Handbook of Pediatric Drug Therapy and Immunization
Contents: Section 1: Drug Therapy. 1. Guidelines for antimicrobial therapy. 2. Antibiotic therapy in neonatal infections. 3. Spectra and effectiveness of various antimicrobial agents. 4. Preferred antimicrobial agents against selected bacteria. 5. Antimicrobial chemoprophylaxis in patients/contacts. 6. Drug therapy and prevention in childhood tuberculosis. 7. Malaria: treatment and chemoprophylaxis. 8. Treatment of helminthic, protozoal and other parasitic infections.9. Drugs for selected viral infections. 10. Guidelines for HIV treatment. 11. Preferred therapy for selected fungal pathogens. 12. Fluids, electrolytes and acid-base management in acute gastroenteritis. 13. Treatment of acute hyperkalemia and hypokalemia. 14. Management of asthma. 15. Drug therapy in epilepsy and neonatal seizures. 16. Pharmacotherapy in congestive heart failure. 17. Pharmacotherapy in hypertension and hypertensive emergencies. 18. Guidelines for management of cardiac arrhythmias. 19. Pediatric life support algorithms and emergency drugs. 20. Understanding and management of shock. 21. Management of dengue. 22. “Blue Spells” in Tetralogy of Fallot: Management and Prevention. 23. Management of childhood type I diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis. 24. Drug Therapy in Anaphylaxis. 25. Management of Intracranial Hypertension. 26. Management of hemophilia. 27. Blood component therapy. Section 2: Immunization and Immunoprophylaxis. 28. Active immunization. 29. Pre- and postexposure prophylaxis. Section 3: Poisoning. 30. Nontoxic household products and pharmaceuticals. 31. Antidotes for common poisoning. 32. Medications whose single dose may be fatal for a toddler. Section 4: Drugs in Pediatrics. 33. Pediatric drug formulary. 34. Dosage of antimicrobial agents in neonates. 35. Drugs in renal failure. Appendices. Index.
Handbook of Pediatric Drug Therapy and Immunization provides vital information about key aspects of drug therapy and immunization in neonates, infants, and children, derived from various authoritative sources in a simple, easy to access and apply format. It covers treatment of a broad range of important pediatric disorders such as infections, asthma, epilepsy, congestive heart failure, diabetes, hereditary clotting disorders, blood component therapy, and management of emergencies such as shock, status asthmaticus, status epilepticus, diabetic ketoacidosis, anaphy¬laxis, hypertensive emergency, cardiac arrhythmias, and life sup¬port-requiring situations. The spectrum of effectiveness of various antibiotics and their rational use in treatment of different types of infections has been set out. The guidelines by Indian Academy of Pediatrics, World Health Organization (WHO), and other international authorities in respect of schedules of immunization, appropriate use of various vaccines, and measures for pre-and postexposure prophylaxis in children have been described. A separate section provides information about drugs used in children—their indications, dosage, modes of use, precautions, and side effects along with trade names of some standard proprietary products.
Key Features
• The book is a concise, wide-ranging, and up-to-date ready reference companion guide for pediatricians, residents, postgraduate (PG) and undergraduate (UG) students, and general practitioners. • It provides standard guidelines for the management of a wide-range of pediatric disorders encountered in ones day-to-day practice in outdoor, indoor, as well as intensive care settings. • The spectrum of effectiveness of various antibiotics and their rational use in management of different types of infections has been described. • Current guidelines for immunization and pre- and postexposure prophylaxis in children have been discussed. • The indications, dosage, precautions, contraindications, and side effects of various drugs used in neonates, infants, and children alongside names of some proprietary products have been detailed. • An excellent index provides instant retrieval of the conditions being searched for, which enables prompt institution of appropriate therapy.
