Paediatrics at a Glance

by Miall, Lawrence; Rudolf, Mary; Smith, Dominic

• ISBN13: 9780470654521
• ISBN10: 047065452X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-23
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Not only does Paediatrics at a Glance provide an ideal introduction to paediatrics during the first two years of med school, it then details just enough information (minus waffle) on anything you may be examined on during your paediatric attachment, and makes life a great deal easier at finals time than revising from a large core textbook. Includes a brand new companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/paediatrics featuring new self-assessment questions.

Author Biography

Lawrence Miall is Consultant in Neonatal Medicine and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Leeds

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

Table of Contents

Preface to the third edition	p. 6
Preface to the first edition	p. 6
Acknowledgements	p. 7
Key to symbols used in the text
Abbreviations
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
Haematology	p. 24
Radiology	p. 26
Microbiology
Moving through childhood
The newborn baby	p. 30
Congenital abnormalities	p. 32
Screening and genetics	p. 34
The premature baby	p. 36
Nutrition in childhood	p. 38
Common behaviour problems	p. 40
Child care and school	p. 42
Child health promotion	p. 44
Immunization and the diseases it protects against
Growth, endocrine and metabolic
Weight faltering and failure to thrive	p. 48
Short stature and poor growth	p. 50
Obesity	p. 52
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disorders
Congenital heart disease	p. 56
Heart murmurs
Fever
Acute fever	p. 60
Persistent fever and serious recurrent infections
Respiratory disorders
Cough and wheeze	p. 64
Stridor	p. 66
Swellings in the neck	p. 67
Asthma	p. 68
Cystic fi brosis
Abdominal disorders
Acute abdominal pain	p. 72
Vomiting	p. 74
Acute diarrhoea and dehydration	p. 76
Chronic diarrhoea	p. 78
Recurrent abdominal pain	p. 80
Constipation
Urogenital disorders
Urinary tract infections	p. 84
Haematuria and proteinuria	p. 86
Bedwetting and daytime wetting	p. 88
Swellings in the groin and scrotum
Neurological disorders
Developmental delay	p. 90
Headache	p. 92
Fits, faints and funny turns	p. 94
Epilepsy	p. 96
Cerebral palsy
Musculoskeletal disorders
Swollen joints	p. 100
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis	p. 101
Leg pain and limp	p. 102
Common childhood skeletal problems	p. 103
Blood disorders
Anaemia and pallor	p. 104
Jaundice	p. 106
Leukaemia and childhood cancer	p. 108
Skin
Rashes-types of skin lesions	p. 110
Rashes-newborn, infancy and congenital skin disorders	p. 111
Rashes-infections and infestations	p. 113
Rashes-common infl ammatory disorders	p. 115
Allergy	p. 116
Emergency paediatrics
Assessing the acutely ill child	p. 118
The collapsed child	p. 121
The unconscious child	p. 124
The fi tting child	p. 126
Accidents and burns	p. 128
Poisoning	p. 129
Child health in the community
Living with chronic illness	p. 130
Living with a disability	p. 132
Learning disability and autism	p. 134
Visual and hearing impairment	p. 136
Neglect and abuse	p. 137
Adolescent issues	p. 140
Sudden infant death	p. 142
Ethics and the child in society	p. 144
Core self-assessment case studies: questions	p. 145
Extended self-assessment case studies: questions	p. 148
Core self-assessment case studies: answers	p. 150
Extended self-assessment case studies: answers	p. 153
Index	p. 157
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