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 resourcesPaediatrics 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. INDICE: Evaluation of the Child .1 Paediatrics and Child Health .2 The paediatric consultation .3 Systems examination .4 Development and developmental assessment .5 Growth and puberty .6 Understanding Investigations: Haematology .Moving through childhood .7 Screening and genetics .8 Genetics and Inherited disorders .9 The normal newborn baby .10 Congenital abnormalities .11 Common neonatal problems .12 The premature baby .13 Nutrition in childhood .14 Common behaviour problems .15 Child care and school .16 Child health promotion .17 Immunization and the diseases it protects against .Growth, endocrine and metabolic .18 Weight faltering and failure to thrive .19 Short stature and poor growth .20 Obesity .21 Diabetes .Cardiovascular disorders .22 Congenital heart diseases .23 Heart murmurs .Fever .24 Acute fever .25 Persistent fever and serious recurring infections .Respiratory disorders .26 Cough and wheeze .27 Stridor .28 Swellings in the neck .29 Asthma .30 Cystic fibrosis .Abodominal disorders .31 Acute abdominal pain .32 Vomiting .33 Acute diarrhoea and dehydration .34 Chronic diarrhoea .35 Recurrent abdominal pain .36 Constipation .Urogenital disorders .37 Urinary tract infections .38 Haematuria and proteinuria .39 Bedwetting and daytime wetting .40 Swellings in the groin and scrotum .Neurological disorders .41 Developmental delay .42 Headache .43 Fits, faints and funny turns .44 Epilepsy .45 Cerebral Palsy .Musculoskeletal disorders .46 Swollen joints .47 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis .48 Leg pain and limp .49 Common childhood skeletal problems .Blood disorders .50 Anaemia and pallor .51 Jaundice .52 Leukaemia and childhood cancer .Skin disorders .53 Rashes types of skin lesions .54 Rashes newborn, infancy and congenital skin disorders .55 Rashes infections and infestations .56 Rshes common inflammatory disorders .57 Allergy .Emergency paediatrics .58 Assessing the acutely ill child .59 The collapsed child .60 The unconscious child .61 The fitting child .62 Accidents and burns .63 Poisoning .Child health in the community .64 Living with a chronic illness .65 Living with a disability .66 Learning disability and autism .67 Visual and hearing impairment .68 Neglect and abuse .69 Adolescent issues .70 Sudden Infant Death .71 Ethics, Research and Consent .72 Palliative / end of life care
- ISBN: 978-1-118-94783-8
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 27/05/2016
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés