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Each concise chapter diagrammatically summarises the main differential diagnoses for each presenting symptom, with accompanying text which covers important disorders and conditions as well as management information.
Updates and new features for this edition include:
New chapters on 'Ethical Issues in Paediatrics' and 'Screening and Genetics'Fully updated content on autism and adolescent issuesMost likely or serious diagnoses are indicated using a new quick reference iconA brand new companion website featuring self-assessment questions and further reference web links at www.ataglanceseries.com/paediatricsPaediatrics 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.
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Mary Rudolf is Professor of Child Health and Consultant Paediatrician at University of Leeds and Leeds Community Health Care Trust, Leeds General Infirmary
Dominic Smith is Consultant Paediatrician in the Department of Child Health at York Teaching Hospital and Hull York Medical School, York
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Preface to the first edition 6
Acknowledgements 7
Key to symbols used in the text 7
Abbreviations 8
Evaluation of the child
1 The paediatric consultation 10
2 Systems examination 12
3 Development and developmental assessment 18
4 Growth and puberty 21
5 Understanding investigations 24
I Haematology 24
II Radiology 26
III Microbiology 28
Moving through childhood
6 The newborn baby 30
7 Congenital abnormalities 32
8 Screening and genetics 34
9 The premature baby 36
10 Nutrition in childhood 38
11 Common behaviour problems 40
12 Child care and school 42
13 Child health promotion 44
14 Immunization and the diseases it protects against 46
Growth, endocrine and metabolic
15 Weight faltering and failure to thrive 48
16 Short stature and poor growth 50
17 Obesity 52
18 Diabetes 54
Cardiovascular disorders
19 Congenital heart disease 56
20 Heart murmurs 58
Fever
21 Acute fever 60
22 Persistent fever and serious recurrent infections 62
Respiratory disorders
23 Cough and wheeze 64
24 Stridor 66
25 Swellings in the neck 67
26 Asthma 68
27 Cystic fi brosis 70
Abdominal disorders
28 Acute abdominal pain 72
29 Vomiting 74
30 Acute diarrhoea and dehydration 76
31 Chronic diarrhoea 78
32 Recurrent abdominal pain 80
33 Constipation 82
Urogenital disorders
34 Urinary tract infections 84
35 Haematuria and proteinuria 86
36 Bedwetting and daytime wetting 88
37 Swellings in the groin and scrotum 89
Neurological disorders
38 Developmental delay 90
39 Headache 92
40 Fits, faints and funny turns 94
41 Epilepsy 96
42 Cerebral palsy 98
Musculoskeletal disorders
43 Swollen joints 100
44 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis 101
45 Leg pain and limp 102
46 Common childhood skeletal problems 103
Blood disorders
47 Anaemia and pallor 104
48 Jaundice 106
49 Leukaemia and childhood cancer 108
Skin
50 Rashes—types of skin lesions 110
51 Rashes—newborn, infancy and congenital skin disorders 111
52 Rashes—infections and infestations 113
53 Rashes—common infl ammatory disorders 115
54 Allergy 116
Emergency paediatrics
55 Assessing the acutely ill child 118
56 The collapsed child 121
57 The unconscious child 124
58 The fi tting child 126
59 Accidents and burns 128
60 Poisoning 129
Child health in the community
61 Living with chronic illness 130
62 Living with a disability 132
63 Learning disability and autism 134
64 Visual and hearing impairment 136
65 Neglect and abuse 137
66 Adolescent issues 140
67 Sudden infant death 142
68 Ethics and the child in society 144
Core self-assessment case studies: questions 145
Extended self-assessment case studies: questions 148
Core self-assessment case studies: answers 150
Extended self-assessment case studies: answers 153
Index 157
Companion website: www.ataglanceseries.com/paediatrics
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“Overall, nurses will find this to be a well priced general book on the medical care of children and a reliable provider of salient information at a glance.” (Nursing Children and Young People, 1 November 2012)
