Piyush Gupta MD, FNNF, FIAP, FAMS is Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, and National President, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, 2021. A renowned academician, teacher, researcher, author and editor, he has published more than 250 papers and edited/authored 35 titles including Textbook of Pediatrics (for undergraduates), PG Textbook of Pediatrics, Textbook of Community Medicine, Essential Pediatric Nursing, Emergencies in Pediatrics, Principles of Medical Education, How to Write a Thesis, Severe Acute Malnutrition, and Ghai Essential Pediatrics. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of Indian Pediatrics, official journal of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, for 6 years. He has been conferred fellowships by the Royal College of Paediatrics, UK; Indian Academy of Pediatrics; National Neonatology Forum, India; National Academy of Medical Sciences, India; and awarded by the American Academy of Pediatrics for his work on micronutrients. His major initiatives include workshops on research methodology and thesis and scientific paper writing; and increasing awareness for practicing rational management of diarrhea and pneumonia in children.
<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">Clinical Methods in Pediatrics is the thoroughly revised and updated edition of the successful and popular book which comes with the premise to fulfill the requirements of students pursuing MBBS or postgraduate courses in pediatrics.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">Clinical Methods in Pediatrics is the thoroughly revised and updated edition of the successful and popular book which comes with the premise to fulfill the requirements of students pursuing MBBS or postgraduate courses in pediatrics.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">This edition carries a new chapter on evaluation of adolescents. With this we are also introducing the students to the HEADSSS and other popular screening tools needed for assessment of the adolescents. Other notable change in the book includes the new concepts of nutrient requirements released by the ICMR in 2020. We have for the first time included the concept of estimated average requirements (EAR) alongside RDAs. The coronavirus pandemic which originated in 2019 has disturbed our lives and has required a change and upscaling of a protection for the students and other healthcare workers, while examining the patient. Section on the universal precautions now include discussion on doffing and donning of personal protection equipment (PPE). Appropriate use of sanitizers is also highlighted. All other chapters have been thoroughly updated and revised.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">This book retains its major charms and strengths in terms of a pleasing 4-color format, student-friendly presentation, logical concepts, easy language, and graphical representation for easy retention. Also includes a large number of figures and photographs to facilitate better visualization of clinical examination and diagnosis.</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><br></span><br></p>
