Description
This pocket reference and revision guide is a must for all medical students and junior doctors preparing for major exams in paediatrics and child health or needing a rapid reminder during a clinical attachment. Now thoroughly updated and with the addition of key references, this new edition provides quick access to information on common paediatric problems and disorders, their signs, symptoms, and aetiological agents.
It includes sections on surgical problems, procedures, and general paediatric management such as resuscitation techniques, and features tips on how to take a paediatric history. It presents the contents ordered by system and conditions in alphabetical order, reflects current NICE and paediatric surgery guidelines, and features over 15 new presentations including eczema, food allergies and conduct disorder.
Chapter
Anorectal malformations (ARM)
pp.：
29 – 30
Appendicitis, acute
pp.：
30 – 32
Atopic eczema
pp.：
35 – 36
Atrial & Atrioventricular septal defects (ASD & AVSD)
pp.：
36 – 37
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
pp.：
37 – 38
Autistic spectrum disorder
pp.：
38 – 39
Breath-holding attacks
pp.：
39 – 41
Bronchiolitis, acute
pp.：
41 – 43
Cerebral haemorrhage
pp.：
43 – 45
Cerebral palsy
pp.：
45 – 47
Chronic lung disease (CLD) of prematurity
pp.：
47 – 48
Cleft lip (CL) and palate (CLP)
pp.：
48 – 49
Coarctation of the aorta (COA)
pp.：
49 – 50
Coeliac disease
pp.：
50 – 51
Conduct disorder
pp.：
51 – 52
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
pp.：
52 – 54
Congenital hypothyroidism
pp.：
54 – 56
Congenital infections
pp.：
56 – 58
Constipation
pp.：
58 – 60
Cow’s milk protein allergy
pp.：
60 – 62
Croup (acute laryngotracheobronchitis)
pp.：
62 – 64
Cryptorchidism
pp.：
64 – 65
Cystic fibrosis (CF)
pp.：
65 – 67
Delayed puberty
pp.：
67 – 69
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
pp.：
71 – 72
Diabetes mellitus (type I) (DM)
pp.：
72 – 74
Down syndrome (trisomy 21)
pp.：
74 – 75
Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy
pp.：
75 – 77
Encephalitis
pp.：
77 – 79
Epiglottitis, acute
pp.：
79 – 80
Epilepsy in childhood
pp.：
80 – 82
Exomphalos and gastroschisis
pp.：
82 – 84
Faecal soiling (encopresis)
pp.：
84 – 85
Failure to thrive
pp.：
85 – 86
Febrile seizures
pp.：
86 – 88
Food allergy
pp.：
88 – 90
Functional abdominal pain (FAP)
pp.：
92 – 94
Fungal skin infections
pp.：
94 – 96
Gastroenteritis
pp.：
96 – 98
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
pp.：
98 – 99
Genetic skeletal dysplasias
pp.：
99 – 101
Global developmental delay
pp.：
101 – 103
Glomerulonephritis, acute
pp.：
103 – 106
Group B streptococcal (GBS) infection
pp.：
106 – 107
Head lice (pediculosis),
pp.：
107 – 109
Hearing impairment
pp.：
109 – 111
Heart failure
pp.：
111 – 113
Hernia, congenital diaphragmatic (CDH)
pp.：
113 – 114
Hernias, inguinal
pp.：
114 – 115
Hirschsprung disease
pp.：
115 – 117
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
pp.：
117 – 119
Hydrocephalus
pp.：
119 – 121
Hyperthyroidism
pp.：
121 – 123
Hypoglycaemia in neonates
pp.：
123 – 125
Hypospadias
pp.：
125 – 126
Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE)
pp.：
126 – 128
Inadvertent poisoning
pp.：
129 – 131
Inborn errors of amino acid metabolism
pp.：
131 – 133
Inborn errors of carbohydrate metabolism
pp.：
133 – 135
Inflammatory bowel disease
pp.：
135 – 137
Intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH)
pp.：
137 – 138
Intussusception
pp.：
138 – 139
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
pp.：
139 – 141
Kawasaki disease
pp.：
141 – 142
Klinefelter syndrome
pp.：
142 – 144
