Paediatrics at a Glance 3/e

Paediatrics at a Glance,3/e


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.





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.








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 Rashes뾲ypes of skin lesions 110






51 Rashes뾫ewborn, infancy and congenital skin disorders 111






52 Rashes뾦nfections and infestations 113






53 Rashes뾠ommon 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