The Harriet Lane Handbook: A Manual for Pediatric House Officers, 17th Edition (Paperback)

~ Jason Robertson (Editor), Nicole Shilkofski (Editor)

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Book Description

The pediatric reference of choice for more than 50 years!

Product Description

For more than 50 years, The Harriet Lane Handbook has been the pediatrician’s reference of choice and for good reason. Its unsurpassed diagnostic and management guidance, recommended tests, complete therapeutic information, and comprehensive drug formulary make it essential for anyone who treats children. Now, the 17th Edition is completely revised and updated to provide readers with the latest treatments, guidelines, procedures, and management recommendations all in the easy-to-use, quick-access format that's made it a bestseller. BONUS handheld software lets you download and synchronize diagnostic and management guidelines, recommended tests, complete therapeutic information, a comprehensive drug formulary with FDA pregnancy notations and trade/generic name drug index, and more than 15 medical calculators.

--Comes with bonus handheld software. --Organizes a wealth of information into a convenient, pocket-sized format. --Focuses on the safety and efficacy of drugs in children. --Covers FDA Pregnancy Category notations and information on the effects of drugs in breast milk. --Includes step-by-step emergency management protocols, growth charts, and more. --Uses an outline format for each disease chapter with algorithms, charts, tables, and drawings that highlight critical information.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1168 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 17 edition (June 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323029175
• ISBN-13: 978-0323029179
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #94,554 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars significantly improved edition, required book for peds residents, January 12, 2006

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

Harriet is Harriet. If you're going into pediatrics, this is your handbook or white coat book of choice. It is NOT adequate for everything-you-need to know, and there's plenty that's not in here, but it's still the handbook I go to multiple times a day as a resident. The new edition is significantly improved--there is now a rheumatology section, the medications are updated, and the fluids chapter has been rewritten (the earlier version was downright byzantine). Of course, the spine does not seem changed to be stronger, and I'm afraid that pages will start falling out in about a year or so. I think it's worth having the new edition personally, but I can't absolutely recommend it if you have the previous edition (it depends on how often you use it, and what 50 bucks means to you).

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the only pocket book., September 24, 2006

By	Flying Saucer - See all my reviews

This book is ubiquitous. Everyone has it. Not everyone needs it. Students don't need it. Sub I's don't need it. So don't buy it. Interns need it-Hit the milk man/lady up for a copy. It's a great reference, but not the only one. Schwartz' clinical pediatrics is better for students and sub-I's. Plus i think Schwartz has a bit more info on diseases and differentials that Harriet. They serve different purposes though. Hospital for sick children has a great book too. The Harriet formulary is helpful, but not always the best source for doses or side effects. I like the skyscape version best. Palm better than pocket PC.

I recommend that you take this book to kinko's, have them split the book in half-i divided mine into the disease section and formulary section. Have them spiral bind it and place plastic covers. It will last longer and you can carry around whichever half you need or put one in each pocket to even out the weight.
This a great book for interns.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Text - A must for the Peds/FP resident, October 8, 2005

By	Christian A. Beebe "Dr. Christian Beebe, M.D." (US Navy) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The new Harriet Lane contains the same often used, well referenced sources a family medicine resident needs to provide competent care to children. Updates include a reworked fluids electrolytes and nutrition section which has more algorithms and is much more user-friendly than in prior versions. I haven't downloaded the PDA software included with the text yet, but my colleagues are reporting it cumbersome to use. I enjoy keeping multiple references on my PDA, and will likely test the software at a future date.
- A third year resident in a family medicine residency.