Lactose intolerance
pp.：
144 – 145
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
pp.：
145 – 147
Leukaemia, acute lymphoblastic (ALL)
pp.：
147 – 149
Leukaemia, acute myeloid (AML)
pp.：
149 – 151
Limping child
pp.：
151 – 153
Liver disease, chronic
pp.：
153 – 155
Liver failure, acute
pp.：
155 – 156
Lymphoma, Hodgkin
pp.：
156 – 158
Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin (NHL)
pp.：
158 – 160
Malrotation of the intestine
pp.：
160 – 161
Marfan syndrome
pp.：
161 – 162
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
pp.：
162 – 164
Meckel's diverticulum (MD)
pp.：
164 – 165
Meconium aspiration syndrome
pp.：
165 – 167
Meningitis
pp.：
167 – 169
Mesenteric adenitis
pp.：
169 – 170
Myotonic dystrophy
pp.：
170 – 172
Near-drowning
pp.：
172 – 174
Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC)
pp.：
174 – 175
Neonatal jaundice
pp.：
175 – 177
Nephrotic syndrome
pp.：
177 – 179
Neurocutaneous syndromes
pp.：
179 – 181
Nocturnal enuresis
pp.：
181 – 183
Obesity in children
pp.：
183 – 185
Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula
pp.：
185 – 187
Osgood-Schlatter syndrome
pp.：
187 – 188
Otitis media, acute and chronic
pp.：
188 – 190
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
pp.：
190 – 191
Persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPH)
pp.：
191 – 192
Phimosis and foreskin disorders
pp.：
192 – 193
Pneumothorax
pp.：
195 – 196
Precocious puberty (complete)
pp.：
196 – 198
Precocious puberty (partial)
pp.：
198 – 199
Primary immune deficiency
pp.：
199 – 201
Pulmonary valve stenosis
pp.：
201 – 202
Pyloric stenosis
pp.：
202 – 203
Renal failure, acute (ARF)
pp.：
203 – 205
Renal failure, chronic (CRF)
pp.：
205 – 207
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
pp.：
207 – 209
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
pp.：
209 – 210
Rheumatic fever
pp.：
210 – 212
Safeguarding children
pp.：
212 – 214
School refusal
pp.：
215 – 217
Septicaemia
pp.：
217 – 219
Short stature
pp.：
219 – 221
Sickle cell anaemia
pp.：
221 – 222
Sleep-related disorders
pp.：
222 – 223
Small bowel atresia
pp.：
223 – 224
Sticky eye/conjunctivitis
pp.：
224 – 226
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
pp.：
226 – 228
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
pp.：
228 – 230
Testicular torsion
pp.：
230 – 231
Tetralogy of Fallot
pp.：
231 – 233
Thalassaemia
pp.：
233 – 235
Transient tachypnoea of the newborn (TTN)
pp.：
237 – 238
Transposition of the great arteries
pp.：
238 – 239
Turner syndrome
pp.：
239 – 240
Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)
pp.：
240 – 242
Urinary tract anomalies
pp.：
242 – 244
Urinary tract infection
pp.：
244 – 246
Varicella (chickenpox)
pp.：
246 – 248
Venous access
pp.：
248 – 249
Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
pp.：
249 – 250
Visual impairment
pp.：
250 – 252
Vitamin D deficiency
pp.：
252 – 253
Whooping cough (pertussis),
pp.：
253 – 255
Appendix 1 Taking a History in Paediatrics
pp.：
255 – 257
Appendix 2 Neonatal Resuscitation
pp.：
257 – 258
Appendix 3 Formal Assessment of the Neonate at Birth
pp.：
258 – 259
Appendix 4 Examination of the Newborn
pp.：
259 – 262
Appendix 5 Breastfeeding Versus Bottlefeeding
pp.：
262 – 264
Appendix 6 Infant Feeding
pp.：
264 – 266
Appendix 7 Paediatric Resuscitation
pp.：
266 – 267
Appendix 8 Developmental Stages in Children
pp.：
267 – 270
Appendix 9 Immunisation Schedule
pp.：
270 – 271
Appendix 10 Child Health Promotion Programme
pp.：
271 – 272
Appendix 11 Status Epilepticus
pp.：
272 – 273
Further Reading
pp.：
273 – 282
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