Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics

6th Edition - June 3, 2021
Editors: Tom Lissauer, Will Carroll
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 8 1 8 0 - 4

This sixth edition of the acclaimed and award-winning ‘Sunflower book’ comprehensively covers the undergraduate curriculum in paediatrics and child health. Topics are made… Read more

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This sixth edition of the acclaimed and award-winning ‘Sunflower book’ comprehensively covers the undergraduate curriculum in paediatrics and child health. Topics are made accessible with numerous colour images, diagrams and case studies, and revision is facilitated by key points and summary boxes. This has made the book a firm favourite of medical students as well as trainees approaching clinical speciality exams, both in the UK and internationally.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Any screen, Any time, Anywhere
Copyright
Foreword by Dr Ranj Singh
Foreword by Professor Sir Alan Craft
Why paediatrics is such a great speciality
Quotes from Dr Ranj Singh
Quotes from Professor Sir Alan Craft
Preface
List of Contributors
1. Paediatrics and child health
Abstract
The child and young person’s world
Wellbeing
Major issues in child health in the UK and high-income countries
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
2. History and examination
Abstract
Taking a history
An approach to examining children or young people
Obtaining the child’s cooperation
Examination
General appearance
Respiratory system
Cardiovascular system
Gastrointestinal system
Genital area
Neurology examination
Musculoskeletal examination
Head and neck examination
Communicating with children and young people
Investigations
Summary and management plan
Acknowledgements
Further Reading
3. Normal child development, hearing and vision
Abstract
Influence of nature and nurture on development
Developmental domains
Developmental milestones
Assessing if development is normal
Pattern of child development
Cognitive development
Checking developmental progress
Formal developmental screening and assessment
Child health surveillance
Hearing
Vision
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
4. Developmental problems and the child with special needs
Abstract
Definitions
The approach to a child with developmental problems and special needs
Investigations
Management
Abnormal motor development
Speech, language and communication needs
Autism spectrum disorders
Learning disability
Developmental coordination disorder
Problems with concentration and attention
Hearing impairment
Visual impairment
Multidisciplinary approach – child development services
Education
The biopsychosocial model of disability, disability rights and advocacy
Transition
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
5. Care of the ill child and young person
Abstract
Medical care
Children in hospital
Pain in children
Prescribing medicines for children
Communicating serious problems
Palliative and end-of-life care
Ethics
Evidence-based practice
Research
Acknowledgements
Websites
6. Paediatric emergencies
Abstract
The seriously ill child
Resuscitation – Basic and Advanced Paediatric Life Support
Airway obstruction
Breathing – respiratory failure
Circulatory failure – shock
Disability – disordered consciousness
Sepsis
Status epilepticus
Anaphylaxis
Brief resolved unexplained events (BRUE)
Sudden unexpected death in infancy
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
7. Accidents and poisoning
Abstract
Accidents
Poisoning
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
8. Maltreatment of children and young people
Abstract
Adverse effects of maltreatment
Types of maltreatment
Prevalence
Safeguarding
Acknowledgements
Further reading
9. Genetics
Abstract
Chromosomal abnormalities
Patterns of inheritance
Dysmorphology
Rare diseases
Genetic investigations
Genetic services
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
Online resources
10. Perinatal medicine
Abstract
Pre-pregnancy care
Antenatal diagnosis
Obstetric conditions affecting the fetus
Maternal conditions affecting the fetus
Maternal drugs affecting the fetus
Congenital infections
Adaptation to extrauterine life
Neonatal resuscitation
Size at birth
Newborn infant physical examination (NIPE)
Acknowledgements
Further Reading
Websites
11. Neonatal medicine
Abstract
Admission to a neonatal unit
Stabilizing the preterm or sick infant
The preterm infant
Jaundice
Respiratory distress in term infants
Infection
Hypoglycaemia
Hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy
Birth injuries
Neonatal seizures
Perinatal stroke
Craniofacial disorders
Gastrointestinal disorders
Safeguarding and the newborn
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
12. Growth and puberty
Abstract
Normal growth
Measurement
Puberty
Short stature
Tall stature
Abnormal head growth
Early puberty
Delayed puberty
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
13. Nutrition
Abstract
The nutritional vulnerability of infants and children
Infant feeding
Faltering growth
Vitamin D deficiency
Other vitamin deficiencies
Malnutrition
Obesity
Early childhood caries
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
14. Gastroenterology
Abstract
Acute abdominal pain
Recurrent abdominal pain
Vomiting
Gastroenteritis
Malabsorption
Chronic non-specific diarrhoea
Inflammatory bowel disease
Constipation
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
15. Infection and immunity
Abstract
The febrile child
Serious life-threatening infections
Specific bacterial infections
Common viral infections
Seasonal viral infections
Uncommon viral infections
Prolonged fever
Tuberculosis
Tropical infections
HIV infection
Lyme disease
Immunization
Immunodeficiency
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
16. Allergy
Abstract
Mechanisms of allergic disease
The hygiene hypothesis
Clinical evaluation
