Manual of Community Paediatrics
2nd Edition
Published in August 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
309 pages
978-0-443-05352-8 (ISBN)
Description
More and more paediatric care is being undertaken in the community. This manual provides highly practical guidelines on "how to do the job" for trainee community paediatricians and a convenient reminder for the experienced. It's use of tables, charts and illustrations provides a wealth of information in a portable, easy-to-access form. Features: * Portable summary of everything that's important but hard to remember * Introduces drug dosages * Practical tips and key points
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
26 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-05352-8 (9780443053528)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Leon Polnay
Manual of Community Paediatrics
Book
08/1988
Churchill Livingstone
€19.78
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Content
Part 1 Principles and Organization: Teamwork. Record Keeping. Equipment. Premises. Conduct of a Session. Health Promotion. Consent and Confidentiality. Services for Adolescents. Profiles. Contracts. Part 2 the Core Programme: Pre-Conceptual Paediatrics. Birth Notification and Birth Registration. General Notes on Health Review. History Taking. Notes on Surveillance Programmes. School Entrant Review. School Health Appointments After the School Entrant Review. Part 3 Special Needs: Neonatal Follow-Up. Children in Need. The Child with Special Needs. Services for the Child with Special Needs and His Family. Special Needs Statistics. Special Needs/Disability Register. Medical Assessment. The 1993 Education Act (Ea 1993). Day Nurseries and Family Centres. Education for Children with Special Needs. The School Doctor to the Special School. Learning Disability. Physical Disability. Hearing Screening and Testing. Hearing Problems. Management of the Deaf Child. Advice for Teachers of Children with Mild/Moderate Hearing Losses. Language. Vision Screening. Management of the Visually Impaired Child in the Community. Disadvantage-Children in Need. Emotional and Behavioural Problems. The Disabled School Leaver. Benefits. General Advice to School on Children with Disabilities. Part 4 Clinical Problems in Community Paediatrics: Growth. Puberty. The Late Walking Child. Motor Learning Difficulties. Clumsy Children. Specific Learning Difficulty. Dyslexia. Asthma. Atopic Eczema. Verrucae. Rashes on Babies. Acne. Fits. Juvenile Arthritis. Monarticular Arthritis. Swollen Joint. Hypermobility Syndrome. Bizarre Gaits. Back Pain. Orthopaedic Problems. Common Surgical Problems. Recurrent Abdominal Pain. Headaches. Pains in the Legs. Non-Attendance at School. School Refusal and Truancy. Bullying. Bowel and Bladder Control. Soiling. Sleep. The Crying Baby. Immunization. Infection. Nutrition. Child Protection. Urinary Tract Infection. Diabetes. Heart Disease. Haemophilia. Hydrocephalus. Drug and Solvent Abuse in School Children. Alcohol.