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MANUAL OF PAEDIATRICS
Manual of Paediatrics
An Integrated Approach
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By
Leon Polnay, BSc, MB, BS, FRCP, FRCPCH, DCH, Professor of Community Paediatrics, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Amanda Hampshire, BMedSci, BM BS, MRCGP, MEd, DM, Senior Lecturer in Primary Care, Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Monica Lakhanpaul, MB, BS, MRCP, MRCPCH, DM, Senior Lecturer in Child Health, University of Leicester, and Consultant Paediatrician, Leicester Specialist Community Children Services, UK

Description
This is a clinical manual providing succinct, evidence-based guidelines to the diagnosis and management of approximately 100 common paediatric problems, as well as additional material on examination of children, milestone checks, immunisations, etc. Each clinical problem is covered in 1-3 pages of text, and the treatment recommendations are supported by references to the best available guidelines, websites and other reference material. The book helps to bridge the gap between primary and secondary care, so that it is clear when and where to manage the ill child - when to refer for hospital care, and when to manage within the primary care setting.

Contents
SECTION ONE: Community clinics

1 General notes on child health consultations
2 Child-friendly facilities
3 Equipment
4 Collecting specimens
5 Clinical records
6 Consent and confidentiality

SECTION TWO: Problems with development

7 Learning disabilities and development delay 8 Hypotonia and gross motor delay
9 Movement and dexterity
10 Down's syndrome
11 Cerebral palsy
12 Problems with
13 Problems with talking

SECTION THREE: Problems with behaviour

14 Eating problems – young children
15 Eating problems – older children
16 Excessive crying
17 Temper tantrums
18 Breath holding
19 School refusal
20 Anxiety
21 Depression and self-harm
22 Hyperactivity
23 Tiredness and fatigue – chronic fatigue syndrome
24 Sleep problems
25 Autistic spectrum disorders
26 Bullying
27 Children who break the law

SECTION FOUR: Growth and nutrition

28 Nutritional issues – 0?1 years
29 Nutritional issues – preschool years and older children
30 Poor weight gain – weight and growth faltering in young children
31 Excessive weight gain
32 Short stature and subnormal growth
33 The tall child
34 Early puberty
35 Late puberty

SECTION FIVE: Common clinical problems

36 Infectious diseases
37 Allergy
38 Head size and shape
39 Spots in babies
40 Rashes in older children
41 Itchy head
42 Problems with vision
43 Sticky eyes
44 Sore eyes
45 Runny nose
46 Sore throat and mouth
47 Earache
48 Problems with dental and facial swellings
49 Headache
50 Seizures and funny turns
51 Epileptic seizures and epilepsies
52 Syncope
53 Fever
54 Heart murmur
55 Blood pressure – guidelines on measurement
56 Difficulties with breathing
57 Recurrent abdominal pain – medical approach
58 Abdominal pain – surgical aspects
59 Enuresis
60 Soiling and constipation
61 Lumps and bumps
62 Vomiting
63 Diarrhoea
64 Penile problems and circumcision
65 Vaginal discharge
66 Napkin rashes
67 Limp and gait problems
68 Leg pain – bones and joints
69 Back pain
70 Swollen joints

SECTION SIX: Child health promotion programme

71 Pre-conception and antenatal screening
72 Neonatal review
73 Hip examination – screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
74 Birth visit
75 6-week review and other preschool reviews
76 School entry review
77 Child health promotion and accident prevention
78 Immunisation

SECTION SEVEN: Social paediatrics

79 Substance misuse in children and young people
80 Smoking in young people
81 Teenage pregnancy
82 Transitional care
83 Safeguarding children and the law
84 Social services
85 Child protection
86 Children looked after
87 Young carers
88 Refugees and asylum seekers
89 Problems in deprived areas
90 Financial help

SECTION EIGHT: Working with education

91 Who's who in education
92 Special medical needs in education
93 Special educational needs
94 Checklist for advice to Local Education Authorities
95 Education legislation
96 Essential core data set

SECTION NINE: Reference charts and tables

97 Development
98 Growth charts and miscellaneous charts
Reproduced with permission the Child Growth Foundation
99 Laboratory normal values
100 Infectious diseases – reference tables
101 Basic paediatric life support

INDEX

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 512 pages, publication date: JAN-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-07494-3
ISBN-10: 0-443-07494-1
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE


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