ABC of One to Seven

Contributors vii Preface viii 1 Talking to Children 1 Bernard Valman 2 The Terrible Twos 3 Claire Sturge 3 Sleep Problems 6 Bernard Valman 4 Respiratory Tract Infection 10 Bernard Valman 5 Tonsillitis and Otitis Media 14 Bernard Valman 6 Stridor 18 Bernard Valman 7 Asthma 21 Bernard Valman 8 Acute Abdominal Pain 28 Bernard Valman 9 Recurrent Abdominal Pain 32 Bernard Valman 10 Vomiting and Acute Diarrhoea 35 Bernard Valman 11 Chronic Diarrhoea 39 Bernard Valman 12 Urinary Tract Infection 43 Bernard Valman 13 Nocturnal Enuresis 48 Bernard Valman 14 Systolic Murmurs 51 Bernard Valman 15 Growth Failure 53 Bernard Valman 16 Prevention and Management of Obesity 57 Bernard Valman 17 Common Rashes 60 Bernard Valman 18 Infectious Diseases 64 Bernard Valman 19 Paediatric Dermatology 69 Saleem Goolamali 20 Febrile Convulsions 77 Bernard Valman 21 Epilepsy 80 Bernard Valman 22 Recurrent Headache 83 Bernard Valman 23 Poisoning 86 Bernard Valman 24 Accidents 90 Bernard Valman 25 Severely Ill Children 94 Bernard Valman 26 Basic Life Support in the Community 100 Bernard Valman 27 The Child with Fever 102 Bernard Valman 28 Behaviour Problems 105 Bernard Valman 29 Children with Special Needs 108 Daphne Keen 30 School Failure 112 Ruth Levere 31 Minor Orthopaedic Problems 115 John Fixsen 32 Limp 119 John Fixsen 33 Services for Children: Primary Care 122 Ed Peile 34 Services for Children: The Community 128 Arlene Boroda 35 Services for Children: Outpatient Clinics and Day-Care 131 Bernard Valman 36 Services for Children: Emergency Department Ambulatory and Inpatients 134 Bernard Valman 37 Audit in Primary Care Paediatrics 138 Ed Peile 38 Child Abuse 141 Arlene Boroda 39 Services for Children: Children's Social Care 144 Ron Lock 40 Useful Information 147 Bernard Valman Acknowledgements 153 Index 154