. Disorders of Bone Formation
Disorders of Bone Formation Allen W. Root NORMAL SKELETON: CARTILAGE AND BONE The skeleton comprises cartilage and bone and is a support for the insertion of muscles and…
. Toxic Ingestions and Exposures
Toxic Ingestions and Exposures Sing-Yi Feng, Collin S. Goto, and M. Douglas Baker MANAGEMENT OF THE INTOXICATED PATIENT Morbidity and mortality from childhood poisoning have decreased in the…
. Environmental Pediatrics
Environmental Pediatrics Ruth A. Etzel It is only in the last 50 years that diseases linked to environmental contamination have been recognized in pediatrics. Most environmental exposures now…
. Examination of the Newborn Infant
Examination of the Newborn Infant Joseph A. Zenel GENERAL EXAMINATION INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT ASSESSMENTS Immediately after birth, all infants should be briefly examined for major congenital abnormalities, signs…
. Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System
Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System Thomas S. Murray and Robert S. Baltimore BACTERIAL MENINGITIS Meningitis, an infection of the subarachnoid space and leptomeninges caused by a…
. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Ann E. Woolfrey, Paul A. Carpenter, and Jean E. Sanders Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) transfers a small number of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) from a…
. Polyps and Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Polyps and Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract Steven H. Erdman and Edward J. Hoffenberg The most common gastrointestinal tumor in children is the benign single juvenile polyp. Single…
. Disorders of Platelets
Disorders of Platelets Cindy E. Neunert and Donald L. Yee PLATELET PRODUCTION, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION Platelets arise from megakaryocytic precursors in the bone marrow. Maturation and production is…
. Pediatric Transplantation
Pediatric Transplantation Patrick J. Healey Solid organ transplantation is now a routine component of management for organ failure of the kidney, liver, heart, lung, and intestine in children….
. Mechanisms of Hormone Action
Mechanisms of Hormone Action Adda Grimberg and Linda A. DiMeglio A hormone is a molecule that is secreted into the circulation to influence the function of target cells…
