Paediatrics at a Glance E-Book

Lawrence Miall

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Serie: At a Glance
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 303

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

Paediatrics at a Glance provides an introduction to paediatrics and the problems encountered in child health as they present in primary, community and secondary care, from birth through to adolescence.

Thoroughly updated to reflect changes in understanding of childhood illness over the last 5 years, the 4th edition of this best-selling textbook diagrammatically summarises the main differential diagnoses for each presenting symptom, while accompanying text covers important disorders and conditions as well as management information.

Paediatrics at a Glance:
• Is an accessible, user-friendly guide to the entire paediatric curriculum
• Features expanded coverage of psychological issues and ethics in child health
• Includes more on advances in genetics, screening and therapy of childhood illness
• Contains new videos of procedures and concepts on the companion website
• Includes a brand new chapter on Palliative Care - an emerging area in the specialty
• Features full colour artwork throughout
• Includes a companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/paediatrics featuring interactive self-assessment case studies, MCQs, videos of the procedures and concepts covered in the book, and links to online resources

Paediatrics at a Glance is the ideal companion for anyone about to start a paediatric attachment or module and will appeal to medical students, junior doctors and GP trainees as well as nursing students and other health professionals.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

How to use your textbook

Features contained within your textbook

About the companion website

Part 1: Evaluation of the child

Chapter 1: Paediatrics and child health

The changing face of paediatrics and child health

The determinants of health

Types of paediatric problems

Chapter 2: The paediatric consultation

Communication skills in paediatrics

Approaching the consultation

History taking

Beginning the examination—observation

Chapter 3: Systems examination

Chapter 4: Development and developmental assessment

Milestones

Developmental warning signs

Chapter 5: Growth and puberty

Chapter 6: Understanding investigations

Chest radiography

Magnetic resonance imaging scans

Computed tomography scans

Ultrasound

Blood culture

Serological evidence of infection

Direct detection methods

Lumbar puncture and CSF analysis

Urinalysis

Immunology

Part 2: Moving through childhood

Chapter 7: Screening

Screening

Screening in pregnancy

Screening for Down's syndrome

Newborn blood spot screening

Newborn hearing screening

Newborn infant physical examination (NIPE)

Screening in later childhood

Chapter 8: Genetics and inherited disorders

Unusual patterns of inheritance

Chromosomal disorders

Testing for genetic disorders

Chapter 9: The newborn baby

The normal newborn

Asphyxia and resuscitation

Intrauterine growth retardation

Vitamin K

Chapter 10: Congenital abnormalities

Patterns of congenital abnormality

Cleft lip and palate

Neural tube defects (spina bifida)

Developmental dysplasia of the hip

Chapter 11: Common neonatal problems

Respiratory disorders presenting from birth

Early onset neonatal sepsis

Group B streptococcal (GBS) sepsis

Late onset sepsis

Weight loss and feeding problems

Jaundice

Chapter 12: The premature baby

Respiratory distress syndrome

Necrotizing enterocolitis

Retinopathy of prematurity

Brain injury

Chapter 13: Nutrition in childhood

Infant nutrition

Technique of breast-feeding

Weaning

Nutrition in the preschool years

Nutrition in the school-age child

Chapter 14: Common behaviour concerns

Common emotional and behavioural problems

Crying babies and colic

Feeding problems

Sleeping problems

Temper tantrums

Unwanted or aggressive behaviour

Chapter 15: Child care and school

Common problems at school age

Severe educational difficulties

Dyslexia

Dyspraxia

Chapter 16: Child health promotion

Parenting support

Parental mental health

Baby care

Child development and behavioural problems

Nutrition

Dental health

Passive smoking

Injury prevention

Identifying risks and safeguarding children

Health promotion in school

Screening and immunization

Chapter 17: The immunization schedule

Diseases protected against by immunizations in childhood

Diphtheria

Tetanus

Pertussis (whooping cough)

Polio

Haemophilus influenzae

B

Pneumococcal disease

Meningococcal C

Rotavirus

Measles

Mumps

Rubella

Tuberculosis (TB)

Hepatitis B

Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Chicken pox

Part 3: Growth, endocrine and metabolic

Chapter 18: Weight faltering and failure to thrive

‘Catch down’ growth and ‘constitutional’ causes

Weight faltering due to environmental or psychosocial causes

Failure to thrive

Malabsorption

Chronic illness

Genetic and intrauterine causes

Chapter 19: Short stature and poor growth

Constitutional or familial short stature

Maturational delay

Hypothyroidism

Rarer hormonal problems

Chronic illness

Turner's syndrome

Late effects of cancer treatment

Chapter 20: Obesity

Nutritional obesity

Infant obesity

Public health issues

Chapter 21: Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus

Initial presentation of type 1 diabetes

Growing up with diabetes

Insulin therapy (type 1 diabetes)

Monitoring

Part 4: Cardiovascular disorders

Chapter 22: Congenital heart disease

Congenital heart disease presenting in the newborn period

Chapter 23: Heart problems in older children

Left-to-right shunts

Obstructive lesions

Cardiac arrhythmias in childhood

Myocarditis

Inherited cardiac disorders

Part 5: Fever

Chapter 24: Acute fever

Treatment of fever

Fever in young infants

Viral upper respiratory tract infections

Tonsillitis

Infectious mononucleosis

Acute otitis media

Chapter 25: Persistent fever and serious recurrent infections

Persistent fever and pyrexia of unknown origin

Kawasaki's disease

Infective endocarditis

Osteomyelitis

Serious recurrent infection and immunodeficiency

Splenectomy and hyposplenism

Congenital immunodeficiency

Acquired immunodeficiency