and pediatrics. It has concise reviews of critical topics and very practical approaches to patients.

Truly an outstanding book! The best pocket guide there is