The Harriet Lane Handbook: Mobile Medicine Series

The reference I use most at work as a nurse practitioner. I especially love the drug guide, vaccine charts and info, peak flows, and vitals norms for ages.

This book is a must for anyone who cares for children in their practice.

The new Harriet Lane contains the same often used, well referenced sources a family medicine resident needs to provide competent care to children. Updates include a reworked fluids electrolytes and nutrition section which has more algorithms and is much more user-friendly than in prior versions. I haven't downloaded the PDA software included with the text yet, but my colleagues are reporting it cumbersome to use. I enjoy keeping multiple references on my PDA, and will likely test the software at a future date. - A third year resident in a family medicine residency.

The new edition of Harriet Lane is an excellent buy. Concise, up-to-date and precise, it is an essential ward rounds and on call book for all pediatricians. However, I would suggest two improvements to the publishers:Better binding (considering how often the book is used) and a slightly darker print-the current one looks faded already, though the font is very user-friendly. Dr Sajeev

This book is so often seen on the pediatric ward that it hardly needs a review. I've been instructing residents for 20 years and can't think of one who hasn't used this book from time to time. Indeed, we joke that you can tell how old a pediatrician is by the color of his (her) Harriet Lane.I must say that in the past I've had reservations about this book. The drug doses were very often conservative, and the formulary (which is the most frequently used part of it) was rather limited. If you ignore the resuscitation drugs, there are those that would find the Lexmark formulary more useful, especially since it includes much of the information that is in the PDR, such as dosage forms. The present edition remedies the formulary, happily. Each of the sections is evenly well written, and consise, and the material is useful for the day-to-day work of the pediatric resident. Really, Harriet is indispensable, since it includes all the tables of lab values and growth curves that one uses every day. The present edition is so well written that I can hardly imagine future editions that could be improved in any substantial way. This book hardly needs my endorsement. Nonetheless, I heartily recommend it to any house officer who has a rotation on a pediatric ward.