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Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children: Guidelines for the Management of Common Illnesses with Limited Resources Revised Edition
Contributor(s): World Health Organization (Author)
ISBN: 9241548371     ISBN-13: 9789241548373
Publisher: World Health Organization
OUR PRICE:   $22.80  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Clinical Medicine
- Medical | Pediatrics
- Medical | Public Health
Dewey: 618.920
LCCN: 2013444363
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.2" W x 5.7" (0.75 lbs) 426 pages
 
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The second edition of this pocket book is for use by doctors, senior nurses and other senior health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first referral level in developing countries. It presents up-to-date clinical guidelines which are based on a review of the available published evidence by subject experts, for both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals where basic laboratory facilities and essential drugs and inexpensive medicines are available. In some settings, these guidelines can be used in the larger health centers where a small number of sick children can be admitted for inpatient care.

The guidelines are for use in both inpatient and outpatient care in hospitals with basic laboratory facilities and essential medicines. These guidelines focus on the management of the major causes of childhood mortality in most developing countries, such as newborn problems, pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, meningitis, septicaemia, measles and related conditions, severe acute malnutrition and paediatric HIV/AIDS. It also covers common procedures, patient monitoring and supportive care on the wards and some common surgical conditions that can be managed in small hospitals.

Contributor Bio(s): World Health Organization: - World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends.