Practical Paediatrics
3rd Edition
Published in August 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
720 pages
978-0-443-04869-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is an introductory text mainly for medical students and junior doctors. Childhood disease is presented in a real life context where the social determinants of illness are examined as well as the genetic origins. The emphasis is on differential diagnosis from a presenting problem, and on a rational approach to treatment. Australian paediatric training lasts longer and is at a higher level than in the UK; in addition, conditions have a different incidence. Although this textbook was originally produced to meet local Australian needs, it now has a strong international following among those looking to teach paediatrics in greater depth. It is a tried and tested book designed to be easy to learn from and written to suit examination learning. It can be read in entirety during paediatric placement. The differences from previous edition: - reorganised to eliminate less common conditions; new chapters on: genetics, poisoning and envenomation, headache, hyperactivity, minor behavioural disorders, future trends in paediatrics; new learning aids: practice points and examinable material highlighted; case histories and self-assessment material added.
This is an introductory text mainly for medical students and junior doctors. Childhood disease is presented in a real life context where the social determinants of illness are examined as well as the genetic origins. The emphasis is on differential diagnosis from a presenting problem, and on a rational approach to treatment. Australian paediatric training lasts longer and is at a higher level than in the UK; in addition, conditions have a different incidence. Although this textbook was originally produced to meet local Australian needs, it now has a strong international following among those looking to teach paediatrics in greater depth. It is a tried and tested book designed to be easy to learn from and written to suit examination learning. It can be read in entirety during paediatric placement. The differences from previous edition: - reorganised to eliminate less common conditions; new chapters on: genetics, poisoning and envenomation, headache, hyperactivity, minor behavioural disorders, future trends in paediatrics; new learning aids: practice points and examinable material highlighted; case histories and self-assessment material added.
This is an introductory text mainly for medical students and junior doctors. Childhood disease is presented in a real life context where the social determinants of illness are examined as well as the genetic origins. The emphasis is on differential diagnosis from a presenting problem, and on a rational approach to treatment. Australian paediatric training lasts longer and is at a higher level than in the UK; in addition, conditions have a different incidence. Although this textbook was originally produced to meet local Australian needs, it now has a strong international following among those looking to teach paediatrics in greater depth. It is a tried and tested book designed to be easy to learn from and written to suit examination learning. It can be read in entirety during paediatric placement. The differences from previous edition: - reorganised to eliminate less common conditions; new chapters on: genetics, poisoning and envenomation, headache, hyperactivity, minor behavioural disorders, future trends in paediatrics; new learning aids: practice points and examinable material highlighted; case histories and self-assessment material added.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
350 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
1461 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-04869-2 (9780443048692)
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Content
SECTION 1 PAEDIATRICS in the NINETIES: Child Health and Disease. Ethics in Paediatrics SECTION 2 GENETICS: Birth Defects. Genes and Chromosomes/Molecular Genetics. Prenatal Diagnosis. Approach to the Dysmorphic Child. Genetic Counselling SECTION 3 CLINICAL ASSESSMENT: The Clinical History and Physical Examination. Posture and Common Orthopaedic Problems. Developmental Screening and Assessment SECTION 4 SOCIAL and PREVENTIVE PAEDIATRICS: The Child and the Family. Nutrition. Immunization. Childhood Accidents. The Child with School Problems. The Physically Disabled Child. The Intellectually Disabled Child. The Family in Difficulty. Failure to Thrive. Child Abuse. Problems of Adolescence SECTION 5 PROBLEMS of BEHAVIOUR: Hyperactive Infant and Child. Common Behavioural Disturbances. Major Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents SECTION 6 PHARMACOLOGY and THERAPEUTICS: Fluid and Electrolyte Haemostasis. Drug Therapy in Childhood and Adolescence SECTION 7 PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES: The Collapsed Child. Poisoning and Envenomation SECTION 8 NEONATAL PROBLEMS: Prematurity and Low Birthweight. The Infant with Respiratory Distress. The Jaundiced Infant. Congenital and Perinatal Infections. Inborn Errors of Metabolism SECTION 9 INFECTION in CHILDHOOD: Infectious Diseases of Childhood. Infections of Bone and Joint. Meningitis and Encephalitis in Infancy and Childhood. Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (PUO) SECTION 10 PROBLEMS of ALLERGY and IMMUNOLOGY: The Atopic Child. The Immunodeficient Child. Connective Tissue Disorders SECTION 11 RESPIRATORY DISORDERS: The Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Infections. Clinical Patterns of Acute Respiratory Infections. The Child Who Wheezes. Asthma in Childhood. The Child with a Persistent Cough SECTION 12 CARDIAC DISORDERS: Heart Disease in Infancy and Childhood. Common Congenital Heart Lesions SECTION 13: HAEMATOLOGY and ONCOLOGY: The Pale Child/The Thalassaemias. Iron Deficiency in Childhood. Abnormal B Leeding. The Problem of Malignancy SECTION 14 DISORDERS of the NERVOUS SYSTEM: