Acute Paediatrics
Published on 26. September 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-86542-624-5 (ISBN)
Description
Whilst there are many textbooks of general paediatrics and an even larger number of monographs on specific diseases of childhood, there are no practical guides to the immediate management of paediatric emergencies. This book is designed to provide the busy junior doctor at the front door of the hospital with enough information to make those instant decisions and carry out any essential procedures required in order to stabilise the patient before handing over either to the care of a ward or a specialist. Everything about the book serves this one aim of providing an instant source of practical information when and where it is required. The size of the book means it will fit in a white coat pocket and it has a durable plastic cover. The contents have been written in clear and condensed form consisting very often of tables, lists, simple diagrams, flow charts and action points all of which help to guide the reader straight to the information required. Most importantly Acute Paediatrics has been based on the agreed neonatal and paediatric emergency protocols from Europe's largest children's hospital - Alder Hey in Liverpool.
As such it contains the distilled wisdom of a great many paediatricians and neonatologists with an enormous combined clinical workload written in the form of detailed action plans which are known to work in practice. It is divided into two parts; Neonatal Emergencies and Paediatric Emergencies, each of which consists three subsections: Presentations (signs and symptoms), Conditions (diagnoses) and Skills (specific procedures and techniques)
As such it contains the distilled wisdom of a great many paediatricians and neonatologists with an enormous combined clinical workload written in the form of detailed action plans which are known to work in practice. It is divided into two parts; Neonatal Emergencies and Paediatric Emergencies, each of which consists three subsections: Presentations (signs and symptoms), Conditions (diagnoses) and Skills (specific procedures and techniques)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
50
Dimensions
Height: 186 mm
Width: 123 mm
Weight
309 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86542-624-5 (9780865426245)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part 1: Neonatology: A. Common Presentations: 1. Resuscitation; 2. Respiratory Distress; 3. Deterioration on a Ventilator; 4. Cardiorespiratory or Convulsive Events; 5. Cyanosis; 6. Hypotension and Shock; 7. Heart Failure; 8. Sepsis; 9. Obstructed Bowel; 10. Jaundice; 11. Hydrops Fetalis; 12. Malformation; 13. Hypoglycaemia; B. Specific Conditions: 14. Hyaline Membrane Disease; 15. Air Leaks; 16. Diaphragmatic Hernia; 17. Meconium Aspiration Syndrome; 18. Pulmonary Hypertension: persistent fetal circulation; 19. Pulmonary Haemorrhage; 20. Systemic Candida Infection; 21. Meningitis; 22. Chicken Pox; 23. Ophthalmia neonatorum; 24. Pneumonia; 25. Necrotizing Enterocolitis; 26. Gastroschisis and Exomphalos; 27. Arrhythmias; 28. Hypoxic-ischaemic Encephalopathy; 29. Intraventricular Haemorrhage; 30. Inborn Error of Metabolism; 31. Opiate Withdrawl; C> Neonatal Procedures: 32. Neonatal Skills; Part 2: Paediatrics: A. Life Support: 33. Basic Life Support; 34. Advanced Life Support; 35. Management of arrhythmia; 36. Anaphylactic Shock; B. Common Presentations: 37. Fever; 38. Pain; 39. Abdominal Pain; 40. Painful or Dysfunctional Limb; 41. Vomiting; 42. Cough; 43. Upper Airway Obstruction; 44. Shock; 45. Acute Dehydration; 46. Bleeding and Bruising; 47. Haematuria; 48. Jaundice; 49. Heart Failure; 50. Non-accidental Injury; 51. Poisoning; C. Specific Conditions: 52. Acute Asthma; 53. Bronchiolitis; 54. Pneumonia; 55. Supraventricular Tachycardia; 56. Hypertension; 57. Coma; 58. Convulsion; 59. Head Injury; 60. Herpes Encephalitis; 61. Gastroenteritis; 62. Urinary Tract Infection; 63. Nephrotic Syndrome; 64. Nephritic Syndrome; 65. Acute Renal Failure; 66. Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome; 67. Diabetic Ketoacidosis; 68. Hypoglycaemia; 69. Iron Poisoning; 70. Paracetamol Poisoning; 71. Tricyclic Antidepressant Poisoning; 72. Common Infectious Diseases; 73. Kawasaki Disease; 74. Meningococcal Septicaemia; 75. Meningitis; 76. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (cot death); 77. Near Drowning; 78. Burns; 79. Procedures; Appendix; Bibliography; Index