Practical Algorithms in Pediatric Gastroenterology: (Practical Algorithms in Pediatrics. Series Editor: Z. Hochberg)
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3318025097 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 110 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Look before You Buy" according to Semmelweis. This might be helpful for teaching medical students and Non Physician Providers but not much value to practioners who were well trained.A algorithm should be clear and logical, based on accepted and tested knowledge.Those offered here are often circular and illogical.Consider FTT: FIrst decision point is primary vs secondary, but each leads back to the same decision point: is there weight gain, then they recommend laborato
Written by leading experts in the field of pediatric gastroenterology and surrounding fields, this book is aimed at an audience of general and family practitioners, pediatricians and trainees who are not exposed on a day-to-day basis to pediatric gastroenterology problems.. 'Practical Algorithms in Pediatric Gastroenterology' is a simple, bedside pragmatic text which classifies common clinical symptoms and signs, laboratory abnormalities and issues of management in the expanding field of pediatric gastroenterology as presented in daily practice. Unlike adult gastroenterology, pediatric gastroenterology is characterized by developmental disorders; the approach to the same disease condition may therefore be widely different, and there is an increasing need from pediatric gastroenterologists and pediatricians for easy diagnostic tools. Algorithms provide a logical, concise and cost-effective approach to medical reasoning and help avoid excessive unnecessary procedures and testing