Practical Paediatrics
4th Edition
Published in July 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
824 pages
978-0-443-05893-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is a comprehensive introductory text 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, for example, the genetic origins. The emphasis is on differential diagnosis from a presenting problem and on a rational approach to treatment. Features: * In keeping with curriculum reform towards more problem-based learning * Text redesigned to make more accessible * Content updated with more consideration of Asia Pacific context
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Edition
4th 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
220 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
1561 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-05893-6 (9780443058936)
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Previous edition
M.J. Robinson | D.M. Robertson
Practical Paediatrics
Book
08/1994
3rd Edition
Churchill Livingstone
€54.47
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Content
Part I: Paediatrics in the 90s. Child Health and Disease. Ethics in Paediatrics. Part II: Genetics and Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Birth Defects and Teratogens. Modern Basic Genetics. Prenatal Diagnosis. Approach to the Dysmorphic Child. Genetic Counselling. Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Part III: Clinical Assessment. The Clinical History and Physical Examination. Posture and Common Orthopaedic Problems. Developmental Screening and Assessment. Part IV: Social and Preventative Paediatrics. The Child and the Family. Nutrition. Immunisation. Child Injury. The Child with School Problems. The Child with a Developmental Disability. The Family in Difi8culty. Failure to Thrive. Child Abuse. Essentials of Adolescent Health Care. Part V: Problems of Behaviour. Common Behaviour Problems. The Hyperactive Infant and Child. Major Psychiatric Disorder. Part VI: Pharmacology and Theraputics. Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis. Drug Therapy in Childhood and Adolescence. Part VII: Paediatric Emergencies. The Collapsed Child. Poisoning and Envenomation. Part VIII: Neonatal Problems. The Normal Newborn. Prematurity and Low Birthweight. The Infant with a Respiratory Disorder. The Jaundice Infant. Congenital and Perinatal Infections. Acute Neonatal Surgical Conditions. Part IX: Infection in Childhood. Infectious Disease of Childhood. Infections of Bone and Joint. Meninggitis and Encephalitis in Infancy and Childhood. Fever and Fever of Unknown Origin. Paediatric Infections in Tropical and Developing Countries. Part X: Allergy, Immunity and Inflammation. The Atopic Child. The Child Who Is Immunodeficient. Connective Tissue Disorders. Part XI: Respiratory Disorders. The Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Infections. Clinical Patterns of Acute Respiratory Infections. Wheezing and Asthma in Childhood. The Child with Persistent Cough. Part XII: Assessment of the Infant and Child with Suspected Heart Disease. Common Heart Defects in Infancy and Childhood. Part XIII: Haematology and Oncology. Anaemias of Childhood. Abnormal Bleeding and