Recent Advances Series, 23 Edited by Tim David Professor of Child Health, University of Manchester, UK £9.99,  978-1-85315-652-6,  256pp,  Paperback,  May 2006 Recent Advances in Paediatrics 22 Recent Advances in Paediatrics 21

The Ulster Medical Journal
The latest in this popular series of paediatric reviews provides a useful update for general paediatricians and primary care practitioners…it is a useful quick reference for topics such as infant feeding, child abuse and screening. Overall a worthwhile read providing easy to follow comprehensive reviews.

Amanda Jackson, MD
This book is a nice way to get recent updates on hot topics in medicine.

The Royal Society of Medicine Press is delighted to publish Recent Advances in Paediatrics 23, which is part of the successful and well established Recent Advances series.

This title is published annually with entirely new contents. It provides a comprehensive update of key topics in paediatrics and child health for those preparing for postgraduate exams (such as MRCPCH) as well as practising paediatricians seeking an update in their own and related specialties. Topics range across all areas of paediatrics and child health including general paediatrics, neonatal, tropical and community paediatric to satisfy the book's equally broad readership. Featuring an annotated literature review, this is a truly invaluable book for both qualified and trainee paediatricians.

Some of the topics covered include:
1. Cerebral oedema in diabetic ketoacidosis
Julie A. Edge
2. Post-streptococcal autoimmune brain disorders
Davide Martino, Russell C. Dale
3. Brittle asthma
Titus K. Ninan
4. Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus
Clare Pain, Eileen Baildam
5. Medication errors in children – first do no harm
Eran Kozer
6. Treating hypovolaemia: avoiding hyponatraemia
Malcolm Holliday, Aaron Friedman
7. Asphyxiation in children
Jordan Greenbaum, Cindy W. Christian
8. Birth asphyxia and multi-organ dysfunction
Prakesh S. Shah, Max Perlman
9. Aetiology and prevention of spina bifida
Laura E. Mitchell, Richard H. Finnell, Alexander S. Whitehead
10. Neonatal transfusion of blood products
Neil Murray, Irene Roberts
11. Genetic and phenotypic variants of cystic fibrosis
Molly B. Sheridan, Garry R. Cutting
12. Behaviour problems in children with epilepsy
Ronit M. Pressler
13. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Marsha D. Rappley
14. Classification, diagnosis and management of
von Willebrand disease in childhood
Augusto B. Federici, Pier M. Mannucci
15. Paediatric literature review – 2004
Timothy J. David

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