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The Pediatrie Acute Care Handbook
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Book Reviews
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, edited by Randall L. Braddom, 1,301 pp, with illus, $165, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company (telephone: 800-545-2522),1996, ISBN 0-7216-5243-3
**** =excellent;
* =poor.
ingestions). The management of each clinical problem is presented in an easy-to-read algorithm that includes clinical manifestations, diagnostic tests, and management strategies. Explicit medication doses are listed at the appropriate place in the algorithm. Each algorithm is accompanied by annotations that are conveniently placed on the facing pages. In the third section, the book provides well-illustrated guidelines for common acute-care procedures. The fourth section, an appendix, contains an antibiotic formulary, sample calculations for continuous infusions, and a copy of the intensive-care unit guidelines from the Children's Hospital of Michigan. The final section lists suggested readings. Strengths: This is an eminently practical handbook for reviewing essential aspects of pediatric acute care both before and during emergent situations. It is extremely well organized and easy to read. Deficiencies: The book would be easier to use if it were spiral bound. Recommended Readership: House officers and experienced clinicians alike will find this handbook to be a valuable resource. Overall Grading:
Type ofBook: A comprehensive, multiauthored textbook on physical medicine and rehabilitation. Scope of Book: The text provides complete, practical, and clinically useful material on all conditions addressed by physical medicine and rehabilitation consultants. Contents: The book is divided into four broad sections: assessment of patients in the physical medicine and rehabilitation setting (physiatric examination and electrodiagnostic tests); treatment techniques and special equipment (prostheses, orthoses, physical therapeutic modalities, and injection techniques); management of special problems in physical rehabilitation (pressure ulcers, spasticity, and bowel and bladder dysfunction); and management of specific disorders (musculoskeletal pain syndromes, neuropathies, central nervous system disorders, and low-back pain). The text includes excellent chapters on the rehabilitation of patients with vascular diseases, spinal cord injuries, bums, amputations, chronic pain, human immunodeficiency virus infections, and motor neuron disease. Both basic and state-of-the-art concepts are presented with an emphasis on clinical applications. Strengths: The text is user friendly, well illustrated, and practical. It contains major contributions from several Mayo Clinic staff members, including Dr. Mehrsheed Sinaki, who contributed an outstanding chapter on disorders of the lumbar spine and served as an associate editor. Deficiencies: I found no deficiencies. Recommended Readership: This text is a "must" for all physiatrists, physiatry residents, and allied rehabilitation staff. It would also be extremely useful for neurologists, orthopedists, rheumatologists, and family physicians involved in the physical rehabilitation of patients. Overall Grading:
****
William J. Barbaresi, M.D., Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota Gastrointestinal Cancers: Biology, Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Anil K. Rustgi, 663 pp, with illus, $169, Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven Publishers (telephone: 800-777-2295), 1995, ISBN 0-7817-0276-3
Type of Book: A multiauthored, encyclopedic overview of the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of cancers originating in the gastrointestinal tract. Scope ofBook: The text comprehensively details the current state of knowledge on gastrointestinal malignant diseases. Contents: The book is divided into eight sections. The first focuses on development of the gastrointestinal tract, growth and its regulation, and molecular genetics. The subsequent five sections are arranged by site of origin and discuss clinical and pathologic aspects and then the surgical, radiotherapeutic, medical, and palliative treatment of tumors. Included are detailed reviews of predisposing factors such as Barrett's esophagus in esophageal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease in colon cancer. Reviews of rare gastrointestinal cancers such as stromal and neuroendocrine tumors comprise a miscellaneous section. Finally, the developing sciences of molecular diagnostics, gene therapy, and immunotherapy are profiled. The predominant style is that of a factual catalog. Strengths: The book juxtaposes information from many disciplines-epidemiology, gastroenterology, pathology, and surgical, medical, and radiation oncology-in an all-encompassing fashion. Each chapter is comprehensive, up to date, and exceedingly well referenced. Deficiencies: The inclusion of repetitive, cross-referenced presentations (for example, four chapters discuss nitrosamine intake as a risk factor for gastric cancer) is distracting. Consequently, this
*****
Edward A. Trudeau, M.D., Director of Physiatry Services, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois The Pediatric Acute Care Handbook, edited by Mary Lieh-Lai, Maria Asi-Bautista, and Katherine Ling-McGeorge, 258 pp, with illus, $29.95, Boston, Little, Brown and Company (telephone: 800343-9204),1995, ISBN 0-316-09306-8
Type of Book: A handbook on acute-care pediatrics based on the critical-care lecture series for residents at the Children's Hospital of Michigan. Scope of Book: The text provides a comprehensive set of algorithms for the management of common problems in acute-care pediatrics. Contents: The book has five sections. The first section presents a review of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The second section is organized on the basis of organ system or category of problems (for example, cardiovascular, child abuse, and Mayo Clin Proc 1997; 72:94-96
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© 1997 Mayo Foundation/or Medical Education and Research
For personal use. Mass reproduce only with permission from Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Book Reviews
***** ***
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, edited by Randall L. Braddom, 1,301 pp, with illus, $165, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company (telephone: 800-545-2522),1996, ISBN 0-7216-5243-3
**** =excellent;
* =poor.
ingestions). The management of each clinical problem is presented in an easy-to-read algorithm that includes clinical manifestations, diagnostic tests, and management strategies. Explicit medication doses are listed at the appropriate place in the algorithm. Each algorithm is accompanied by annotations that are conveniently placed on the facing pages. In the third section, the book provides well-illustrated guidelines for common acute-care procedures. The fourth section, an appendix, contains an antibiotic formulary, sample calculations for continuous infusions, and a copy of the intensive-care unit guidelines from the Children's Hospital of Michigan. The final section lists suggested readings. Strengths: This is an eminently practical handbook for reviewing essential aspects of pediatric acute care both before and during emergent situations. It is extremely well organized and easy to read. Deficiencies: The book would be easier to use if it were spiral bound. Recommended Readership: House officers and experienced clinicians alike will find this handbook to be a valuable resource. Overall Grading:
Type ofBook: A comprehensive, multiauthored textbook on physical medicine and rehabilitation. Scope of Book: The text provides complete, practical, and clinically useful material on all conditions addressed by physical medicine and rehabilitation consultants. Contents: The book is divided into four broad sections: assessment of patients in the physical medicine and rehabilitation setting (physiatric examination and electrodiagnostic tests); treatment techniques and special equipment (prostheses, orthoses, physical therapeutic modalities, and injection techniques); management of special problems in physical rehabilitation (pressure ulcers, spasticity, and bowel and bladder dysfunction); and management of specific disorders (musculoskeletal pain syndromes, neuropathies, central nervous system disorders, and low-back pain). The text includes excellent chapters on the rehabilitation of patients with vascular diseases, spinal cord injuries, bums, amputations, chronic pain, human immunodeficiency virus infections, and motor neuron disease. Both basic and state-of-the-art concepts are presented with an emphasis on clinical applications. Strengths: The text is user friendly, well illustrated, and practical. It contains major contributions from several Mayo Clinic staff members, including Dr. Mehrsheed Sinaki, who contributed an outstanding chapter on disorders of the lumbar spine and served as an associate editor. Deficiencies: I found no deficiencies. Recommended Readership: This text is a "must" for all physiatrists, physiatry residents, and allied rehabilitation staff. It would also be extremely useful for neurologists, orthopedists, rheumatologists, and family physicians involved in the physical rehabilitation of patients. Overall Grading:
****
William J. Barbaresi, M.D., Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota Gastrointestinal Cancers: Biology, Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Anil K. Rustgi, 663 pp, with illus, $169, Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven Publishers (telephone: 800-777-2295), 1995, ISBN 0-7817-0276-3
Type of Book: A multiauthored, encyclopedic overview of the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of cancers originating in the gastrointestinal tract. Scope ofBook: The text comprehensively details the current state of knowledge on gastrointestinal malignant diseases. Contents: The book is divided into eight sections. The first focuses on development of the gastrointestinal tract, growth and its regulation, and molecular genetics. The subsequent five sections are arranged by site of origin and discuss clinical and pathologic aspects and then the surgical, radiotherapeutic, medical, and palliative treatment of tumors. Included are detailed reviews of predisposing factors such as Barrett's esophagus in esophageal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease in colon cancer. Reviews of rare gastrointestinal cancers such as stromal and neuroendocrine tumors comprise a miscellaneous section. Finally, the developing sciences of molecular diagnostics, gene therapy, and immunotherapy are profiled. The predominant style is that of a factual catalog. Strengths: The book juxtaposes information from many disciplines-epidemiology, gastroenterology, pathology, and surgical, medical, and radiation oncology-in an all-encompassing fashion. Each chapter is comprehensive, up to date, and exceedingly well referenced. Deficiencies: The inclusion of repetitive, cross-referenced presentations (for example, four chapters discuss nitrosamine intake as a risk factor for gastric cancer) is distracting. Consequently, this
*****
Edward A. Trudeau, M.D., Director of Physiatry Services, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois The Pediatric Acute Care Handbook, edited by Mary Lieh-Lai, Maria Asi-Bautista, and Katherine Ling-McGeorge, 258 pp, with illus, $29.95, Boston, Little, Brown and Company (telephone: 800343-9204),1995, ISBN 0-316-09306-8
Type of Book: A handbook on acute-care pediatrics based on the critical-care lecture series for residents at the Children's Hospital of Michigan. Scope of Book: The text provides a comprehensive set of algorithms for the management of common problems in acute-care pediatrics. Contents: The book has five sections. The first section presents a review of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The second section is organized on the basis of organ system or category of problems (for example, cardiovascular, child abuse, and Mayo Clin Proc 1997; 72:94-96
**
94
© 1997 Mayo Foundation/or Medical Education and Research
For personal use. Mass reproduce only with permission from Mayo Clinic Proceedings.