The New Edition of this popular resource presents the most recent advances in the therapeutic care of infants, children, and adolescents in all areas of pediatrics (including medical therapy, surgery of all types, preventive medicine, adolescent gynecology, and behavioral issues). Readers will benefit from succinct essays on proper treatment for a wide of disorders, rationales to support suggested therapies, guidelines as to when not to treat a presenting symptom, and the associated risks and complications of therapy.