Age of onset of allergic conditions
Prevention of allergic diseases
Food allergy and food intolerance
Eczema
Allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis (rhinoconjunctivitis)
Asthma
Urticaria and angioedema
Drug allergy
Vaccines
Insect sting hypersensitivity
Anaphylaxis
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
17. Respiratory disorders
Abstract
Upper respiratory tract infections
Upper airways obstruction
Lower respiratory tract infections
Asthma
Cough
Bronchiectasis
Cystic fibrosis (CF)
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)
Immunodeficiency
Sleep-disordered breathing
Respiratory care in children with complex needs
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
18. Cardiac disorders
Abstract
Epidemiology
Aetiology
Circulatory changes at birth
Presentation
Diagnosis
Nomenclature
Left-to-right shunts
Right-to-left shunts
Common mixing (blue and breathless)
Outflow obstruction in the well child
Outflow obstruction in the sick infant
Care following cardiac surgery
Cardiac arrhythmias
Syncope
Chest pains
Rheumatic fever
Infective endocarditis
Myocarditis/cardiomyopathy
Kawasaki disease
Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporarily associated with COVID-19 (PIMS-TS)
Pulmonary hypertension
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Website
19. Kidney and urinary tract disorders
Abstract
Assessment of renal function
Radiological investigations
Congenital anomalies
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Enuresis
Proteinuria
Haematuria
Hypertension
Renal masses
Renal calculi
Renal tubular disorders
Acute kidney injury
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Chronic kidney disease
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
20. Genital disorders
Abstract
Inguinoscrotal conditions
Abnormalities of the penis
Genital disorders in girls
Acknowledgements
Further reading
21. Liver disorders
Abstract
Neonatal cholestasis
Neonatal metabolic liver disease
Viral hepatitis
Acute liver failure (fulminant hepatitis)
Liver disease in older children
Complications of chronic liver disease
Liver transplantation
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
22. Malignant disease
Abstract
Aetiology
Clinical presentation
Investigations
Management
Treatment
Supportive care and side-effects of disease and treatment
Leukaemia
Brain tumours
Lymphomas
Neuroblastoma
Wilms tumour (nephroblastoma)
Soft tissue sarcomas
Bone tumours
Retinoblastoma
Kaposi sarcoma
Rare tumours
Long-term survivors
Palliative and end-of-life care
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
23. Haematological disorders
Abstract
Haematological values at birth and the first few weeks of life
Anaemia
Bone marrow failure syndromes
Bleeding disorders
Thrombosis in children
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
24. Child and adolescent mental health
Abstract
How to ask about emotional and behavioural problems
Adverse life experiences in the family
Specific paediatric emotional, behavioural and mental health problems
Management of emotional and behavioural problems
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
25. Dermatological disorders
Abstract
The newborn
Rashes of infancy
Infections and infestations
Other childhood skin disorders
Rashes and systemic disease
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Website
26. Diabetes mellitus and endocrinology
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus
Hypoglycaemia
Thyroid disorders
Pituitary disorders
Adrenal disorders
Disorders of sex development
Parathyroid disorders
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
27. Inborn errors of metabolism
Abstract
Overview
Newborn blood spot screening
Metabolic disease and acid–base disturbance
Hyperammonaemia
Hypoglycaemia
Lysosomal storage disorders
Mitochondrial disease
Lipid storage disorders
Disorders of lipid metabolism
Acknowledgements
Websites
28. Musculoskeletal disorders
Abstract
Assessment of the musculoskeletal system
Variations of normal posture
Abnormal posture
The painful limb, knee, and back
Limp
Arthritis
Auto-inflammatory syndromes
Genetic skeletal conditions
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
29. Neurological disorders
Abstract
Headache
Seizures
Epilepsies of childhood
Motor disorders
Central motor disorders
Peripheral motor disorders: the neuromuscular disorders
Ataxia
Cerebrovascular disease
Microcephaly and macrocephaly
Neural tube defects and hydrocephalus
Neurocutaneous syndromes
Neurodegenerative disorders
Poliodystrophies
Acknowledgements
Further reading
30. Adolescent medicine
Abstract
Communicating with adolescents
Consent and confidentiality
Range of health problems
Mortality
Impact of chronic illness
Fatigue, headache, and other somatic symptoms
Mental health problems
Health-risk behaviour
Sexual health
Health promotion
Transition to adult services
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
31. Global child health
Abstract
Child mortality
Improving neonatal survival
Maternal health and obstetric care
Improving the survival and quality of life of children
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Mental health disorders
Coexisting multiple pathologies: a major threat to child survival
Children affected by conflict
Climate change
Outbreaks and emerging infections
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Websites
Appendix
Growth charts
Gestational age assessment of newborn infants
Paediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS)
Asthma action plan
Blood pressure
Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR)
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)
Imaging in children
Blood tests
WETFLAG emergency management of resuscitation
Initial fluid management of dehydration and shock
Parkland formula for burns
Index
Confidence is ClinicalKey

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