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Pediatric Resources

History and Physical Exam cover sheet (PDF format)                                              H&P Instructions (PDF format)
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Principal Textbook

      Nelson's Essentials Paediatrics (4/e). Behrman RE, Kliegman RM.
      Paperback W.B. Saunders Published January 2006.

Other Textbooks

      Rudolph's Fundamentals of Pediatrics (3/e). Rudolph AM, Kamei RK, Overby KJ.
      Paperback 919 pages, McGraw-Hill Published 2002.
      Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics (3/e). Lissauer T, Clayden G,
      Paperback 424 pages, 475 illustrations, Mosby Wolfe Published August 2007.
      Pediatrics for Medical Students (2/e). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Published 2003.

Other Pediatric Resources

      Pediatrics, A Primary Care Approach (3/e). Berkowitz, WB Saunders, Published 2008.
      Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis (5/e). Zitelli BJ, Davis HW.
      Hardback 815 pages, 2515 illustrations, Mosby Published June 2007. †

  On-Line Resources

      General Pediatrics.Com (www.generalpediatrics.com/) Web resources on common Pediatric problems.
      Bright Futures Center for Pediatric Education (www.pedicases.org/home.adp) More than 25 self-contained       educational modules are available through this site, covering important topics in child growth, development, behavior,       and adolescent health. The materials have been written and edited by faculty from Children's Hospital in Boston and       Harvard Medical School.
      PediatricEducation.org is a Pediatric Digital Library and Learning Collaborative intended to serve as a source of       continuing pediatric education ( www.pediatriceducation.org ). Illustrative cases can be accessed by symptom,       disease, specialty, or age
      Virtual Hospital (www.vh.org/Providers/Providers.html) This site was created by the University of Iowa and contains       links to web resources for Pediatric as well as other specialties.
      Correlapaedia - a Correlative Encyclopedia of Pediatric Imaging, Surgery, and Pathology       (www.vh.org/Providers/TeachingFiles/CAP/CAPHome.html) This is another site on the University of Iowa Virtual       Hospital website. You can look up topics by age, organ system, or clinical presentation. There are many cases with       good images illustrating physical signs along with the corresponding radiological, surgical, and pathological       findings.
      Case-based Pediatrics for Medical Students and Residents (www.hawaii.edu/medicine/pediatrics/pedtext/)

Specific Topic Areas in Pediatrics

      Dermatology: Pedsdermatlas (http://162.129.72.40/derm/) This website was designed by members of the Division       of Pediatric Dermatology and the Division of Neonatology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for       educational use by health care professionals, parents and patients.
      Otitis Media: AAP Otitis Media (www.aap.org/otitismedia/www/)
      American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statements (http://www.aap.org/policy/pprgtoc.cfm) Scroll down the page       and look in the right hand column for the Frame dealing with policy statements.
      Immunizations (American Academy of Pediatrics) (www.cispimmunize.org/)

Other Websites of Interest

      MedicalStudent.Com (www.medicalstudent.com/) Digital library of authoritative medical information for all students       of medicine.
       Internet Plug-ins
              Adobe - acrobat/pdf http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html
              Apple - Quicktime player http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
              Macromedia - Shockwave/Flash
              http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
              Real -- Realplayer (Only Realplayer Basic is free) http://www.real.com/realone/index.html?src=downloadr
      Handheld or PDA sites
              General
                   Pediatrics on Hand http://www.pediatricsonhand.com/ Dedicated to everyone involved in pediatrics with an
                   interest in Palm based handhelds. Hopefully there will be helpful things for every user (old or new to the
                   PDA world).

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