Handbook of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Shapiro (surgery, U. of California, Los Angeles) assembles 21 chapters that explain the clinical management of pediatric ear, nose, and throat disorders to medical students, residents, fellows, and practicing physicians. Specialists in pediatric otolaryngology, anesthesiology, surgery, and audiology from the US and Canada address anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, etiology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, evaluation, management, complications, and other aspects of acute and chronic otitis media, otitis externa, hearing loss and balance disorders, acute and chronic rhinosinusitis, epistaxis, airway obstruction in the newborn, stridor, laryngeal disorders, dysphagia, adenotonsillar disease and sleep-disordered breathing, congenital neck masses, infections, benign salivary gland disorders, malignancies, craniofacial anomalies, and trauma, as well as basic audiometric assessment, the EXIT (ex utero intrapartum treatment) procedure, special issues in anesthesia, guidelines, and medical error. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)