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Universities Press (India) Pvt. Ltd. Achar's Textbook Of Pediatrics 5th Edition 2022 by Swarna Rekha Bhat
For over four decades, Achar’s Textbook of Pediatrics has educated, instructed and inspired students. Successive editions have made the textbook more current and relevant without deviating from the original character of the book. The fifth edition, in full-colour, continues the tradition with thoroughly revised content and the inclusion of newer and emerging problems in pediatrics. An emphasis on a clinical approach has been adopted in keeping with the requirements of the competency-based medical education curriculum.
Key features:-
- Comprehensive coverage of all pediatric speciality areas
- Covers all topics prescribed by the competency-based UG medical education curriculum
- Thoroughly revised and updated with contributions from experts in their respective fields.
- Includes newer diseases such as COVID-19
- Detailed treatment of systemic disorders
- Extensive coverage of infectious diseases as they contribute significantly to childhood mortality and morbidity
- Emphasis on neonatology to ensure care and survival of neonates
- Full-colour design, tabular layout, useful charts, highlighted text, algorithms and flowcharts and case studies for enabling and enhancing the learning outcome
About the Editor:-
Swarna Rekha Bhat, MD (Pediatrics), formerly Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology, St John’s Medical College (SJMC), Bangalore, has nearly three decades of experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students of medicine and fellows and doctoral students of neonatology. She has been closely involved with the medical education at SJMC and has also served the National Board of Examinations (NBE) in various capacities. Her research interests are in the areas of neonatology, retinopathy of prematurity, hearing screening, kangaroo mother care, nutrition, IUGR, hypernatremia and pain.
She is a member of National Neonatology Forum (NNF) since 1990 and has been active in the training of medical and nursing faculty in neonatology. Dr Bhat has authored several research papers, co-edited Guha’s Neonatology: Principles and Practice, and contributed chapters to IAP Textbook of Pediatric and Neonatal Emergencies and IAP Textbook of Pediatrics. She is a recipient of the NNF Fellowship 2013 and the NBE Teacher of Excellence Award 2014.