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A best-seller in the at a Glance series, Paediatrics at a Glance is the perfect companion for the paediatrics rotation, covering all required disorders in an accessible style with memorable illustrations, clear explanations useful for seniors and parents, complete with supporting material online including self-assessment questions and physical examination video clips.
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, with accompanying text which covers important disorders and conditions as well as management information.
Table of Contents
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
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