
Paediatrics at a Glance, 2nd Edition
by Lawrence Miall (St James' University Hospital, Leeds, UK); Mary Rudolf (Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK); Malcolm I. Levene (Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK)Rent Textbook
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Summary
Author Biography
Mary Rudolf, Consultant Paediatrician in Community Child Health and Organiser MMedSc in Child Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Malcolm Levene, Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
Table of Contents
Preface | p. 6 |
List of abbreviations | p. 7 |
Evaluation of the child | |
The paediatric consultation | p. 10 |
Systems examination | p. 12 |
Development and developmental assessment | p. 18 |
Growth and puberty | p. 21 |
Understanding investigations | p. 24 |
The developing child | |
Nutrition in childhood | p. 30 |
Common problems for parents | p. 32 |
Child care and school | p. 34 |
Child health promotion | p. 36 |
Immunization and the diseases they protect against | p. 38 |
Adolescent issues | p. 40 |
Neglect and abuse | p. 42 |
The newborn infant | |
The newborn baby | p. 44 |
Congenital abnormalities | p. 46 |
Screening and surveillance tests | p. 49 |
The premature baby | p. 50 |
Jaundice | p. 52 |
Congenital heart disease | p. 54 |
Heart murmurs in older children | p. 56 |
Common problems in childhood | |
Growth and development | |
Developmental delay | p. 58 |
Weight faltering and failure to thrive | p. 60 |
Short stature and poor growth | p. 62 |
Obesity | p. 64 |
Respiratory tract | |
Fever | p. 66 |
Persistent fever and serious recurrent infections | p. 68 |
Cough and wheeze | p. 70 |
Stridor | p. 72 |
Swellings in the neck | p. 73 |
Abdomen | |
Acute abdominal pain | p. 74 |
Vomiting | p. 76 |
Acute diarrhoea and dehydration | p. 78 |
Persistent diarrhoea | p. 80 |
Recurrent abdominal pain | p. 82 |
Constipation | p. 84 |
Urogenital | |
Urinary tract infections | p. 86 |
Haematuria and proteinuria | p. 88 |
Bedwetting and daytime wetting | p. 90 |
Swellings in the groin and scrotum | p. 91 |
Neuromuscular | |
Headache | p. 92 |
Fits, faints and funny turns | p. 94 |
Swollen joints | p. 96 |
Leg pain and limp | p. 97 |
Skin | |
Rashes-types of skin lesions | p. 98 |
Rashes-acute rashes | p. 99 |
Rashes-chronic skin problems | p. 102 |
Rashes-discrete skin lesions | p. 104 |
Rashes-nappy rashes and itchy lesions | p. 105 |
Allergy | p. 106 |
Anaemia and pallor | p. 108 |
Emergency paediatrics | |
The acutely ill child | p. 110 |
The collapsed child | p. 112 |
Sudden infant death | p. 115 |
The unconscious child | p. 116 |
The fitting child | p. 118 |
Accidents and burns | p. 120 |
Poisoning | p. 121 |
Chronic illness in childhood | |
Living with chronic illness | p. 122 |
Asthma | p. 124 |
Diabetes | p. 126 |
Cystic fibrosis | p. 128 |
Juvenile chronic arthritis | p. 129 |
Epilepsy | p. 130 |
Childhood cancer | p. 132 |
The child with a disability | |
Living with a disability | p. 134 |
Cerebral palsy | p. 136 |
Learning disability | p. 138 |
Visual and hearing impairment | p. 140 |
Self-assessment case studies: questions | p. 141 |
Self-assessment case studies: answers | p. 144 |
Index | p. 147 |
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