Practical Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

by Silverman, Michael; O'Callaghan, Christopher L.

• ISBN13: 9780340741269
• ISBN10: 0340741260
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-18
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers

Summary

This new resource provides information on the practical procedures that are commonly used in diagnosis, evaluation and management of the pediatric respiratory patient. It includes guidance on history taking, investigative techniques and emergency procedures, and features clinical scenarios which illustrate how the skills learned can be applied to solve commonly encountered clinical problems. Diagrams, clinical photographs, case studies and information boxes complement the text throughout.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	vii
PART ONE CLINICAL MEASUREMENT AND CLINICAL ASSESSMENT	1	(178)
Introduction: Practical Skills and Patient Management	3	(2)
M. Silverman
C. O'Callaghan
Taking a History: Symptoms	5	(10)
A. Smyth
Physical Examination: Signs	15	(12)
A. Smyth
Evaluation in Emergency Settings	27	(15)
E. Carter
Monitoring Acute Disease in Hospital	42	(11)
W. Hoskyns
Measuring Chronic Illness at Home and at School	53	(8)
A. Brooke
Measuring Lung Function	61	(21)
C. Beardsmore
M. Silverman
Immune Function, Inflammation and Allergy	82	(23)
M. Browning
J. Grigg
M. Silverman
Ciliary Structure and Function	105	(5)
M.A. Chilvers
C. O'Callaghan
Radiological Procedures	110	(20)
C. Wallis
I. Gordon
Airway Endoscopy, Lung Biopsy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage	130	(9)
A. Moir
S. Kotecha
G. Jones
Special Procedures to Identify Infection	139	(15)
M. Wiselka
C. O'Callaghan
Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux and Aspiration	154	(7)
M.R. Green
Quality of Life	161	(10)
D. Wensley
Behaviour and Play	171	(8)
S. Storer
N. Dogra
PART TWO CLINICAL MANAGEMENT	179	(106)
Airway Management in Emergency Situations	181	(13)
D. Luyt
Ventilatory Support in the Critically ill Child	194	(12)
S. Nichani
Chest Drains: Insertion and Management	206	(6)
G.G. Peek
R.K. Firmin
Tracheostomy	212	(8)
C. O'Callaghan
A. Moir
H. Dunbar
Administering Treatment - Inhaled Therapy	220	(14)
P. Barry
Oxygen Therapy	234	(13)
A. Thomson
Compliance with or Adherence to Therapy	247	(11)
J. Paton
Physiotherapy	258	(7)
S. Pike
G. Phillips
Guided Self-Management	265	(10)
H. Dunbar
D. Wensley
Avoiding Environmental Triggers	275	(10)
A. Custovic
A. Woodcock
Index	285