Name: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
Edition: 21st
Edited by: ROBERT M. KLIEGMAN; JOSEPH W. ST GEME III; NATHAN J. BLUM; SAMIR S. SHAH; ROBERT C. TASKER; KAREN M. WILSON; RICHARD E. BEHRMAN
Subject: Pediatrics
Language: English
Publisher: Elsevier
Brief Introduction
The 21st edition of Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics continues its tradition of being an essential resource for general pediatric providers and pediatric subspecialists as they diagnose and treat infants, children, and adolescents throughout the world. The 21st edition has been thoroughly revised, updated, and edited to keep up with the huge advances in clinical care derived from basic, clinical, and population-based research. The promise that translational medicine will improve the lives of children has become a daily reality for most but not all children. Knowledge of human development, behavior, and diseases from the molecular to sociologic levels has led to greater understanding of health and illness in children and substantial improvements in health quality for those who have access to health care. These exciting scientific advances also provide hope to effectively address prevention and treatment of new and emerging diseases threatening children and their families.
Contents
Volume 1
Part I The Field of Pediatrics
Part II Growth, Development, and Behavior
Part III Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders
Part IV Learning and Developmental Disorders
Part V Nutrition
Part VI Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
Part VII Pediatric Drug Therapy
Part VIII Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
Part IX Human Genetics
Part X Metabolic Disorders
Part XI The Fetus and the Neonatal Infant
Part XII Adolescent Medicine
Part XIII Immunology
Part XIV Allergic Disorders
Part XV Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood (Connective Tissue Disease, Collagen Vascular Diseases)
Part XVI Infectious Diseases
Volume 2
Part XVII The Digestive System
Part XVIII The Respiratory System
Part XIX The Cardiovascular System
Part XX Diseases of the Blood
Part XXI Cancer and Benign Tumors
Part XXII Nephrology
Part XXIII Urologic Disorders in Infants and Children
Part XXIV Gynecologic Problems of Childhood
Part XXV The Endocrine System
Part XXVI The Nervous System
Part XXVII Neuromuscular Disorders
Part XXVIII Disorders of the Eye
Part XXIX The Ear
Part XXX The Skin
Part XXXI Bone and Joint Disorders
Part XXXII Rehabilitation Medicine
Part XXXIII Environmental Health
Part XXXIV Laboratory Medicine
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Nutrition for infants, children, and adolescents should maintain current weight and support normal growth and development. Growth during infancy is rapid, critical for neurocognitive development, and has the highest energy and nutrient requirements relative to body size than any other period of growth. It is followed by growth during childhood, when 60% of total growth occurs, and finally by puberty. Nutrition and growth during the 1st 3 yr of life predict adult stature and some health outcomes. The major risk period for growth stunting (impaired linear growth) is between 4 and 24 mo of age. Therefore, it is critical to identify nutrient deficiencies promptly and to address them aggressively early in life, because missing them can impart lasting adverse effects on later growth and development. Dietary intake should provide energy requirements as well as the essential macronutrient and micronutrient needs for sustaining the function of multiple vital processes. Nutrient deficiencies can limit growth, impair immune function, affect neurodevelopment, and increase morbidity and mortality. Worldwide, malnutrition and undernutrition are the leading causes of acquired immunodeficiency, and a major factor underlying morbidity and mortality in children <5 yr of age.
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